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The task of nation-building extended beyond the Partition and integration of Princely States, as the challenge now shifted to delineating internal boundaries within India. It was crucial to draw these boundaries in a manner that acknowledged the linguistic and cultural diversity of the country without compromising its unity. The national movement had firmly rejected such divisions as artificial and had instead pledged to adopt the linguistic principle as the foundation for state formation. This principle gained recognition as the basis for reorganizing not only the Indian National Congress party but also the broader movement for independence, following the Nagpur session in 1920. However, this decision made by the national leadership faced opposition from local leaders and the people. Protests erupted in the Telugu-speaking regions of the former Madras province, encompassing present-day Tamil Nadu, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka.

Name the original state from which Haryana was carved out.

Punjab

The correct answer is Option 1 - Punjab

Haryana was carved out from Punjab as a separate state on 1 November 1966.

In Punjab also, there were two linguistic groups: Hindi-speaking and Punjabi-speaking. The Punjabi-speaking people demanded a separate state. But it was not granted to other states in 1956. Statehood for Punjab came ten years later, in 1966 when the territories of today’s Haryana and Himachal Pradesh were separated from the larger Punjab state.