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'''Malwa''' is a region of [[India]] in the south-east of the state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and parts of [[Haryana]] and [[Rajasthan]], between the [[Sutlej]] and [[Yamuna]] rivers.<ref name="grover"><br />
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==Districts of Malwa==<br />
The following districts are classified as Malwa:<ref name="grover" /><br />
*[[Firozpur district|Firozpur]]<br />
*[[Faridkot district|Faridkot]]<br />
*[[Fazilka district|Fazilka]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trendpunjabi.com/majha-malwa-doaba/|title=Majha Malwa Doaba}}</ref><br />
*[[Muktsar district|Shri Muktsar Sahib]]<br />
*[[Moga district|Moga]]<br />
*[[Bathinda District|Bathinda]]<br />
*[[Barnala District|Barnala]]<br />
*[[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa]]<br />
*[[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]<br />
*[[Patiala District|Patiala]]<br />
*[[Fatehgarh Sahib district|Fatehgarh Sahib]]<br />
*[[Rupnagar district|Rupnagar (formerly Ropar)]]<br />
*[[Mohali district|Mohali district <br />
(officially SAS Nagar district)]]<br />
*[[Malerkotla district|Malerkotla]]<br />
*[[Ludhiana]]<br />
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==Malwa areas in Haryana and Rajasthan==<br />
* [[Sirsa district |Sirsa (Haryana)]]<br />
* [[Fatehabad district |Fatehabad (Haryana)]]<br />
* [[Sri Ganganagar district|Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan)]]<br />
* [[Hanumangarh district|Hanumangarh (Rajasthan)]]<br />
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==Notable residents==<br />
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*[https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Ali_Singh Baba Aali Singh Maan and Baba Mali Singh Maan] , a martyrs from [[Ludhiana district|Ludhian district]]<br />
*[[Babbu Maan]], a singer from [[Fatehgarh Sahib district|Fatehghar Sahib district]]<br />
*[[Babu Rajab Ali]], renowned Punjabi [[Poet]]<br />
*[[Hari Singh Dhillon]], powerful Sikh warrior of the 17th century<br />
*[[Jhanda Singh Dhillon]]<br />
*[[Banda Singh Bahadur]], martyr of the Sikh faith<br />
*[[Bhuma Singh Dhillon]], royal Sikh warrior of the 18th century in Punjab<br />
*[[Maharaja Rajinder Singh]]<br />
*[[Maharaja Bhupinder Singh]]<br />
*[[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh]]<br />
*[[Harcharan Singh Brar]]<br />
*[[Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon]]<br />
*[[Sarabjit Singh Dhillon]]<br />
*[[Kartar Singh Sarabha]], Indian revolutionary who was amongst the most famous accused in the [[Lahore]] conspiracy trial<br />
*[[Bibi Sahib Kaur]], Sikh [[Princess]]<br />
*[[Bibi Rajindar Kaur]], Sikh princess<br />
*[[Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon]], officer of the [[Indian Air Force]], [[Param Vir Chakra]] awardee<br />
*[[Baba Gurmukh Singh]], [[freedom fighter]]<br />
*[[Sukhdev Thapar]], freedom fighter<br />
*[[Udham Singh]], independence activist, best known for assassinating [[Michael O'Dwyer]]<br />
*[[Beant Singh (chief minister)|Beant Singh]], the assassinated [[Chief Minister]] of Punjab<br />
*[[Giani Zail Singh]], former [[President of India]]<br />
*[[Joginder Singh (soldier)|Joginder Singh]], from Mahla Kalan village in [[Moga district]], officer of the Indian Air Force, [[Param Vir Chakra]] award<br />
*[[Amrit Maan]], a singer from [[Bathinda district]]<br />
*[[Gippy Grewal]], an actor from [[Ludhiana district]]<br />
*[[Karan Aujla]], a singer from [[Ludhiana district]]<br />
*[[Sidhu Moosewala]], a singer from [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa district]]<br />
*[[Gugu Gill]], an actor from [[Muktsar district]]<br />
*[[Surjit Bindrakhia]], a singer from [[Rupnagar district]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Doaba, Punjab|Doaba]]<br />
*[[Majha]]<br />
*[[Poadh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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* ''[[Mahankosh]]'', [[Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha]]<br />
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[[Category:Regions of India]]<br />
[[Category:Regions of Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Plains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Landforms of Punjab, India]]</div>Jsjk