Majha (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ਮਾਝਾ (

Gurmukhi Gurmukhī ( pa, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). It is used by Punjabi Sikhs to write the language, commonly ...

), (

Shahmukhi Shahmukhi (, ) is a Perso-Arabic alphabet script used historically by Punjabi Muslims (primarily in present-day Pakistani Punjab) to write the Punjabi language. It is generally written in the Nastaʿlīq calligraphic hand, which is also used f ...

); ''Mājhā'') is a region located in the central parts of the historical

Punjab region Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

split between

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

and

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. It extends north from the right banks of the river Beas, and reaches as far north as the river

Jhelum Jhelum (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for p ...

. People of the Majha region are given the demonym "Mājhī" or "Majhail". Most inhabitants of the region speak the

Majhi dialect Majhi (Shahmukhi: Gurmukhi: ) is the standard dialect of Punjabi and is spoken in the Majha region of the Punjab. The two most important cities in this area are Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in P ...

, which is the basis of the standard register of the

Punjabi language Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 ...

. The most populous city in the area is

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th List of largest cities, most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is th ...

on the Pakistani side, and

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha ...

on the Indian side of the border. During the

partition of India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: India and Pakistan. T ...

in 1947, the Majha region of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

was split between India and Pakistan when the Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab were formed. The Majha region of Indian State of Punjab covers the area between Beas and Ravi rivers, including the area on the north of

Sutlej The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the In ...

, after the confluence of Beas and Sutlej at Harike in Tarn Taran district, extending up to the Ravi River, which is all part of the Majha region in India. This region contains fourteen districts of the Pakistani province of Punjab, including the cities of

, Faisalabad, Sahiwal,

Pakpattan Pakpattan ( Punjabi and ), often referred to as Pākpattan Sharīf (; ''"Noble Pakpattan"''), is the capital city of the Pakpattan District, located in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 48th largest city of Pakistan by population according ...

Gujranwala Gujranwala ( ur, , label=none; ) is a city and capital of Gujranwala Division located in Pakistan. It is also known as "City of Wrestlers" and is quite famous for its food. It is the 5th most populous List of most populous cities in Pakistan, c ...

, Gujrat, and

Sialkot Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...

. Four districts of Indian state of Punjab –

, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, and

Pathankot Pathankot is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the 6th most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipal co ...

. The people of the Majha region have been historically known for their warrior-like nature. The Majha region is called the "Sword Arm of the Country", due to it contributing disproportionately to the Officer as well as Orderly ranks of the Armies of both India and Pakistan. The

Sikh Empire The Sikh Empire was a state originating in the Indian subcontinent, formed under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who established an empire based in the Punjab. The empire existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahor ...

was founded in the Majha region, and so the region is also sometimes referred to as "the cradle of the brave Sikhs". Majha is also the birthplace of Sikhism.

History

The word "Mājhā" means the "central" or the "heartland". The Majha region is geographically located in the middle (or central part) of the historic

, hence giving it the name Majha. It includes a considerable portion of the Bari Doab (the region between the rivers Beas and Ravi) and the Rechna Doab (the region between the rivers Ravi and Chenab), and a smaller portion of the Jech Doab region (the region between the rivers

and Chenab). The Majha region of historical

spans northward from the right banksThe left/right bank of a river is determined by looking in the direction of flow of the river (facing downstream). of river Beas, and extends up to river

at its northmost, making it the largest regions of historic

. The Indian state of Punjab has continued to recognize the Majha region through maintaining the districts that have historically belonged to the Majha region. In Pakistan, the Majha city of Lahore was selected as its provincial capital, which the remaining Majha districts were either maintained, or their borders blurred as the boundaries were divided between districts Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, and Rawalpindi, Sahiwal and Sargodha.

Districts of Majha

The following districts are classified as Majha.

Tourist attractions

India

* The Golden Temple,

* Gurudwara Shaheed Ganj Sahib, Amritsar * Baba Atal Sahib, Amritsar * Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum, Amritsar * Company Bagh, Amritsar *

Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib is a gurdwara established by the fifth guru, Guru Arjan Dev, in the city of Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India. The site has the distinction of having the largest sarovar (water pond) of all the gurdwaras. It is famou ...

