Editing Himachal Pradesh (section)

==Etymology==
The name of the state is a reference to its setting: Himachal means "snowy slopes" (Sanskrit: ''hima'', meaning "snow"; ''acala/achala meaning'' "slopes", or "land", or "abode"). Himachal Pradesh (ɦɪˈmaːtʃəl pɾəˈdeːʃ; literally "snow-laden province"). Himachal refers to being in the "''aanchal''" of the Himalayas hence, sheltered by the Himalayas or by the snow. It means "the land in the lap of snowy Himalayas". [[Pradesh]] means "state". Himachal was referenced by Diwakar Datt Sharma, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar, after independence, when "Jan Gan Man" was revealed publicly by Pt. Nehru from Gurudev [[Tagore]]'s diary. The word was added in the national anthem of India "Jan Gan Man" by Gurudev [[Rabindranath Tagore]] when he was writing and composing it. Later after independence of India, Punjab province was divided and the name was given officially to the mountain state as Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Himachal Pradesh turns 45 today: Some interesting facts about the state |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-%26-current-affairs/story/himchal-pradesh-305386-2016-01-25 |access-date=3 November 2023 |magazine=India Today |date=25 January 2016 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927101426/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-%26-current-affairs/story/himchal-pradesh-305386-2016-01-25 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=हिमाचल प्रदेश का नामकरण और आचार्य दिवाकर दत्त शर्मा |url=http://himalayilog.com/2022/04/11/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3-%E0%A4%94/ |access-date=3 November 2023 |work=Himalayilog.com |date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005104253/http://himalayilog.com/2022/04/11/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3-%E0%A4%94/ |url-status=live }}</ref>