?Ludhiana Punjab • India
Ludhiana
Coordinates: 30°55′N 75°51′E / 30.91, 75.85
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 262 m (860 ft)
District(s)	Ludhiana
Population	1,395,053 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• Multiple • +91-161 • PB 10

Coordinates: 30°55′N 75°51′E / 30.91, 75.85 Ludhiana (Punjabi: ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ) is a city and a municipal corporation in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is the largest city in Punjab, with an estimated population of 1.4 million. The city stands on the Sutlej River's old bank, 13 km south of its present course. Ludhiana District is one of the 19 districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links India_Punjab_locator_map. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Location of Mirzapur and the 82. ... The geography of India is diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills, and plateaus. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... The divisions of a district. ... Ludhiana District is one of the 19 districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Example of a PIN: The PIN code of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or post code system used by the Indian Postal Service. ... For the past decade or so, telecommunication activities have gained momentum in India. ... Licence plates on the back of a taxi in Kolkata. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Punjabi redirects here. ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... Ludhiana District is one of the 19 districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... The Sutlej is a river that flows through Northern India, with its source in Tibet. ...

Ludhiana is centrally located on the National Highway 1 from Delhi to Amritsar, and is connected to the Indian capital city of New Delhi by road and frequent train service. For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... , Amritsar (Punjabi: , Hindi: ), meaning: The Ocean of the Nectar of Immortality,[1] is the administrative headquarter of the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. ... , This article is about the capital city of India. ...

It is a major industrial and educational center of northern India, and is the crossroads of many different cultures. Ludhiana is known for its popular politics, real estate and famous punjabis in the district.

History

This translation from Urdu of a passage of Gulām Sarvar Lāhaurī's (alias Bute Shah) Tarīḵẖ-i maḵẖzan-i Panjāb (History of the Punjab), written in the mid-19th century, is given in the Gazetteer for the Ludhiana District 1888-89: Urdu ( , , trans. ...

"In the reign of Sikandar, son of Bahlol Lodi, the people about Ludhiana were oppressed by the plundering Baluchis, and applied to the Emperor for assistance. Sikandar, in answer to their prayer, sent two of his Lodi chiefs, by name Yusaf Khan and Nihang Khan, with an army. These chiefs fixed on the present site of the Ludhiana city, which was then a village called Mir Hota. Nihang Khan remained at Mir Hota as the Emperor's Lieutenant; and called the place Ludhiana. He was succeeded by his son a grandson. The latter, Jalal Khan, built the fort of Ludhiana out of the bricks found at Sunet. His two sons partitioned the country round about Ludhiana, which was then lying in waste, amongst the people of the town, and distributed them in villages. In the time of Jalal Khan's grandsons, Alu Khan and Khizr Khan, the Lodi dynasty was overthrown by Babar; and the Lodis of Ludhiana sunk to the position of ordinary subjects of the Mughal empire. They are said to have lived close to the fort for many generations, but all traces of them have now disappeared, and even the tombs of Nihang and his immediate descendants have been lost sight of, although they are said to have been standing some years ago." Sikandar Lodi (born Nizam Khan, died November 21, 1517) was the second ruler of the Lodi Dynasty. ... Bahlul Khan Lodhi (d. ... Language(s) Balochi Religion(s) Islam Sunni (predominantly) and Zikris around Turbat[17][18] [19] Related ethnic groups Iranian people Especially Pashtuns, Kurds, Laks, Zazas Persians and Mazandaranis The Baloch (بلوچ; alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Bloach,Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al. ... Lodi (pronounced LOW-die) is the name of several places and a dynasty in India: in the United States of America: Lodi, California Lodi, New Jersey Lodi (village), New York Lodi (town), New York Lodi, Ohio Lodi, New Jersey Lodi, Wisconsin Lodi (town), Wisconsin Lodi Township, Michigan Lodi Township, Minnesota... Zāhir ud-DÄ«n Mohammad, commonly known as Bābur (February 14, 1483 – December 26, 1530) (Chaghatay/Persian: ; also spelled ), was a Muslim Emperor from Central Asia who founded the Mughal dynasty of India. ... Mughal Empire at its greatest extent in 1700 Capital Lahore, Delhi, Agra , Kabul, Lucknow and Bhopal Language(s) Persian (initially also Chagatai; later also Urdu) Government Absolute Monarchy , Unitary Government with a federal structure Emperor  - 1526-1530 Babur  - 1530–1539 and after restoration 1555–1556 Humayun  - 1556–1605 Akbar  - 1605...

