North India is a geographic and
linguistic-cultural region of India. In
traditional Indian geography, India
is divided into three major cultural zones:
North, South and East. The Vindhya mountains,
in particular the line marked by the Narmada
River and the Mahanadi River
marks the southern boundary of north India.
The line made by the Son river and
the Kosi river marks its eastern
border.
The North India, strategically, most
important part of India has shaped the course
of India's historical and cultural evolution
over the last 3500 years. The three main
religions - Hinduism, Buddhism
and Jainism; the origin of sacred
river Ganga, Yamuna and sources
of many other important rivers are in northern
India. The mighty Himalayas from
Himachal Pradesh to Arunachal Pradesh
safeguarding the country are also part of
the northern India.
However, the socio-cultural boundaries of
north India have actually surpassed these
traditional boundaries. As a linguistic-cultural
and political region, North India consists
of twelve Indian states: Jammu
and Kashmir, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand/Uttaranchal,
Haryana, Punjab,
Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan
(Bihar and Jharkhand are also considered
as parts of East India). The National
Capital Territory of Delhi is also a
part of northern India.
North India remains primarily rural, but
its vast population has ensured that it
has always supported very large cities:
apart from the great metropolis of Delhi,
the cities of Lucknow, Patna,
Kanpur, Allahabad, Meerut,
Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana,
Amritsar, Bhopal and Indore
would rank with the most populous cities
of Europe.
Some of the outstanding monuments
like Qutab Minar, Jama Mosque,
Humayun's Tomb were built by Mughal
Emperors during their regime.
Northern India has its own significance
due to diverse culture; amazing Monuments,
Wildlife, Rivers, Himalays;
religion and climate. The entire
north India from north-west to north-east
is also very important, strategically and
from country's safety point of view as well,
as it borders Pakistan in the north-west,
China in north and north-east, Nepal in
and Bhutan in north-east. |
