My mistake, sir. I need to refresh my geography. :-) Thanks for the emendation. Of course it was a part of the erstwhile undivided Panjab/Punjab state before Haryana was carved out as a separate entity on 1st November 1966. ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mandeep Singh Bajwa" Ambala's not part of Punjab but a city in Haryana. ================= -----Original Message----- Umballa - now spelt Ambala (in the state of Punjab or Panjab) is a very old cantonment town with rich history.

We lived in Ambala from 1960-1970, so were there when Haryana was created and we switched from being part of Punjab to being part of Haryana. I recall Ambala Cantt as a lovely place with broad roads, with shady trees, a large hospital and an imposing Club. We were also there through the various conflicts, and vividly remember the night the church was bombed, a direct hit. Our house was barely 100 yards from the church and we were puzzled by the 'red confetti' we were being showered with, as we sat in our trench. The next day we realised on visiting the church the source of the confetti - cushions from the pews, shredded and blown up into the air. Sadly, in those far off days I had no interest in family history, so did not think of taking any pictures of the church or of the memorials, although I do recall reading them. Rosemary Taylor -----Original Message----- From: Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 6:26 AM To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] A peep into the history of Ambala (Umballa) My mistake, sir. I need to refresh my geography. :-) Thanks for the emendation. Of course it was a part of the erstwhile undivided Panjab/Punjab state before Haryana was carved out as a separate entity on 1st November 1966. ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mandeep Singh Bajwa" Ambala's not part of Punjab but a city in Haryana. ================= -----Original Message----- Umballa - now spelt Ambala (in the state of Punjab or Panjab) is a very old cantonment town with rich history. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message