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*[[Fazilka district|Fazilka]]<ref>{{Cite web|url= | *[[Fazilka district|Fazilka]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trendpunjabi.com/majha-malwa-doaba/|title=Majha Malwa Doaba}}</ref> | ||
*[[Muktsar district|Shri Muktsar Sahib]] | *[[Muktsar district|Shri Muktsar Sahib]] | ||
*[[Moga district|Moga]] | *[[Moga district|Moga]] | ||
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Malwa is a region of India in the south-east of the state of Punjab and parts of Haryana and Rajasthan, between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers.[1]
Districts of Malwa[edit | edit source]
The following districts are classified as Malwa:[1]
- Firozpur
- Faridkot
- Fazilka[2]
- Shri Muktsar Sahib
- Moga
- Bathinda
- Barnala
- Mansa
- Sangrur
- Patiala
- Fatehgarh Sahib
- Rupnagar (formerly Ropar)
- Mohali district (officially SAS Nagar district)
- Malerkotla
- Ludhiana
Malwa areas in Haryana and Rajasthan[edit | edit source]
Notable residents[edit | edit source]
- Baba Aali Singh Maan and Baba Mali Singh Maan , a martyrs from Ludhian district
- Babbu Maan, a singer from Fatehghar Sahib district
- Babu Rajab Ali, renowned Punjabi Poet
- Hari Singh Dhillon, powerful Sikh warrior of the 17th century
- Jhanda Singh Dhillon
- Banda Singh Bahadur, martyr of the Sikh faith
- Bhuma Singh Dhillon, royal Sikh warrior of the 18th century in Punjab
- Maharaja Rajinder Singh
- Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
- Maharaja Yadavindra Singh
- Harcharan Singh Brar
- Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
- Sarabjit Singh Dhillon
- Kartar Singh Sarabha, Indian revolutionary who was amongst the most famous accused in the Lahore conspiracy trial
- Bibi Sahib Kaur, Sikh Princess
- Bibi Rajindar Kaur, Sikh princess
- Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, officer of the Indian Air Force, Param Vir Chakra awardee
- Baba Gurmukh Singh, freedom fighter
- Sukhdev Thapar, freedom fighter
- Udham Singh, independence activist, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer
- Beant Singh, the assassinated Chief Minister of Punjab
- Giani Zail Singh, former President of India
- Joginder Singh, from Mahla Kalan village in Moga district, officer of the Indian Air Force, Param Vir Chakra award
- Amrit Maan, a singer from Bathinda district
- Gippy Grewal, an actor from Ludhiana district
- Karan Aujla, a singer from Ludhiana district
- Sidhu Moosewala, a singer from Mansa district
- Gugu Gill, an actor from Muktsar district
- Surjit Bindrakhia, a singer from Rupnagar district
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grover, Parminder Singh (2011). Discover Punjab: Attractions of Punjab. Parminder Singh Grover. p. 179.
- ↑ "Majha Malwa Doaba".
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