Haryana General Info | Haryana Cities to Visit

Haryana is also concentrating on the adventure and golf tourism, village and handicraft tourism. The beautiful lakes, picturesque landscaping, golf courses, tennis and billiards comprise of the different recreational facilities in Haryana.

A range of adventure sports like canoeing & kayaking, trekking & rock climbing, camping and river rafting are there for the tourists.

The State continued to play a leading part in the history of India, till the advent of the Muslim and the rise of Delhi as the imperial capital of India.

Thereafter, Haryana functioned as an adjunct to Delhi and practically remained anonymous till the first war of India's Independence in 1857.

When the rebellion was crushed and the British administration was re-established, the Nawabs of Jhajjar and Bahadurgarh, Raja of Ballabgarh and Rao Tula of Rewari of the Haryana region were deprived of their territories.

Their territories were either merged with the British territories or handed to the rulers of Patiala, Nabha and Jind. Haryana thus became a part of Punjab province.

With the reorganization of Punjab on November 1, 1966, Haryana was made a full-fledged independent State.

Haryana Tours is closely related to the Vedic civilization.

It was here that the Vedas were composed and supposedly the ground where Lord Krishna narrated the Bhagvad Gita to Arjun (one of the Pandava brothers from the great epic Mahabharata).

Haryana finds a mention in the Mahabharata as Bahudhhanyaka or "the land of plenty."

Haryana Cities to Visit - being the 'gateway to North India' was the scene of many historic wars.

Haryana is primarily an agricultural state with some major industrial areas being developed by the government of India.

It is one of the more developing states and offers a network of 45 tourist complexes, set up along the national and state highways.

The dance is said to be the mother of all arts. Music and poetry exist in tune, painting and architecture in space. The dance is just not a form of recreation but something needed to release the physical and emotional energy.