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. |
