The history of the state is a bit hard as it has seen the partition of India Pakistan, and a part of the territory is now neighbouring. The world’s first and oldest civilizations namely the Indus Valley Civilization stayed and decided the course of much of the Punjab region, with cities such as Harappa and Mohenjodaro now located in the modern-day Pakistani province of Punjab.

The important states of the region are Amritsar, Bathinda, Barnala, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiyarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Patiala, Roopnagar, Mohali, Sangrur, Nawalshehar, Tarn-Taran and others.

There is a relation between dance, food, and the ability to happy living and the fullest, irrespective of your profession, your class, your state of being, or your religion. The festivals of the state are woven mainly around the seasons, the harvesting and sowing period because agriculture is the main economic activity of the state. Folk music of Punjab is its soul and heart for its culture. The weddings of India are almost unimaginable without Punjabi song and music. The range of notes is from emotional interludes to peppy beats, which uses all sorts of emotions and thus makes a very good part of storytelling. Generally, a sense of humour and comedy is also associated with the people of Punjab like the Sardaar Jokes.

Punjab is known for its infrastructure which is one of the leading states of India in terms of richness, and economic booms, and also cuisines. The state has the lowest contribution in the poor class of its people and enjoys social and economical equality in terms of living. Hence it is the state to be called Mini India, which our forefathers and the freedom fighters would have thought India should be. The sports and hosiery goods industry is the best of the state which is always in value and respect, and also provides quality and a standardized lot of products.

The religious composition of the state is Sikhism 57.69%, Hinduism 38.49%, Islam 1.93%, Christian 1.26%, Jainism 0.16% Buddhism 0.12%, Others 0.35% according to the date of census 2011.

Golden Temple of the state in Amritsar is the holy Shrine place for pilgrimage for Sikhs. All religious people visit the place to dive into the serenity and peace of gurus. There are several other Gurudwaras, and temples in the state too.

The civilization here is one of the oldest in the world and is known and recognised around many countries now. The culture, language, human values, food, attire, script, large-hearted individuals, folklore, people composition, religion, strength etc. makes the state unique in its terms and is often associated as the sole north of India at times. Punjabi, the language of the region is said to have originated from Sanskrit. Punjab is a land of great saints, religious places, athletes, actors, food and freedom fighters. The flavour and taste of the region are said to be mouth-watering because of the use of desi ghee, butter and cream, the dishes expertise here is both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian. The world loves the tastes because of spices added, and thus there are many restaurant chains and food joints in the world for the same, which is a profitable business altogether. The culture of Dhaba also originated from here, though home cooking is different from the restaurant-style.

The climate of the state is balanced between the heat in summer, rain in monsoon and cold in winters. The segregation of seasons is so natural, that the courses we studied can be seen in the place very diligently. Though the seasons are a bit extreme, this helps in the agricultural sector which depends mainly on the natural rainfall. The location of the state in the foothills of The Great Himalaya, hence all the particles, erosions from big landmasses and other nutritional affluents of values get collected here. This is the most “jaw land” in the whole of India.

The seasons of the state are:

• The Segregation of seasons according to English Months are as follows
• The summer months are from mid-April to the end of June.
• The rainy season from early July to the end of September.
• The winter season begins in October and is at its peak from December onwards.

The major festivals of Punjab are Lohri- Folk Festival, Holla Mohalla- Festival of brotherhood and bravery, Diwali, and Dussehra, Baisakhi- Festival of Harvest, Gurupurab and others. These festivals are intricately woven around the agricultural time of either harvest, sowing, reaping, grading or other activities. The localities also have songs and dances for every occasion.

The culture of Punjabi songs has earned a place in the world for the loud and energetic beats full of melody and performances. The depiction of colourful living of the people through the dance and the music, lures the world to learn and know the culture and styles of Punjab. Some of them are Bhangra, Giddha, Kikli and Sammi. "Bhangra" encompasses loud drumming, high beats, fast usage of dholak and is generally associated with energy and freshness. People prefer dancing with excitement and happiness to the tunes of the music. The Punjabi women practise "Giddha", a dance form and Bolis, lyrically sung and danced on to. Jhumar, Shankara and Gatka are other popular dance forms.

Food and Agro Processing

Punjab is a land of boundless opportunity for the agro base and processing sector because it is the land of highest production, manufacturing and agriculture in India. The state enjoys the privilege of its location and the already settled businesses. The major proportion of factories and outlets are the sugarcane, oilseeds, horticulture and forestry sector. Since the state is also called the granary of India, this is one of the business plans which will not leave its lustre any day in the state.