, Tarntaran * Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar * Punjab State War Heroes' Memorial & Museum, Amritsar * Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal, Amritsar * Sadda Pind, Amritsar * Gurudwara Bir Baba Budha Sahib * Chheharta Sahib, Amritsar * Gurudwara Goindwal Sahib, Tarntaran * Urban Haat, Amritsar * Ram Bagh Palace, Amritsar * Partition Museum, Amritsar * Harike Pattan bird sanctuary, Tarn Taran *

Durgiana Temple Shri Durgiana Mandir (Punjabi: ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਦੁਰਗਿਆਨਾ ਮੰਦਿਰ) (Hindi: श्री दुर्गियाना मंदिर), is a Hindu temple situated in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. Though a Hindu temp ...

* Walled City of Amritsar * Gobindgarh Fort,

* Mukteshwar Mahadev Temple, Pathankot * Ranjit Sagar Dam, Pathankot
Shahpur Kandi Fort

Nurpur Fort

* Gurdwara Kandh Sahib, Batala *Shamsher Khan's tomb, Batala * Pul Kanjri,

* Wagah-Attari border ceremony, Attari border between

India and

Pakistan.

Pakistan

Akbari Sarai The Akbari Sarai ( ur, ) is a large caravan inn (''"sarai"''), located in Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Dating from 1637, the ''sarai'' was originally built for travelers, as well as for caretakers of the Tomb of Jahangir. The ''sa ...

* Aiwan-e-Iqbal, Lahore *

Anarkali Bazaar Anarkali Bazaar ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a major bazaar in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Anarkali also serves as a neighbourhood and union council of Data Gunj Buksh Tehsil of Lahore. It is situated in the region that extends from the south of Lahor ...

, Lahore * Badshahi Mosque, Lahore * Bagh-e-Jinnah (Lawrence Gardens), Lahore *

Begum Shahi Mosque Begum Shahi Mosque ( ur, ), officially The Mosque of ''Mariyam Zamani Begum'' ( ur, ), is an early 17th-century mosque situated in the Walled City of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Constructed by Mughal Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani, chief consort of Em ...

, Lahore * Chauburji, Lahore * Faisalabad Clock Tower, Faisalabad * Data Darbar, Lahore * Fakir Khana, Lahore * Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Kartarpur *

Gurdwara Dera Sahib Gurdwara Dera Sahib () is a gurudwara in Lahore, Pakistan, which commemorates the spot where the 5th guru of Sikhism, Guru Arjan Dev, was martyred in 1606. Location The gurdwara is located just outside of the Walled City of Lahore, and is pa ...

, Lahore * Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib *

Gurdwara Janam Asthan Guru Ram Das The Janam Asthan Guru Ram Das ( ur, , label= Punjabi, Urdu) is a gurdwara in Lahore, Pakistan. The gurdwara was built atop the site traditionally believed to be the location of the birthplace and childhood home of Guru Ram Das, the 4th Sikh gurus. ...

, Lahore *

Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh The Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh (Urdu/ pa, ), officially known as Government Victoria Girls' High School, is a haveli that houses a government school located in Lahore, Pakistan. Dating from the Sikh era of the mid-19th century, the haveli is consi ...

, Lahore *

Hazuri Bagh Hazuri Bagh ( ur, ) is a garden in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, bounded by the Lahore Fort to the east, Badshahi Mosque to the west, the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh to the north, and the Roshnai Gate to the south. The garden was built during the reig ...

, Lahore *

Hiran Minar Hiran Minar ( ur, ; or ''"The Deer Tower"'') is an early 16th-century Mughal era complex located in Sheikhupura, in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The complex was built at the site of a game reserve in honour of Mughal Emperor Jahangi ...

Sheikhupura Sheikhupura ( pa, ; ur, ) also known as Qila Sheikhupura, is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. Founded by the Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Jehangir in 1607, Sheikhupura is the List of most populous citie ...

Lahore Fort The Lahore Fort ( ur, , lit=Royal Fort, translit=Shāhī Qilā, label=Punjabi and Urdu) is a citadel in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The fortress is located at the northern end of walled city Lahore, and spreads over an area greater than ...

