Ambala is a city located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India, and an important railway junction made famous by Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim. This is a dance hall which would have featured courtesans or nautch girls. Ambala is a city located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India, and an important railway junction made famous by Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim. This is a dance hall which would have featured courtesans or nautch girls.