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PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE Chandigarh (http://www.pec.ac.in/) comes in 17th rank all over India's top enginnering colleges.

2.
Top 100 Engineering Colleges in India
RANK
Name of Institute
City

1
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kanpur
Kanpur

2
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur

3
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Bombay
Mumbai

4
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Madras
Chennai

5
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Delhi
Delhi

6
BITS Pilani
Pilani

7
IIT Roorkee
Roorkee

8
IT-BHU
Varanasi

9
IIT-Guwahati
Guwahati

10
College of Engg , Anna University
Guindy

11
Jadavpur University , Faculty of Engg & Tech
Calcutta

12
Indian School of Mines
Dhanbad

13
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Warangal

14
BIT, Mesra
Ranchi

15
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Trichy

16
Delhi College of Engineering
New Delhi

17
Punjab Engineering College
Chandigarh

18
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Suratkal

19
Motilal Nehru National Inst. of Technology
Allahabad

20
Thapar Inst of Engineering & Technology
Patiala

21
Bengal Eng and Science University , Shibpur
Howrah

22
MNIT Malviya National Institute of Technology Bhopal
Bhopal

23
PSG College of Technology
Coimbatore

24
IIIT - International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad
Hyderabad

25
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI)
Kanpur

26
Malviya National Institute of Technology
Jaipur

27
VNIT - Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur
Nagpur

28
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Calicut

29
Dhirubhai Ambani IICT
Gandhinagar

30
Osmania Univ. College of Engineering
Hyderabad

31
College of Engineering , Andhra University
Vishakhapatnam

32
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
New Delhi

33
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Kurukshetra

34
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Rourkela

35
SVNIT
Surat

36
Govt. College of Engineering
Pune

37
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal

38
JNTU
Hyderabad

39
R.V. College of Engineering
Bangalore

40
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Jamshedpur

41
University Visvesvaraya College of Engg.
Bangalore

42
VJTI
Mumbai

43
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore

44
Coimbatore Institute of Technology
Coimbatore

45
SSN College of Engineering
Chennai

46
IIIT
Allahabad

47
College of Engineering
Trivandrum

48
NIT Durgapur
Durgapur

49
SIT
Calcutta

50
Mumbai University Inst of Chemical Tech
Mumbai

51
Sardar Patel College of Engineering
Mumbai

52
P.E.S. Institute of Technology
Bangalore

53
Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT)
Pune

54
Amrita Institute of Technology & Science
Coimbatore

55
National Institute of Engineering
Mysore

56
B.M.S. College of Engineering
Bangalore

57
Laxminarayan Institute Of Tech.
Nagpur

58
Nirma Institute of Technology
Ahmedabad

59
IIIT
Pune

60
Amity School of Engineering
Noida

61
JNTU
Kakinada

62
S.J. College of Engineering
Mysore

63
Chaitanya Bharathi Inst. of Technology
Hyderabad

64
IIIT
Bangalore

65
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Chennai

66
SASTRA
Thanjavur

67
Bangalore Institute of Technology
Bangalore

68
The Technological Inst. of Textile & Sciences
Bhiwani

69
III
Gwalior

70
JNTU
Anantpur

71
M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Bangalore

72
Gitam
Vishakhapatnam

73
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Hamirpur

74
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Jalandhar

75
SV University Engineering College
Tirupati

76
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Raipur

77
Vasavi College of Engineering
Hyderabad

78
The ICFAI Inst of Science and Technology
Hyderabad

79
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Patna

80
Cummins Colleges of Engg of Women
Pune

81
VIT
Pune

82
Shri Ramdeo Baba K.N. Engineering College
Nagpur

83
Muffakham Jah Engineering College
Hyderabad

84
Karunya Institute of Technology
Coimbatore

85
D.J. Sanghvi
Mumbai

86
Sathyabhama Engineering College
Chennai

87
Kongu Engineering College
Erode

88
Mepco Schlek Engineering College
Sivakasi

89
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College
Ludhiana

90
Hindustan Inst of Engineering Technology
Chennai

91
SDM College of Engineering
Dharwad

92
R.V.R. & J.C. College Of Engg
Guntur

93
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
New Delhi

94
K.L. College of Engineering
Veddeswaram

95
Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology
Nadiad

96
S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science
Indore

97
Jabalpur Engineering College
Jabalpur

98
Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering
