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The history of Haryana can be traced from various sources like mythological sources, archaeological sources, monetary sources etc. The state has many sites belonging to the Indus Valley Civilisation which flourished well in the state e.g. Banawali, Daulatpur, Bhagwanpur, etc. It also remained a place of many dynasties.
Haryana came into existence as a separate state on 1st November, 1966 but its history is very old. According to Manusmriti, the state got its origin by many deities, thus, it was earlier known as Brahmavrat. Haryana is also known as Brahmrishi Pradesh and Uttarvedi of Brahma.
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First Facts Related to Haryana
Novelist of the First Novel of Haryana (Jhadufiri)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Raja Ram Shastri
First State Poet of Haryana                                                            Uday Bhanu Hans
First Comic Poet of Haryana                                                          Mir Jafar Jatthali
First Newspaper of Haryana                                                       Hariyana (published from Jhajjar)
First Research Magazine of Haryana                                       Haryana Research Magazine
First Film Producer of Haryana                                                  Devishankar Prabhakar
First Film Director of Haryana                                                     Anand Kumar
First Branch of Arya Samaj in Haryana                                   Rewari (1880 AD)
First Branch of Sanatan Dharm (Hindu) in Haryana           Jhajjar (1886 AD)
First Governor of Haryana                                                           Shri Dharm Vir
First Chief Minister of Haryana                                                  Shri Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
First Lokayukta of Haryana Shri Pritam Pal Singh
First Chief Justice of Haryana High Court                                     Shri Ramlal
First Woman Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha                Shanno Devi
First Male Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha                      Rao Virendra Singh
First Woman Forest Officer of Haryana                                 Amrinder Kaur
First Female Mountaineer of Haryana                                   Santosh Yadav
First Captain of Haryana in Indian Cricket Team                 Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan
Indian Captain who won First Cricket World Cup Kapil Dev
First Cancer Institute of Haryana                                              Badsa (Jhajjar)
First University of Haryana                                                          Kurukshetra University
First College of Haryana                                                                   Pandit Neki Ram Sharma College
The Largest Animal Farm in India and Asia                            Hisar
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