Editing Patiala (section)

==Culture and traditions==
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[[File:Patiala Phulkari.jpg|thumb|[[Phulkari]] from Patiala]]

Patiala's sway over the Malwa area extended beyond merely political influence. Patiala was equally the set of religious and cultural life. Educationally, Patiala was at the forefront. Patiala was the first town in this part of the country to have a degree college – the [[Mohindra College]] – in 1870.

Patiala has seen the evolution of a distinct style of architecture. Borrowing from the [[Rajput]] style, its beauty and elegance are molded according to the local traditions.

[[File: Phul Cinema.jpg|thumb|Phul Cinema on the Mall facing the Fountain Chowk is built in [[Art Deco]] style]]

With the active patronage of the Maharajas of Patiala, a well-established style of [[Hindustan]] I music called the "[[Patiala gharana]]" came into existence and has held its own up to the present times. This school of music has had several famous musicians, many of whom came to Patiala after the disintegration of the [[Mughal Court]] at [[Delhi]] in the 18th century. At the turn of the century, Ustad Ali Bux was the most renowned exponent of this Gharana. Later, his sons Ustad [[Akhtar Hussain Khan]] and [[Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] achieved worldwide fame and brought glory to the Patiala Gharana.

After the partition of British India, the Muslim community was massacred or forced to flee the city en masse to [[Pakistan]]. At the same time, many [[Hindu]] and [[Sikh]] refugees migrated from Pakistan and settled on the Muslim properties in Patiala. The then Maharaja of Patiala, [[Yadavindra Singh|His Highness Yadavindra Singh]], [[Rajpramukh]] of [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union|PEPSU]] with his wife [[Rajmata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala|Her Highness Maharani Mohinder Kaur]] organized a large number of camps and worked tirelessly for the people.