Bathinda city has left it’s glorious past in forts and has reshaped its future into the one of the leading industrial cities of India. It is located in Punjab and the administrative headquarter of Bathinda District. It is 225 km away from the state capital
Chandigarh and is situated in the north-western region of India and is a part of the Indo-Gangetic alluvial plains.
Once known as Tabar-e-Hind meaning gateway of India, was named after the Bhatti Rajputs who ruled Punjab in the 6th century. It was annexed by many rulers such as Jayapala , Prithiviraj Chauhan, Slave Dynasty and later on by Mughal rulers. Finally in 1754, it was conquered by Maharaja of Patiala and was made the princely state of Patiala.
Bathinda is turning out to be one of the major upcoming industrial centers of Punjab. It is the abode of two modern thermal plants of India,
Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant and
Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant. Being one of the biggest food grains and cotton markets in northern India speaks about the city’s tremendous progress and development. Bathinda is the center of many leading educational institutions. In spite of its industrial development, Bathinda has preserved the Punjabi culture and traditions in its true form.
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