Haryana: an overview by Dr. SP Gupta
ESS PEE Publication. Pages: xvi+256. Price: Rs. 195/-
After its formation in 1966 Haryana has made tremendous progress in various fields. Its wheat production has increased ten times, rice about sixteen times and oilseeds nearly nine times. Its industrial production, in terms of rupees, has shot up more than forty fold. Social indicators too show impressive improvement in the fields of education, health and social welfare. However, female-male ratio is not mentioned. Moreover, this book sketches various aspects of Haryana. It outlines the state’s history right from Vedic times onwards – garnished with mythology. The author claims that the First War of Independence had begun in Haryana’s Ambala Cantonment and not in Meerut. He gives details of how the 60th Native Infantry, stationed in Ambala, was the first to revolt on the issue of smeared cartridges.
Apart from stating historical facts in brief, the book acquaints us with the state’s natural resources, its demography, and literacy related issues. There are separate chapters on agriculture, industry, labour, human resource development and Panchayati institutions. This book can be a handy reference book.
THE TRIBUNE
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