The Lodi dynasty lost control of the throne of Delhi in 1526. The Mughals established a strong government at Sirhind, which itself was a sarkar (division) of the Delhi subah (province), and attached Ludhiana as a mahal or parganah. Sirhind means head of Hindus. ... Sarkar could mean: Government in Urdu/Persian/Hindi. ... A Subah is a province of the former Mughal Empire. ... Mahal is a small tows in chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh in India. ...

The century and a half following the death of Akhbar (a Mughal emperor) in 1605 was dominated by the rise of Sikhism as a power, and the decline of the Mughal empire. By this time the Mughal empire was tottering to its fall, and various local powers began to assert their independence. The Rais of Raikot who until then had held a considerable tract of land around Ludhiana in lease from the emperors were some of the first to assert their independence. Raja Ala Singh of Patiala, the representative of the crumbling Delhi Sultanate and Rai Kalha II were the principal actors contenders for power in the region. Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ), founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century Northern India, is the fifth-largest religion in the world. ... Rais (Urdu: رئیس ) is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. ... Raikot is a city and a municipal council in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. ... For other uses, see Raja (disambiguation). ... , Patiala   (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ) is a city in the Punjab state of India. ... The Delhi Sultanate (دلی سلطنت), or Sulthanath-e-Hind (سلطنتِ ہند) / Sulthanath-e-Dilli (سلطنتِ دلی) refers to the various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India from 1210 to 1526. ...

In 1741, Ala Singh defeated Rai Kalha II and chased him out of the country, but he soon recovered the territory.

Thinking to take advantage of this power struggle, Nadir Shah invaded, and crossed the Sutlej at Ludhiana, which was then on its banks, and marched through the district along what is now the Grand Trunk Road. Nadir Shah is said to have ordered a general massacre of the inhabitants of Ludhiana on the account of some petty fault, but it seems doubtful that he did. Nadir Shah’s portrait from the collection of Smithsonian Institute Nadir Shah (Persian: نادر شاه) (Nadir Qoli Beg (Persian: نادر قلی بیگ), also Tahmasp-Qoli Khan (Persian: تهماسپ قلی خان) also Nadir Shah Afshar (Persian: نادر شاه افشار) ) (October 22, 1688 - June 19, 1747) ruled as Shah of Iran (1736–47) and was the founder of the short-lived Turkic Afsharid... The Grand Trunk Road (abbreviated to GT Road in common usage) is one of South Asias oldest and longest major roads. ...

His successor, Ahmed Shah Durrani, invaded in 1747. On reaching the Sutlej at Ludhiana, he found his passage opposed by the son of the emperor, Kamardin, with a huge army that had advanced from Sirhind. Durrani avoided the conflict but ended up in direct confrontation with him very near Khanna. While Ahmad Shah Bahadur was defeated, the losses were very heavy on both sides. The subsequent invasions of Ahmad Shah were not resisted by the Mughal troops from Sirhind, but they were constantly harassed by the Phulkian chiefs and the Rais. It was some time about 1760 that the Rais were permitted by Ahmed Shah to take possession of the town and for of Ludhiana and to extend their power over the country about. Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Abdali (c. ... Ahmed Shah Bahadur was born in 1725 to Mohammed Shah. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ...

Although Zain Khan was appointed by Ahmad Shah as Governor of Sirhind in 1761, he was defeated and slain in 1763 by huger armies of Sikhs. They took possession of Sirhind, which they leveled with the ground.

