Chandigarh

Chandigarh (Union Territory), India

The planned city built to replace Lahore as Punjab's capital after Partition, and since 1966 the shared capital of both Punjab and Haryana — a union territory belonging to neither, on an arrangement that was meant to be temporary and has lasted sixty years.

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Events here

1966 — The Punjabi Suba and the Reorganisation of 1966

Eras: Era 6 — The Modern Era

Last updated: 12 November 2026

Sources

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Khushwant Singh. A History of the Sikhs, Volume 2: 1839–2004. Oxford University Press (2004). no page given yet
Harbans Singh (ed.). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University, Patiala. Entries: Chandigarh; Punjab, reorganisation of