Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. An important town in ancient Hindu mythology, Gurgaon is one of Delhi's four major satellite cities and is part of the National Capital Region of India.
The name Gurgaon traces its origin to Hindu Mythology. According to mythology, it was the ancestral village of Guru Dronacharya. The word Gurgaon comes from two words - ‘Guru' meaning ‘teacher' and ‘Gaon' meaning ‘village'. Thus, it literally means ‘the village of the teacher'.
There is the Sultanpur Lake and the Sohna Lake to visit here, which lie on the outskirts of the city. Both of these are popular as weekend holiday options.
Over the past 10 years the city has undergone rapid development and construction. A wave of multinational companies choose to locate their operations in Gurgaon after GE did so in 1997 which has made Gurgaon the call centre capital of the world.Multinational companies also chose to put their regional headquarters in Gurgaon instead of Mumbai or Delhi.