Meaning of Punjab The Punjab
In Greek its called -  Pentapotamia,

But was deriven from two Persian words, panj (five), an aab (water).
 

Location of Punjab
Punjab is a region that encompasses Northern India and the East side of Pakistan. Punjab is bounded on the north by the vast Himalyan ranges, which divide it from China, Tibet and Kashmir; on the east by the river Jamna, the North-Western Provinces and the Chinese Empire; on the south by Sind, the river Sutlej, which separates it from Bahawalpur, and Rajputana; and on the west by the Sulaiman range, which divides it from Biluchistan, and Afghanistan, which joins the Khaibar.

 


 

Five Rivers of Punjab
Five rivers decend from Himalayas and then decends into the Great Indus

All the five rivers runs between Indus and Jamna and are named:


* Jhelum
* Chenab
* Ravi
* Bias
* Sutlej

Note: As in Map, Punjab has 6 rivers but Indus is ignored when the name was devoloped for Punjab

Whao Just look at the map.. So amazing!!


Source: Punjab Online - I won't be editing any Pictures as I want to give the credits to the person who made it :)

bruuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaah nice thread  =D>

To add to that:


Religions in Indian Punjab:

Indian Punjab has a almost all the religion people residing in it.
Sikhism and Hinduism is the major religion in the Punjab.The numbers of Christians and Muslims living in Punjab are about the same but not as much as compared to Hindu and Sikh communites.
There are number of Jains,buddhists and others as a part of Punjab.

Culture:

Ancient Punjabis' were renowned for their architectural excellence and gave their civilization a highly distinct look with baked-brick urban architecture.

Ancient Punjabis' enjoyed and were fascinated with games, this is supported by the very large number of games artefacts, such as dice, excavated by archaeologists

Punjabi Music and Dance

Bhangra is the traditional dance of Punjab and which you can see people performing  at all the main festivals in Punjab. Music that goes with this type of dance is Punjabi folk music which is now a days popular as the Genre "Bhangra"

Bhangra Music is one of the many Punjabi musical art forms that is increasingly being listened to in the west and is becoming a mainstream favourite.Punjabi music is being used by western musicians, in many ways, such as mixing it with other compositions to produce award-winning music

Punjabi Poetry

Punjabi Poetry is renowned for its extremely deep meaning, beautiful, exciting and hopeful use of words.The poetry is one of the deepest insights into the Punjabi mindset. The large number of Punjabi poetry masterpieces are being translated throughout the world into many languages.

Now just to look back at who were the first one in Punjab

We go back to 3000 BC

First known People are: The Aborigines of Punjab
It is generally accepted that the aborigines lived in caves and on the marshes of river banks. Their language was simple, they lived in small numbers and in isolated communities, and they generally wore animal skin to cover their bodies. Larger groups formed small tribes and became owners of flocks. The aborigines had little knowledge of the properties of metals, and used stones, clubs, and spears as hunting weapons.

Second one is: Indus Valley Civilization (dated 3000 BC)
- it was thought to have been confined to the valley of the river Indus
- it was a highly developed towns, Mohenjodaro and Harappa, represent the high watermark of the settlements
      -  By about 1700 BC, the Harappan culture was on the decline, due to repeated flooding of towns located on the river banks and ecological changes which forced agriculture to yield to the spreading desert


MORE TO COME

Yup I agree with u..but I was just focussing on Very Ancient facts about it..I have lots of history over it..will post soon..

Furthermore, :bhang" is itself related to Shiva.. :happy:

Sometimes it's funny we can connect stuff to other stuff so far back. Like we can connect every human/race down to Africa, where the homo sapien species started. (Just another view to add to your discussion about the start of Bhangra.) I have no doubt that the Bhangra that Shiva may have done is much much different than the Bhangra that we know and love. I'm not trying to take anything away from Shiva, but just bringing about some views as to how I see this.

Sometimes it's funny we can connect stuff to other stuff so far back. Like we can connect every human/race down to Africa, where the homo sapien species started. (Just another view to add to your discussion about the start of Bhangra.) I have no doubt that the Bhangra that Shiva may have done is much much different than the Bhangra that we know and love. I'm not trying to take anything away from Shiva, but just bringing about some views as to how I see this.

Hmm..I agree. Plus what Lord Shiva did is called Tandav. His angry dance or something. It's quite different from bhangra.

But I guess things evolve.

Hmm..I agree. Plus what Lord Shiva did is called Tandav. His angry dance or something. It's quite different from bhangra.

But I guess things evolve.

Sometimes it's funny we can connect stuff to other stuff so far back. Like we can connect every human/race down to Africa, where the homo sapien species started. (Just another view to add to your discussion about the start of Bhangra.) I have no doubt that the Bhangra that Shiva may have done is much much different than the Bhangra that we know and love. I'm not trying to take anything away from Shiva, but just bringing about some views as to how I see this.

I completely agree with u guys I was just trying go in the depth...As the posts talks abt roots of history..
This is just linking with old stuff..Rest what u guys r talking that is modern history I am trying to post about that too..Bhangra is the most energetic dance that is performed with full zest, energy and enthusiasm.

Oh Snap.. Anothe Topic Which I made and never updated.
SUCKS!!

Thanks folks for updating the topic