With the Himalayas to the north,
Uttar Pradesh
covers a
large part of the highly fertile and
densely populated upper Gangetic plain
and offers endless tourist
attractions by way of monuments, health
resorts, a wealth
of
ancient temples and
viharas, flora and fauna,
fascinating rivers and captivating
valleys.
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Climate
The climate
varies from temperate in eastern
Uttar Pradesh to extreme in
Western UP to semi arid in
Bundelkhand and Agra
zone. Summers are very hot
(average temperature 28-45 deg. celsius) and
winters (from mid-Nov to
Feb) are a bit chilly (average
temperature 4-24 deg. celsius), with
intense cold waves in some regions.
Rainfall is moderate in the
monsoons.
Language
The two
state-languages of Uttar Pradesh are Hindi
and Urdu. English has also
become common in cities and tourist spots.
Connectivity
Uttar
Pradesh is well connected by air, rail and
road routes.
Uttar Pradesh has been the
ancient seat of Hindu
religion, learning and
culture, the birth place of
Indo-Islamic culture of medieval period, a torch
bearer of nationalism during the
colonial period and has
continued to play a prominent role in Indian
political and cultural
movements.
Agra, Lucknow
and Noida combine
religious and architectural marvels, while
popular Hindu
pilgrimage centers like Varanasi/ Kasi/
Benares, Mathura - Vrindavan
& Ayodhya and Buddhist destinations like
Sarnath, Kapilavastu, Kushinagar,
Kaushambi & Sravasti
fulfill
one's spiritual desires.
Known as a centre for
musical innovation, UP has given to the world,
Tansen, Saint Haridas and Begum
Akhtar in the past and modern-day legends like
Naushad Ali,
Talat Mehmood, Anup Jalota, Baba Sehgal, Shubha Mudgal, Ustad
Bismillah Khan, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Kishan Maharaj, Hari
Prasad Chaurasia, Gopal
Shankar Misra, Siddheshwari Devi and Girija
Devi. Incidentally, Sir Cliff
Richard was born here!
Uttar Pradesh is famous for
its rich heritage of art and
craft - Agra and
Kanpur are internationally known for their
leather craft;
Firozabad, the city of
bangles, is also a hub for many glass
accessories; Kannauj is well known
for oriental perfumes, scents, rose water and
tobacco; Khurja is famous
for its ceramics pottery;
Lucknow, the capital,
boasts of its cloth work &
embroidery (chikan) work on silk and
cotton; Mirzapur
and Bhadohi
are known for carpets;
Moradabad is known
for its metal ware,
specially brass artifacts;
Saharanpur is
known for wood carved items made here;
Varanasi
is famous for
its banarasi saris and
silk.
The cuisine
of Uttar Pradesh is popular for the royal dishes
handed down by the Mughals,
especially the biriyani
and kebabs. Also famous are
the Lucknowi chaats (snacks
which are a combination
of sprouts, vegetables, spicy, tangy sauces and
crunchy chips made out of
flour).
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