Did you know these 5 Punjab cities had different names?

Jahnavi Aggarwal

Ludhiana — “Lodhi-ana”

Was known as Lodhi-ana, meaning the town of the Lodhis.

Amritsar — “Ramdaspur”

Was initially known as Ramdaspur, after the Guru.

Jalandhar — “Trigarta”

Land drained by 3 rivers, later Jullundur

Anandpur Sahib — “Chakk Nanki”

Named after Guru Teg Bahadur ji’s mother

Bathinda — “Tabar-E-Hind”

Helmet of India, later as Vikramgarh