Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश) ) is a state in Northern
India. It is spread over , and is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir
on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and
Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region
on the east. Himachal Pradesh is famous for its abundant natural
beauty. After the war between Nepal and Britain also known as
Anglo-Gorkha War, the British colonial government came into
power. In 1950 Himachal was declared as a union territory but
after the State of Himachal Pradesh Act 1971, Himachal emerged
as the 18th state of the Republic of India. Hima means snow in
Sanskrit, and the literal meaning of the state's name is In the
lap of Himalayas. It was named by one of the great Sanskrit
scholars of Himachal Pradesh, Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma. The
economy of the Himachal Pradesh is currently the third fastest
growing economy in India. Himachal Pradesh has been ranked
fourth in the list of the highest per capita incomes of Indian
states. The abundance