Jalandhar is a city in the state of Punjab. It is best known for its sports goods all over the world. Legend has it that Jalandhar was the kingdom of a devil king in Satyuga. Eminent personalities like Dalip Singh Rana (the Great Khali) , Lala Amarnath, Yash Chopra, Hans Raj Hans, Jagjit Singh, Kapil Sibal , Harbhajan Singh and many more have been related to this city. You can book holiday packages to Jalandhar with Cleartrip that provides flights booking, hotel booking and train booking facilities in India.
Jalandhar enjoys a sub tropical climate with cool winters and hot summers. The summers remain from April to June which is followed by Rainy Season during the months of July to September. The winters next follows the Rainy season which lasts from October to February. The peak temperature during summer can even touch 50 degrees and during winters it can be as low as -5 degrees.
Majority of people are interested in playing hockey but to mass exposure of internet and media, more and more preference is given to cricket today.
Economy:
Jalandhar is the largest manufacturer of leather pouches and apron. Big Multinationals like American Express buy from the factories in Jalandhar. A village is named after Kalyan, a high yielding variety of wheat that was developed during the Green Revolution. Jalandhar is the leading exporter of Sports Goods and has an extensive sport good industry. Electrical items are becoming a fast mover in this city. A number of manufacturers of electrical item like Standard, Hazel etc. have their factories in this city.
Jalandhar Cantonment: This cantonment was started in 1848 and it is the oldest cantonment in the country. Due to its close proximity with Pakistan, this area served the soldiers during the 1965, 1971 and Kargil war. This place has a train shunting point of Indian Railways. The cantonment area has Vajra Go Karting area which is a big attraction among the people living here.