Punjab,an area of Northern India runs along the east side of Pakistan and has rich history and tells an a fascinating sotry of culture and arts.

Punjabis is the word for people of the Punjab. Religiously speaking, the Punjab has Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus.

The Punjab region has been overun and ruled by numerous empires and peoples, including: the Persians, Greeks, Aryans,Egyptians, and Mongols. In the 15th Century, Guru Nanak Dev established the Sikh religion, and shortly afterwards, Maharaja Ranjit Singh strengthened the Punjab and made it into a secular state.

British colonial rule was introduced in the 19th century, which spawned heroic Punjabi freedom fighters. The Punjab was divided between Pakistan and India in 1947 at the termination of British control.

Anthropologically of note is that one of the earliest stone age cultures flourished in the Punjab. As long ago as eight centuries B.C. this area was enlightened, and known world-wide as a cultural center of great achievement. The Harappa civilization germinated in Punjab and its culture circulated outside the country to Iran, Balochistan, and parts of Asia.

It was in the Punjab that the Rig Veda and the holy texts of the Upanishads were inspired. It is thought that Valmiki wrote the Ramayana near the present Amritsar city.

It was in this region too that sages wrote the eighteen principal Puranas, and the list goes on and on.

To know everything about the Punjab of the Indian continent is a lifelong learning experience!