Malwa (Punjab)

Malwa (Punjabi: ਮਾਲਵਾ) is the region of Punjab south of the Satluj river.^[1]

Districts of Malwa

The following districts are classified as Malwa:^[1]

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

1 2 Grover, Parminder Singh (2011). Discover Punjab: Attractions of Punjab. Parminder Singh Grover. p. 179.

State of Punjab, India

Capital: Chandigarh

Topics	Cinema Cuisine Punjabi bhathi Punjabi tandoor Sattu Culture Folk dances Aawat pauni Demographics Economy Education Folklore Punjabi folk religion Sanjhi Gugga Chhapar Mela Sakhi Sarwar Saint Punjabi fasts Bhangala History King Porus Language Gurmukhī Music Bhangra Folk music People Tourism Dress Salwar (Punjabi) Suit Punjabi ghagra Patiala salwar Punjabi Tamba and Kurta Phulkari Jutti Calendars Punjabi calendar Nanakshahi calendar Bikrami calendar Fairs and Festival of Punjab India Punjabi festivals Lohri Basant Kite Festival (Punjab) Maghi Holi, Punjab Teeyan Rakhri Vaisakhi Religious festivals Hindu Punjabi Festivals Sikh festivals Sports Kabaddi Kabaddi in India Kila Raipur Sports Festival Punjabi Kabaddi Punjabi Suba movement

Regions	Majha Malwa Doaba Powadh

Districts	SAS Nagar Sri Amritsar Barnala Bathinda Faridkot Fatehgarh Sahib Fazilka Firozpur Gurdaspur Hoshiarpur Jalandhar Kapurthala Ludhiana Mansa Moga Pathankot Patiala Sri Muktsar Sahib Rupnagar Sangrur Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Tarn Taran Sahib

Major Cities	Ludhiana Amritsar Jalandhar Patiala Bathinda Hoshiarpur Mohali Batala Pathankot Moga

Punjab geography

Beas River Chenab River Chhachh Cholistan Desert Doaba Ganji Bar Ghaggar river Indus River Jhelum River Kachhi Kala Chitta Range Kallar Kahar Khewra Salt Mine Kirana Bar Kirana Hills Majha Malwa Margalla Hills Murree Neeli Bar Poadh Pothohar Plateau Ravi River Salt Range Sandal Bar Sivalik Hills Soon Valley Sulaiman Mountains Sutlej River Thal Desert Trimmu

Geography of South Asia

Mountains and plateaus	Himalayas Mount Everest Western Ghats Eastern Ghats Aravalli Range Nilgiris Vindhya Range Satpura Range Garo Hills Shivalik Hills Mahabharat Range Khasi Hills Annamalai Hills Cardamom Hills Sulaiman Mountains Toba Kakar Range Karakoram Hindu Kush Chittagong Hill Tracts Deccan Plateau Thar Desert Makran Chota Nagpur Naga Hills Mysore Plateau Ladakh Plateau Gandhamardan Hills Malwa

Lowlands and islands	Indo-Gangetic plain Doab Indus Valley Indus River Delta Ganges Basin Ganges Delta Terai Atolls of the Maldives Coromandel Coast Konkan Lakshadweep Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sundarbans Reserve Forest Greater Rann of Kutch Little Rann of Kutch Protected areas in Tamil Nadu

By country	India Pakistan Nepal Bhutan Sri Lanka Bangladesh Maldives Afghanistan

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