The fall of Sirhind marked the last vestige of Mughal control over the area, and Ludhiana was left in possession of the Rais. The Malaudh Sirdars belonging to the Phulkian stock had already established themselves in the south of Ludhiana in the Jangal villages and the country about Malaudh ^[1] ; and Sudha Singh Gill, an adventurer from Loharu in the Ferozepur district, secured a few villages around Sahnewal.In 1767 Ahmed Shah reached Ludhiana on his last expedition but got no further.

Around 1785, the Sutlej changed in course so that Ludhiana was no longer situated on its banks.

The condition of the country during the latter part of the 18th century was one of considerable prosperity. The rule of the Rais is still spoken of as being very mild; and it is said that they fixed only one-fourth of the produce as their due.

In 1798, Ludhiana was attacked by the Sikhs under Bedi Sahib Singh of Una. At the time, the ruler of the Rais, Rai Alias was a child. His agents Roshan and Gujar made a good stand against the Sikhs at Jodh, ten miles (16 km) southwest of Ludhiana. Roshan was the killed in the fight, and Rai's army was dispersed. However, the Phulkian chiefs, who were on good terms with the Rais, had no intention of allowing the Bedi to establish himself in their midst and came to their aid, driving the invaders out of the villages. Upon the Bedi's siege of Ludhiana, the Rais called in British mercenary George Thomas to help with the defense of the city. On Thomas's approach, Bedi retreated to the other side of the river. Una is one of the districts of Himachal Pradesh, India, and shares its border with the Hoshiarpur District of Punjab. ... George Thomas (born Roscrea, Tipperary, c1756, died Barhampur, India, August 22, 1802) was an Irish mercenary who was active in 18th century India. ...

Having recently consolidated the new Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh crossed the Sutlej in 1806 in his first expedition against the Cis-Sutlej states and stripped the Rais of all their possessions, including Ludhiana. The city was occupied but not immediately annexed to the Lahore state. The Sikh Empire (from 1801-1849) was formed on the foundations of the Sikh Confederacy by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ... Major-General H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh- al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh, Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI , GCIE , GBE The word Mahārāja (also spelled maharajah) is Sanskrit for great king or high king (a karmadharaya from mahānt great... Maharaja Ranjit Singh (Punjabi: ), also called Sher-e-Punjab (The Lion of the Punjab) (1780-1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ... The Sutlej, also known as Satluj, is the longest of the five rivers of Punjab (five waters) that flows through Northern India, with its source in Tibet near Mount Kailash. ... The Cis-Sutlej states were a group of Sikh states in modern Punjab and Haryana states of northwestern India, lying between the Sutlej River on the north, the Himalayas on the east, the Yamuna River and Delhi District on the south, and Sirsa District on the west. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ...

By 1809 Ranjit Singh was completing his third expedition and was again on the west bank of the Sutlej ready to attack Ludhiana. Fearing further expansion that was coming closer to their headquarters in Delhi, British imperialist forces occupied the Cis-Sutlej states east of the Sutlej. The British sent Colonel David Ochterlony with a force to occupy Ludhiana. For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Imperialism is the policy of extending the control or authority over foreign entities as a means of acquisition and/or maintenance of empires, either through direct territorial or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics and/or economy of other countries. ... For other uses, see Colonel (disambiguation). ... David Ochterlony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

By the end of 1809, The Treaty with the Rajah of Lahore was signed in which the Rajah agreed to remain north and west of the Sutlej. British troops were permanently stationed in Ludhiana, and they established a cantonment to further consolidate their occupation. Compensation was paid by the British to the Raja of Jind. A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters, typically in South India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. ...

In 1835, the Jind family, who technically still ruled Ludhiana, were left without any heirs. By the British doctrine of lapse, Ludhiana came under official control of the imperialists. For other uses, see inheritance (disambiguation). ... The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India between 1848 and 1856. ... A cartoon portraying the British Empire as an octopus, reaching into foreign lands Imperialism is a policy of extending the control or authority over foreign entities as a means of acquisition and/or maintenance of empires, either through direct territorial or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics...

