Northwestern India
Northwestern India is a region which is not yet officially defined.
It includes the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the union territories of Chandigarh. Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat are the biggest states in North-West India according to their population and the area also. It is also a famous area as it has the capital of India and many famous states during the independence. It's recent invention was chandigarh in 1955.
States
Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Chandigarh are the states and the union territories of the region.
Languages
The region has more than nine languages and sub-languages like Dogri, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and Sindhi.
Further reading
- Dass, Baboo Ishuree (1860). Domestic manners and customs of the Hindoos of northern India, or, more strictly speaking, of the north west provinces of India. Medical Hall Press, Benares.