General Information about Punjab and Punjabi Language.

Punjab, a region in Northern India and the east side of Pakistan, 

has a long history and rich cultural heritage. After the Partition 

of India in 1947 half of the Punjab land goes in Pakistan and half 

in India. The Punjab is a agro based state and most of the people 

of Punjab are in agriculture business. 

People living in the Punjab, and Punjabi immigrants abroad, speak

the Punjabi language. The language is originally spoken in the state

of Punjab of India and in the East Punjab of Pakistan. The Muslims 

in Pakistan write Punjabi in the Arabic script, and Sikhs & Hindus 

of Punjab write it in the Gurumukhi script. The word 'Gurmukhi' literally

 means from the mouth of the Guru. Gurmukhi has some similarities 

to older Indian scripts of the times, but it's thirty five characters and 

vowel modifiers were standardized by Guru Angad Dev Ji. Gurumukhi

script uses 10 vowels and 40 consonants. The word "Gurmukhi" literally 

means 'coming from the mouth of the Guru'. This script was introduced 

by Guru Angad Dev Ji, in the 16th century. The script was for everyone 

regardless of their caste, religion, or creed. 
 
The Sikh Guru's laid a great emphasis on learning as with every Sikh 

temple they built a school, which they called Taksal.