Malwa (Punjab)
Districts of Malwa
The following districts are classified as Malwa:[1]
- Firozpur
- Faridkot
- Fazilka [2]
- Shri Muktsar Sahib
- Moga
- Bathinda
- Ludhiana
- Barnala
- Mansa
- Sangrur
- Patiala
The following fall within Poadh
Malwayi boli speaking areas in Haryana & Rajasthan
Notable residents
- Babu Rajab Ali, renowned Punjabi Poet
- Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
- Hari Singh Dhillon, powerful Sikh warrior of the 17th century
- Jhanda Singh Dhillon
- Banda Singh Bahadur, martyr of 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 the Punjab
- Giani Zail Singh, former President of India
See also
References
- 1 2 Grover, Parminder Singh (2011). Discover Punjab: Attractions of Punjab. Parminder Singh Grover. p. 179.
- ↑ "New district fazilka in malwa".
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