Automotives

This is a universally recognized sector with high competitiveness and quality-oriented work. This sector generates a lot of employment for skilled, semi-skilled, and fresh lot. There is a lot to learn and with the growing and emerging ideas and technologies of the world, to go ecological, the industrial growth for the segment is long span work. In these times, the sector will provide educational and employment generation for new and even already set up factories and plants. Punjab also has an automotive component industry that is providing lower value replacement market products.

Dairy

On the pattern of White and Green revolutions amidst the geographical borders of the nation, the states developed in milk and dairy supplements. This period showed a tremendous increase in the dairy outlets, and subcategories and further extended the production and plants of the milky product. The general source of milk is buffalo from amongst other animals of cow, camel, goat in other states. The statue is the largest producer of dairy farming after Haryana and Gujarat.

Pharmaceuticals and medicines

With the advent of the pandemic, the world has seen the precision, accuracy, technique and research of India in the sector of medicines and pharmaceuticals. Since then there are various ideas and plans to grow this pace, and to further elaborate and magnify the scope. There are skilled courses and institutions like universities, nursing homes and others in the state and thus can enjoy the prospects in the field.

Textiles

The Textile Industry is one of the largest employment generators for Punjab with 60% of industrial employment. To make the case much better, the state can utilize the fact of being the largest cotton producer of India, to plan and execute its value additions more precariously. Various plant setups can level up the mechanisation process. The effect of AI and machine learning can not replace the skilled labour in the sector which still makes this corporation effective and luxurious enough to have a future.

Tourism

Punjab, the land of five rivers and yellow fields like the scenes of Hindi movies. (if you are a film buff you may get what it mean) is worthy of everything a tourist aspires for in a place. The traditional, natural, adventurous, aesthetic, historical, ancient sides with hills, rivers, plains, fields, grasslands, waterfalls and all other things. With that, the place even has the culture which reaps in an individual to its charm. The language, culture, folk dances and folk dances give ample things to do for a person visiting a palace to declutter one’s mind and intellect.

The place has various ancient monuments, religious places, museums and royal palaces like Quila Mubarak, wildlife sanctuaries and others. The major places are Golden Temple, Durgiana Mandir, Jallianwala bagh in Amritsar; Takhat Sri Kesgarh Sahib and Khalsa Heritage Complex at Anandpur Sahib; Bhakra Dam, Qila Androon and Moti Bagh Palace at Patiala; Wetland at Harike Pattan Sanghol and Sodal Temple at Jalandhar, Maharishi Balmiki Heritage, etc.

Waste Management and Recycling

The growth of population has resulted in industrialization and urbanization. This in turn has given the mother earth large chunks of solid wastes. There is huge scope in the management of such kinds of things. The services to dismantle, or get the fruitful and productive output of this waste is the important and hidden element.

Some such sectors are,

Wheat Flour Mill

One of the lines of agro-food processing. It requires new technology and ideas, to get the best results or at least the results at par with the rank of production of its various crops. The state is the first rank holder in the production of wheat, so the value additions of the sector of any related product should grow like, the flour, further processing of flour like packaging, or maybe biscuits and other bakery items and others.

Dairy Farm for Milk Production

The state comes under the top 3 milk-producing states. The opportunities to grow in the sector is thus immense, and require technological up-gradation or ideological implementation.

Dolomite Bricks production

Solar Panel

The area is rich in all types of seasons, and thus gets the amplified amount of Sunlight in the region. Hence it is the function of the state and its people to absorb and work on the natural resources of the area. Since this industry is new and emerging, new ways and technological inclusions in setup or economical ways of setting up will be more than welcomed anyway.

Readymade Garments

The state has various plants and factories in the garment, hosiery sector. Because of many yarns, textiles and cotton factories are established here which helps in procurement and making of readymade finished products, which can reach the market with not much transportation costs added.

Poultry Farming

The conditions suit different types of flora and fauna to develop. With this, the poultry animals also increase, since there are more and good quality lands to pasture from.

Sugarcane Juice Preservation

Dehydration and Canning of Fruits and Vegetables

Tractor Manufacturing

Tractors are the necessary products to plough agricultural lands. And there are also automotive component sector industries in the state. So it can be really helpful to set up manufacturing of such vehicles for cost-cutting and easy procurement of the product.

Disposable Plastic Cups, Plates & Glasses

Pharmaceutical Industrial plants

Dall Mill (Pulse)

One of the other lines of agro-based Industries.

Cotton Ginning and Pressing

The state is the major procurer of Cotton and wool. The after services on the particular product can add more value with not much cost increment.

Fruit Processing

India believes in carrying the flavours of seasonal fruits throughout with the right amount of preservatives, and packaging to attain juices and canned items of Mango, Lychee, Pineapple, Orange.