Uttarakhand Foundation Day is being observed on November 9. The day is celebrated annually to mark the formation of 27th state of India.

Key Points

• Uttarakhand was created in 2000 by joining some districts from the North-western part of Uttar Pradesh and some portion of the Himalayan Mountain range.
• This state was earlier known as Uttaranchal. It was renamed in 2007 to Uttarakhand.
• Year 2021 marks the 21st Uttarakhand Foundation Day.

About Uttarakhand

State of Uttarakhand is known as ‘Land of Gods’. It has very rich natural resources like glaciers, snow-clad mountain peaks, rivers and dense forests.  It also has four most sacred and revered Hindu temples called as Char Dham of Uttarakhand namely Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. Dehradun is the capital Uttarakhand.