Following the First Afghan War, Ludhiana became the residence of the exiled family of Shah Shuja. The First Anglo-Afghan War lasted from 1839 to 1842. ... Shuja Shah (Shoja Shah, Shah Shujah, Shujah al-Mulk) (? - April 1842) was of the Sadozai line of the Abdali group of Pashtun clans. ...

The British cantonment was abandoned in 1854. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 Deputy-Commissioner Ricketts crushed a rebellion in Ludhiana with the assistance of the chiefs of Nabha and Maler Kotla. Belligerents Rebellious East India Company Sepoys, 7 Indian princely states, deposed rulers of the independent states of Oudh, Jhansi Some Indian civilians. ... Ricketts is a city located in Crawford County, Iowa. ... , Nabha is a city and a municipal council in Patiala district in the Indian state of Punjab. ... Malerkotla is a town in the present-day Indian state of Punjab, which was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj. ...

Maulana Habibur Rehman, a leader of the Indian Independence Movement, was born in Ludhiana. The term Indian independence movement is diffused, incorporating various national and regional campaigns, agitations and efforts of both Nonviolent and Militant philosophy and involved a wide spectrum of Indian political organizations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending the British Colonial Authority as well as other colonial...

Geography

Ludhiana is located at 30.9° N 75.85° E^[2]. It has an average elevation of 244 metres (798 ft). Ludhiana is the most centrally located district which falls in the Malwa region of the State of Punjab. For Administrative purposes it has been placed in the Patiala Division. It is bounded on the north by River Sutlej which separates it from Jalandhar district. The River also forms its northern boundary with Hoshiarpur district. On other sides it shares common boundaries with Rupnagar district in the East, Moga district in the West, and Sangrur & Patiala districts in the South and South east respectively. Total geographical area of the district is 3,767 km².

Climate

According to weather.com ,Ludhiana has an average temperature and precipitation as below:

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[4] Ludhiana City had a population of 1,395,053. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Ludhiana has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 68%. In Ludhiana, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The total population of the district as per 2001 census is 3,030,352 ( Rural : 1,339,566 & Urban : 1,690,786). The density of population per km² is 804 persons.It has a very famous Village Bassian which is regarded as Model Village in Punjab State. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

Commerce

Industry

Ludhiana is known as the "Manchester of Punjab" because it is the industrial hub of Punjab. There are 8 large integrated knitwear factories, roughly 6,000 small to medium sized knitwear factories, 10 big hosiery yarn mills and 150 small- to medium-sized worsted and woolen yarns. There are also firms manufacturing bicycles (Avon Bicycles, Hero Cycles Ltd,EASTMAN, motorcycle parts, machine tools, sewing machines, generators, diesel engines, tires & tubes, Ayurvedic Medicines and also other consumer goods. The export market in Ludhiana is worth $40 million USD. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Ludhiana is also home of communication tycoon Sunil Mittal (CEO of Bharti Airtel). For other uses, see Mittal. ... For the information technology, see Airtel (FBI). ...

Ludhiana is becoming a hub of auto parts manufacturing. Ludhaiana is home to world renowned educational institutes Punjab Agriculture University, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Dayanand medical college, Christian medical college, Baba Jaswant Singh dental college And multiple Engineering institutes.

Ludhiana City is famous for the textiles and woolen industry. City is known as the woolen hub for all over India. Monte Carlo , Duke and OWM are one of the famous brand names in woolen. Some share of its woolen production is exported to all over the world. Quality of textile and woolen product manufactured in Ludhiana is world class.

Besides Cycle and woolen industry, Ludhiana is also a major centre for sewing machines and cast iron & for other foundry materials.

People from all over India used to came to Ludhiana to earn the living due to its industry potential. Due to its industry potential Ludhiana has a sweet blend of mixture of so many Indian cultures.

