Introduction
Jalandhar, 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 sportsmen as well as its sports industry, its steel and iron re-rolling mills, rubber goods, electric goods, automobile parts, and sewing machine 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 centre of commercial activity. It also claims the privilege of being the sports city of India as not only it has produced some of our finest sports people but also world class sports equipments that are produced here.

Historical evidence suggests that in 185 BC, Jalandhar defined the northwestern boundary of Pushyamitra Sunga's kingdom, Jalandhar also finds mention in accounts of King Harsha's regin which began in 606 AD. Udita, the king of Jalandhar, appears to have been his vassal. During thr 9th century, Jalandhar was a small but independent kingdom known as Trigarta.

Jalandhar boasts of many historical monuments. Prominent among them are the mausoleum of Iman Nasir, the fort at Phillaur which once served as Maharaja Ranjit Singh's line of defence against the British, a Shiv Mandir which dates back to the Lodhi Era and the Gurudwara at Kartarpur which was built by the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji in 1656 AD. Every Year a fair is held on the birth anniversary of the Guru when a large number of devotees gather to pay homage.

Jalandhar is an ancient city, situated in the state of Punjab. It's population size is 520,000. It was ransacked by Mahmud of Ghazni and under the Mughals it was an important centre administering the area between the Beas and Sutlej rivers. The Sarai of 1857 is today a major rail and road junction. The cantonment area to the south east was established in 1846 to house army units after the treaties signed in Lahore in March and December 1846 which ended the First Sikh War. It covers an area of 20 sq km. The modern city consists of a number of wards, each originally enclosed by a wall.

Hindu festivals and celebrations such as Dasara and Diwali are as enthusiastically observed, in the city, as are the birth and death anniversaries of the gurus and saints. To sikh community the festival of Baisakhi, celebrated in month of April, is of special significance because on this day in 1689 Guru Govind Singh organised the Sikhs into khalsa or `pure one'. In the countryside farmers start harvesting with great jubilation. The bhangra dance is common sight in the villages. Punjabi is the main language, while Hindi and English are also commonly used.