About Jalandhar - The Sports City of India
A town of great antiquity, is situated at a distance of about 84 kms. from Amritsar on the G.T. Road going to Calcutta. Jalandhar is known for its sportmen as well as its sports industry, its steel and iron re-rolling mills, rubber goods, electric goods, automobile parts, and sewing machines factories and handloom products.If there exists an ancient city with a modern face, then Jalandhar fits the description. A town of great antiquity, Jalandhar today is a highly industrialized center of commercial activity. It also claims the privilege of being the sports city of India as not only has it produced some of our finest sports people but also world class sports equipment which is produced here. In fact, 12 of India's greatest hockey players have come from a single village, Sansarpur, in Jalandhar district.
Historical evidence suggests that in 185 B.C., Jalandhar defined the northwestern boundry of Pushyamitra Sunga's kingdom. Jalandhar also finds mention in accounts of King Harsha's reign which began in 606 A.D. Udita, the King of Jalandhar, appears to have been his vassal. During the 9th century, Jalandhar was a small but independent kingdom known as Trigarta.
Jalandhar continued to flourish under the Mughals and played a prominent role in the freedom struggle as many patriots were born here.
Jalandhar boasts of many historic monuments. Prominent among them are the mausoleum of Iman Nasir, the fort at Phillaur which once served as Maharaja Ranjit Singh's line of defence against the British, a Shiv Mandir which dates back to the Lodhi era and the Gurudwara at Kartarpur. The Gurudwara at Kartarpur (16 km from Jalandhar town) was built by the Fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjun Devji in 1656 A.D. Every year, a fair is held on the birth anniversary of the Guru when a large number of devotees gather to pay homage.
Another popular annual event is the Har ballabh Sangeet Sammelan held in the last week of December at the Devi Talab. Baba Harballabh, born in a Brahmin family at Bajwara, Hoshiarpur, shifted to Jalandhar and became Swami Tulja Girl's discip;e. In 1875, he began the Sangeet Mela in the memory of his Guru and the tradition continues strong even today. Prominent exponents of classical music, both vocal and instrumental gather to provide a feast of music. read more about Jalandhar »
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