Students from and around Ludhiana City are also inclined towards pursuing their education abroad. Duke Industry, Monte Carlo, OCM Group

Attractions

Ludhiana has many attractions to visit. The most famous is the Nehru Rose Garden in Civil Lines, Rakh Bagh, Hardy's world, PAU artistic museum, Planetorium, Guru Nanak Stadium, Water Park, Dream Land, Tiger Safari, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum, Maharaja Raja Ranjeet Singh Fort and many more.

• Ludhiana Official Website
• Ludhiana Yellow Pages
• Ludhiana City Information

Market

Ludhiana is home to branches of various international franchises such as Nike, KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Domino's Pizza, Subway, Reebok, Adidas,and Pizza Pizza. Also, Ludhiana is notable for its numerous markets such as the Chaura Bazaar, Mall Road, Ghumar Mandi, Model Town Market, Kochhar Market, Flamez Mall, Sarabha Nagar Market, Gole Market (Jamalpur), Vishal Megamart Sec.32-A, Westend Mall and Ansal Plaza. Gaydi route connects Mall Road to Ghumar mandi, and is very famous for hawker food. Feroze Gandhi market is the biggest financial area of Punjab, and has Ludhiana Stock Exchange(LSE), branches of the major international banks. Nike, Inc. ... KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a food chain based in Louisville, Kentucky, known mainly for its fried chicken. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Pizza Hut Inc. ... For Dominos Pizza in Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Principality of Monaco, see Dominos Pizza Enterprises. ... Subway is a franchise fast food restaurant that primarily sells sandwiches and salads. ... Rbk redirects here. ... This article is about the company. ... Pizza Pizza Logo Pizza! Pizza! is also an advertising slogan used by Little Caesars, an American pizza restaurant chain. ...

Malls in ludhiana

About a dozen new shopping malls cum entertainment centers are under construction including OMAXE,GOLD SOUK,MBD,FESTIVAL CITY,RAP,OMAXE,ANSAL API,EMAAR MGF and one of the biggest mall of ASIA;CITY CENTRE.

The Next Level of Shopping ( state of Art Shopping Destinations / Destination Malls ) are now attracting the top most retailers of the country to this city. The Ludhiana City is also known as Merc Capital of India , as most of the Mercedes Cars are sold in this City. The no. has reached 1650 in 2007.

Education

Ludhiana is home to the largest agricultural university in Asia, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)^{[citation needed]}. The College of Veterinary Sciences at PAU has recently been upgraded to the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University (GADVASU). Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College & Ludhiana College of Engineering & technology are two main colleges offering quality education in the fields of civil, mechanical, electrical, computer, IT, electronics and production engineering. This college was one of the first engineering colleges of Punjab. It was started by Government of India. It is one of the oldest institutes of the region having been established in 1956.

Punjab College of Technical Education(PCTE),Baddowal. This institution is one of the best for MCA and MBA of Punjab. There are other good institutes imparting both managerial and technical Bachelor and Masters degress like GGNIMT, KIMT, GNIMT etc.

Graduate and Post Graduation education colleges in Ludhiana consist of the S.C.D. Government Colleges for Boys & Government College for Women which has the distinction of being the oldest in the region. These institutes are spread in 70 acres and 45 acres of land respectively in the heart of the city. and Other well known colleges are the Khalsa College for Boys, Khalsa College for Girls in Ghumar Mandi, Arya College, Kamla Lohtia, and Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management (the latter being the latest to be established in the city with great emphasis on quality education and having the best infrastructure).

Ludhiana also has one of the top law schools of the northern region, The University Institute of Laws, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana was established during the Academic Session 2003-04. Admission to LL.B. (Three Year Course) was started during 2003-2004 session and 5 years Integrated B.A.LL.B (Hons) course was started during 2006-2007 session. The Institute is situated on the campus of P.U. Extension Library, Ludhiana having its own building with spacious Class rooms, Faculty rooms, Administrative staff rooms, Director's Office, Computer Lab. and Library.

