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Uttarakhand

You can visit the State of Uttarakhand when you will be in India as it is situated in the Northern part of India. Another important thing about the sate is that it was known as Uttranchal at one point of time but then again reverted back to the Uttarakhand as most of the people were of the view that the name should be this and not Uttranchal.

Dehradun is the largest city of the state and also serves as a capital. There are 13 districts in this state. The combination of these 13 districts makes the state as the 19th largest compared to other states with regard to population. The people living here are often referred as the Garhwali, Kumaoni that is the reason why the languages spoken here are given the same name as the basic languages are Hindi, Garhwali, Kumaoni, along with these there are some minor languages that are spoken in minority.

There have been a lot of efforts and initiatives taken by the government to provide all sorts of facilities in the state, so, it may accommodate the tourists in best of form. Also, there are some policies, some of them have already been implemented and some are still in pipeline which are supposed to be implemented in the near future. All these steps are taken to make the economy of the state to grow. However, there are some of the disputes over some of the constructional projects, for instance there have been some contention over the issue of Tehri Dam.

Because of the Himalayan range, there are a lot of beautiful and attractive scenes that can comfort your mind as anything. As there are some specific people from specific regions, so, that is the reason why a great deal of disparity is visible in the culture and traditions. For instance, music is been also classified in the three categories which are pertaining o the people of specific regions i.e. Garhwali music, Kumaoni music, along with that the basic idea behind the music is religious; hence, religious and devotional music can be experienced in these parts.