Trivandrum

99
G.H. Patel College of Engg & Technology
Vallabh Vidyanagar

100
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Bhubaneshwar

Bhangra is a lively form of folk music and dance that originates from Punjab. People traditionally performed Bhangra when celebrating the harvest. During Bhangra, people sing Punjabi Boliyaan lyrics, at least one person plays the the dhol drum, and other people may play the flute, dholak drum, or other musical instruments. While Bhangra began as a part of harvest festival celebrations, it eventually became a part of such diverse occasions as weddings and New Year celebrations. Moreover, during the last thirty years, Bhangra has enjoyed a surge in popularity worldwide, both in traditional form and as a fusion with genres such as hip-hop, house, and reggae.As Bhangra continues to move into mainstream culture, an understanding of its history and tradition helps to appreciate it.

Gatka is an ancient martial art which has been thoroughly battle-tested and has existed in northern India for many thousands of years. Although it uses the sword as its primary weapon, many other weapons are available to the Gatka master. Today, this art exists exclusively amongst the Sikhs who have passed down the flamboyant techniques through generations, since their sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind wore the two swords of Miri (temporal, worldly) and Piri (spiritual, transcendental).

Below is a list of some common Shastars (Weapons) used in Gatka:

* Barcha — The spear is a long shafted weapon and has a hook at the spearhead used to pull away the opponent's shield.

* Chakram - The chakram is a flat steel ring, five to 12 inches in diameter, from half an inch to an inch and a half wide, and with a sharp outer edge. While not being used, it is carried "fixed" to the Turban. Several of different sizes were often carried on a pointed turban, the "dastar ungaa" or behind the back. It is held between the thumb and index finger and thrown towards the opponent with an underhand flick. Thrown with sufficient force and accuracy it can cut off a green bamboo three-quarter of an inch in diameter at a distance of thirty yards.

* Dahl or Shield. It is nearly always round and varies in diameter from about eight inches to about twenty-four. Some are very nearly flat while others are strongly convex. The edges may be flat or rolled back in the reverse curvature of the shield. It is held by two handles fastened to ring bolds that pass through the shield and are riveted to bosses on the outside, sometimes formed to spikes. Between the handles there is a square cushion for the knuckles to rest against. The handles are so placed that, when tightly grasped, they force the backs of the fingers against the cushion giving a very firm and comfortable hold. These shields are nearly always of steel or leather.

* Gurj or Mace: Indian maces have great variations in their shape. From simply curved steel bars to Persian influenced maces with openings in the head which gives a whistling sound when the blow was struck to plane massive heads. They often have guard hilts like the Khanda

* Katar - The Katar is a double-edged and straight bladed dagger used to pierce armour. The handle has two sidebars to provide protection and a better grip.

* Khanda - This is a typical Indian sword and has a broad, straight blade, usually widening towards the point, which is blunt. Sometimes it is also double-edged.

* Kirpan - The Kirpan is a short curved dagger and all Sikhs are required to carry it by tradition.

Talwar
Talwar

* Lathi - The lathi or quarterstaff is a wooden stick as tall as the warrior and made of oak.

* Marati - Trainig device: The Marati is a bamboo stick with wooden or cloth balls on its ends. It is mainly used for training purposes but there are variations with blades or burning cloth on its ends, to attack and distract elephants and for psychological warfare.

* Soti - This is made from fire hardened bamboo or ratan, 1m long and usually has a hand guard. It is mainly used for practice and "playing Gatka", the training fight. For combat they were replaced by oak ore ironwood sticks, without hand guards.

* Tapar - The battle-axe is very distinct from the normal axe and sometimes has a dagger concealed in the handle.

* Talwar - The sword is usually curved with a thin and sharp blade. The Talwar is greatly respected and treated with care.

* Tir Kaman - The bow and arrow is a potent weapon. The arrow is made of steel heads with reed shafts. The bow is also composite and made of layers of wood and steel.

* Chakar - The Chakar looks like a wagon wheel with weights at the end of each spoke. The chakar is wielded by grasping the centre and spinning it around, causing damage upon anyone coming too close to the spinning weights.

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