Ludhiana is also home to some of the region's best medical institutions like the Christian Medical College (CMC), Christian Dental College (CDC), Dayanand Medical College (DMC), Apollo Hospitals, and the BJS Institute of Dental Sciences. The Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana was the first medical school for women in Asia. ...

Local private schools are considered the best in the State, with Kundan Vidya Mandir School, Civil Lines being the oldest and most reputed schools in Punjab having the most experienced faculty responsible for producing some of the best academic and sports performers in the state. It also is topping the list of overall quality education centers.

G.S.S. Model School, P.A.U campus is one of the best government schools of Punjab. One of the top most school Ryan International School which have more than 110 branches in all over world. One of the best schools of the city is Sacred Heart Convent Sr. Sec. School. There are other good schools under CBSE board which are renowned for the quality education imparted like DAV Public School, Kundan Vidya Mandir and Bahadur Chand Munjal. There are amny other international and Natioan schools have cum with ultra modern infrastructre.

Civil Services Academy in B.R.S Nagar Ludhiana. Opposite Sarabha Nagar Police Station. has started preparation of Civil Services Exams. Mr. Puri is the head of this institute. He teaches Public Administration, General Studies and Punjabi. His way of teaching is very good.

School enrollments

Bara Pind

Bara Pind is one of the most developed villages in Punjab. It is situated 35 km from Ludhiana. It is so developed that it even has its own website, i.e. www.nrihelp.info

Transportation

Bus, car, and train are the main forms of transportation used to get in and out of Ludhiana.Mercedes India has officially acknowledged Ludhiana as the Merc-capital of the world.

Morning and evening fast trains (called shatabdis) connect Ludhiana to New Delhi and Amritsar. Shatabdi express train at Ahmedabad railway station boarding passengers bound for Mumbai. ... , Amritsar (Punjabi: , Hindi: ), meaning: The Ocean of the Nectar of Immortality,[1] is the administrative headquarter of the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. ...

The Punjab Government has announced that they will be adding a light railway system that would connect Ludhiana with other major cities in Punjab. Punjab Government, of the Indian state of Punjab with its capital in Chandigarh is headed by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh of Indian National Congress party. ... A Light rail system Historically, a railway built in Britain under the 1896 Light Railways Act This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

There is a airport at Sahnewal, about five miles (8 km) southeast from the city center, and there have been small commercial flights in the past from Delhi. Sahnewal is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. ...

On April 10, 2007 the Airport Authority of India has publicly said^{[citation needed]} that plans for an international airport at Halwara are canceled. The government is looking at purchasing another 500 acres (2.0 km²) of land to construct the new international airport^{[citation needed]}. Ludhiana's status as a large industrial hub is cited as a reason for another international airport in Punjab after Amritsar. Halwara is a township in Punjab state in India. ...

See also

• Ludhiana Medical College
• Punjab College of Technical Education

People Born In Ludhiana who made a niche for them in this world The Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana was the first medical school for women in Asia. ...

Poet from Ludhiana

• Sahir Ludhianvi
• Raman Mundair

Freedom fighters from Ludhiana Sahir Ludhianvi (March 8, 1921 - October 25, 1980) was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. ... Raman Mundair is a British poet, writer, artist and playwright. ...

• Kartar Singh Sarabha
• Baba Gurmukh Singh
• Rajguru
• Sukhdev

BollyWood Stars from Ludhiana Kartar Singh Sarabha was an Indian freedom-fighter and a leading luminary of the Ghadar Party, which advocated violent uprisings to free India from Imperial British control. ... Baba Gurmukh Singh was born in 1888 at Lalton Khurd, District Ludhiana. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Sukhdev Thapar (15th May 1907 - March 23, 1931) was an Indian revolutionary. ...

• Dharmendra
• Juhi Chawla

Dharmendra Singh Deol (Hindi:धर्मेन्द्र सिंह देओल), born 8 December 1935 in Phagwara, Punjab), better known as Dharmendra, is a legendary Indian Bollywood film star. ... Juhi Chawla (Hindi:  ; Urdu: , born 13 November 1967 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is an award-winning Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. ...

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