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Majha (Punjabi: ????, ?????; Hindi: ???? Majha) is a historical region of the Punjab

comprising the modern districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and arn aran in the !ndian

"tate of Punjab and the districts of #ahore and $asur in the Pa%istani Pro&ince of Punjab'Historicall, Majha comprised the older settled parts of the ari *oab (in particular

"hei%hupura) and the +echna *oab (in particular, Gujranala), the neer settled parts

belonging to the canal colonies'-./ Major tons in the region include Amritsar, atala,Pathan%ot, +aalpindi, Gurdaspur, #ahore, $asur, "hei%hupura, Gujranala, "ial%ot,

0a1irabad, Gujrat, and arn aran "ahib'

he largest part of Majha called the ari *oab' !t lies beteen to of the fi&e great ri&ers

of the Punjab: the +a&i and the "utlej' As such, Majha lies in the heart of the ancient

Punjab region' 2o onder then, that one meaning of Majha is 3the central plains3 or 3the

central countr3'

he people of Majha are %non as 3Majhis3 or 3Majhhis3'

*oaba is the region of !ndian Punjab surrounded b the ri&ers eas and "utlej' he name4*oaba4 literall translates to 4land of to ri&ers4 (4*o4 to, 4Ab4 ri&er; Punjabi)' !t is

one of the most fertile regions of the orld, and as the centre of the Green +e&olution

in !ndia' o this da, it remains one of the largest per capita producers of heat in theorld'-citation needed/

he people of *oaba started out as agriculturalists, but ha&e no di&ersified into

education, sports and entrepreneurship' he highl progressi&e and enterprisingpopulation has, in recent ears, suffered from demographic uphea&als engendered b

large scale migration to 2orth America, and female foeticide' Also, *oaba consists thelargest population of 5hamar caste around 678 of the population'

he biggest cities in *oaba are 9alandhar, Hoshiarpur, Adampur, 2aansher and

Phagara' 9alandhar is one of the most famous cities of *oaba' his cit has highestdensit of hospitals in Asia' *A3s first engineering college is also placed at 9alandhar'

Highest production of sports material' !ndia3s famous spin boler Harbhajan singh is

from 9alandhar' Adampur has an !ndian airforce base and as bombed in each of the

!ndia Pa%istan ars'

Mala is a region of Punjab and parts of Harana beteen the "utlej and amuna ri&ers'

his Mala should not be confused ith the Mala Plateau region of Madha Pradesh,

5entral !ndia' people of Mala are %non for being great fighters, and arriors heMala area ma%es up majorit of the Punjab region consisting .. districts, and has the

most fertile land' 5ities such as #udhiana, and Mohali located in the Mala region are

the richest cities, and are the most e

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cit is home to Punjab Agricultural =ni&ersit the best in all of Asia-citation needed/'

Mala is also home to man 2+! residents mostl from the #udhiana, "angrur, Moga,

arnala, and athinda districts' >ero1epur, hich as the biggest district and a metro citbefore the di&ision of !ndia and Pa%istan, also comes in Mala region hich is famous

for its Patriotism as ell as Martrdom and also for the ield of best ualit of heat and

padd in the orld-citation needed/' Majorit of the "i%h 9ats and $hatri "i%hs are foundin the Mala region comprising @8 of the population, and rest is bro%en up beteen

ar%ans, and 5hamars' he Aroras are in minorit in the area' he Mala region has

been controlling the political poer in Punjab for decades and the current 5hief Ministerof Punjab, also hailing from the Mala region is Par%ash "ingh adal ho belongs to a

*hillon 9at famil, and is the president of "hiromani A%ali *al'

-edit/ Historical figures of Mala PunjabHari "ingh *hillonB most poerful "i%h arrior of the .Cth centur spreading his empire

into Afghanistan

9handa "ingh *hillon

anda "ingh ahadur B martr of "i%h faithhuma "ingh *hillon

aghel "ingh *halialB.Dth centur misldar %ing of %arora singhia misl'Gurba%sh "ingh *hillon

"arabjit "ingh *hillon

$artar "ingh "arabha:>irst "i%h freedom fighter during ritish time ho as hanged atage .D in #ahore' He as also the mentor of hagat "ingh

huma "ingh *hillon:>amous "i%h arrior of the .Dth centur

ibi "ahib $aur:"i%h Princess

ibi +ajindar $aur:"i%h princessMaharaja ada&indra "ingh

Maharaja +ajinder "ingh

hupinder "ingh of Patiala:Prince of Patiala2irmal 9it "ingh "e%hon:Param ir 5ha%ra !ndia highest militar decoration

aba Gurmu%h "ingh:>reedom >ighter

"u%hde& hapar:Hanged alongside ith hagat "ingh on March E, .@E.=dham "ingh:Assassinated Michael F3*er

"aint 9arnail "ingh hindranale:"i%h "oldier

eant "ingh:0ho assassinated !ndira Gandhi

$ehar "ingh:Planned the assassination of !ndira Gandhieant "ingh:5hief Minster of Punjab assassinated b %halistani terrorists in 5handigarh,

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Mohinder "ingh +andhaa:Plaed a major role in the Green +e&olution of !ndiahe people of the region are %non as Malais'

he dialect of Punjabi spo%en in Mala is called Mali'

5ompared to Majha (comprising of Amritsar and Gurdaspur and arn aran districts),

*oaba(comprising of 9alandhar, Hoshiarpur, $apurthala and 2aan "hahr districts) and

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Poadh (comprising +opar, >atehgarh "ahib, Mohali, parts of Patiala), Mala comprises

.7(parts of some) of the tent districts of Punjab' *istricts in Mala include:

arnala

athinda

>arid%otparts of >atehgarh "ahib

>iro1pur

#udhianaMansa

Moga

Mu%tsar

Patiala"angrur

*uring the Mughal era, Mala as %non as "irhind, since it consisted of the cit b

that name' "irhind as the headuarters or the Mughal administration in astern Punjab'

he cit as also the headuarters of the Mujaddidia branch of the 2ashbandiaFrder of "ufism' he Frder as named after Mujaddid Alif hani also %non as "hei%h

Ahmad "irhindi'

Mala, li%e the rest of the pro&ince, as also the scene of man clashes beteen the

Mughals, the "i%hs, the Afghans, the Marathas and the ritish'