ABSTRACT
The current geographical boundary of Punjab was drawn on 1 November 1966 when Punjab was reconstituted as a Punjabi-speaking state. Although this study focuses on this post-1966 Punjab as a geographical entity, the historical background to the creation of the present Punjab is of vital importance in understanding the politico-economic, religious and demographic dynamics in Punjab and Indian society that have resulted in its creation. These processes have a significant bearing on the modes of relationship between today’s Punjab and the Indian central state.
