MUSEUM OF SOCIAL HISTORY AND RURAL LIFE OF PUNJAB

Visitors who are keen to know the rural life of India, specially Punjab would be attracted towards this museum. The place was inaugurated by Khuswant Singh in 1974. Located in the Punjab Agricultural University Campus, the place depicts the rural lifestyle of Punjabis from the Harappan age and the museum building looks like one of the traditional houses of rural Punjab. The museum exhibits local art and craft and also various agricultural equipment and tools.

There is a 100 yard (0.09 km) path around it with beautiful gardens and water channels which are pleasant to walk leading to the beautifully carved doors of the museum. Since this museum depicts the rural life of Punjab, there are live cow, goat and horse farms giving the taste of rural Punjab in the museum premises which the visitors can also visit.

Location: Ferozpur Road, 5.2 kms from centre of Ludhiana

Entry Fee: INR 10

Timing: 9:00 am — 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Best Time to visit: Can be visited daily