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Delhi
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Andhra
Pradesh
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Arunachal
Pradesh
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Assam
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Bihar
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Chhattisgarh
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Goa |
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Gujarat
I Haryana I
Himachal
Pradesh
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Jammu
&
Kashmir
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Jharkhand
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Kerala |
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Karnataka
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Madhya
Pradesh
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Maharashtra
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Manipur
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Meghalaya
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Mizoram |
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Nagaland
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Orissa
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Punjab
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Rajasthan
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Sikkim
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Tamil
Nadu |
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Uttar
Pradesh
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Uttaranchal
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West
Bengal |
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 Himachal
Pradesh
is a
"mountain
state"
and
a
delight
for
visitors,
particularly
during
the
summer
season
when
people
flock
to
this
tiny
hill
station
to
escape
the
scorching
heat
of
the
plains.
It
came
into
being
in
its
present
form
with
the
partition
of
the
Punjab
into
Punjab
and
Haryana
in
1966.
The
winding
roads
and
high
passes
link
its
high
mountains
and
valleys
are
the
high
points
of a
visit
to
this
state.
While
the
picturesque
valleys
of
Kullu
and
Kangra
are
a
blend
of
colours,
in
marked
contrast
the
stark
and
barren
terrain
of
Lahaul
and
Spiti
have
a
stunning
moonscape
like
beauty. |
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The
earliest
known
inhabitants
of
the
region
were
tribals
called
Dasas.
Later,
Aryans
came
and
they
assimilated
in
the
tribes.
In
the
later
centuries,
the
hill
chieftains
accepted
suzerainty
of
the
Mauryan
Empire,
the
Kaushans,
the
Guptas
and
the
Kanauj
rulers.
During
the
Mughal
period,
the
Rajas
of
the
hill
states
made
some
mutually
agreed
arrangements,
which
governed
their
relations.
In
the
19th
century,
Maharaja
Ranjit
Singh
annexed/subjugated
many
of
the
states.
When
the
British
came,
they
defeated
Gorkhas
and
entered
into
treaties
with
some
Rajas
and
annexed
the
kingdoms
of
others.
The
situation
more
or
less
remained
unchanged
till
1947.
After
Independence,
30
princely
states
of
the
area
were
united
and
Himachal
Pradesh
was
formed
on
15th
April,
1948.
With
the
recognition
of
Punjab
on
1st
November
1966,
certain
areas
belonging
to
it
were
also
included
in
Himachal
Pradesh.
On
25th
January
1971,
Himachal
Pradesh
was
made
a
full-fledged
State. |
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Hiamachal
Pradesh
is
developing
Eco
Tourism
and
Organic
Farming
destinations,
where
quite
a
few
villages
are
turning
as
eco
tourism
destinations,
and
farms
being
converted
to
Organic
Farming.
The
State
is
bordered
by
Jammu
&
Kashmir
on
North,
Punjab
on
West
and
South-West,
Haryana
on
South,
Uttar
Pradesh
on
South-East
and
China
on
the
East. |
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