(Shahi Qila), Lahore * Lahore Museum, Lahore * Lahore Zoo, Lahore * Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore * Moti Masjid, Lahore * Neevin Mosque, Lahore * Omar Hayat Mahal, Chiniot *

Oonchi Mosque The Oonchi Mosque, or Oonchi Masjid ( Punjabi, ur, , lit=High Mosque) is a Mughal-era mosque located along the Hakiman Bazaar, near the Bhati Gate which leads into the Walled City of Lahore, in Pakistan. The mosque may date from the reign of t ...

, Lahore * Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore *

Samadhi of Ranjit Singh The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh ( pa, , ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਧੀ ; ) is a 19th-century building in Lahore, Pakistan that houses the funerary urns of the Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 – 1839). It is located adjacen ...

, Lahore *

Shahi Hammam The Shahi Hammam ( Urdu and pa, ; ''"Royal Baths"''), also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It was built by chief physician to t ...

, Lahore * Shalimar Gardens, Lahore * Sheesh Mahal, Lahore * Sunehri Mosque, Lahore *

Tomb of Asif Khan The Tomb of Asif Khan ( ur, ) is a 17th-century mausoleum located in Shahdara Bagh, in the city of Lahore, Punjab. It was built for the Mughal statesman Mirza Abul Hassan Jah, who was titled ''Asif Khan''. Asif Khan was brother of Nur Jahan, an ...

, Lahore * Tomb of Jahangir, Lahore *

Tomb of Allama Iqbal The Tomb of Allama Iqbal, or Mazaar-e-Iqbal ( ur, ) is a mausoleum located within the Hazuri Bagh, in the Pakistani city of Lahore, capital of Punjab province. Background Iqbal was one of the major inspirations behind the Pakistan Movement, a ...

, Lahore * Tomb of Nur Jahan, Lahore * Wagah-Attari border ceremony, Attari border between

India and

Pakistan. *

Walled City of Lahore The Walled City of Lahore ( Punjabi & ur, , ''"Inner City"''), also known as Old City, forms the historic core of Lahore, Pakistan. The city was established around 1000 CE in the western half of the Walled City, which was fortified by a mud w ...

, Lahore *

Wazir Khan Mosque ; ''Masjid Wazīr Khān'') is a 17th-century mosque located in the city of Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a part of an ensemble of buildings that ...

, Lahore *

Zamzama The Zamzama Gun ( ur, , meaning "thunder" or "roar", sometimes written "Zam-Zammah" or "Zam-Zammeh") also known as ''Kim’s Gun'' or ''Bhangianwali Toap'' is a large-bore cannon. It was cast in about 1757 in Lahore (present-day Pakistan) du ...

, Lahore

Notable residents Of Majha

Baba Deep Singh Baba Deep Singh (26 January 1682 – 13 November 1757) is revered among Sikhs as one of the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism. He is remembered for his sacrifice and devotion to the teachings of the Sikh Gurus. Baba Deep Singh was the fir ...

Ji (1682–1757). * Raja Aziz Bhatti (1928-1965) Got highest military award of Pakistan for his bravery *

Lala Achint Ram Lala Achint Ram (19 August 1898 – 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian and a member of the Indian National Congress party. He was one of the first three members of Servants of the People Society, established by Lala Lajpat Rai i ...

- Noted freedom Fighter , Member of the Constitutional Assembly, Later Parliamentarian. *Maharaja

Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He ...

of Punjab (1780–1839), the founder of the

. *

Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Dutt; 6 June 1929 — 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director and politician. Dutt was one of the major stars of Hindi cinema in the late 1950s and 1960s and continued to star in many successful film ...

- Famous Bollywood Actor * Zubair Jhara Pehalwan (1990-1991) Famous Wrestler from Lahore * Krishan Kant - Former Vice President of India * Hari Singh Nalwa (1791–1837), renowned warrior and Commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the

. *

Haq Nawaz Jhangvi Haq Nawaz Jhangvi ( ur, حق نواز جھنگوی, ''Ḥaq Nawāz Jhangvī''; 1952 – 23 February 1990) was a Pakistani cleric who founded the Anjumane Sipahe Sahaba on 6 September 1986. Biography Haq Nawaz Jhangvi was born in 1952 i ...

(1952-1990) Chief, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan *

Bhai Bidhi Chand Baba Bidhi Chand (Gurmukhi: ਬਿਧੀ ਚੰਦ; 26 April 1579 - 30 August 1638) was a Sikh religious preacher, from Chhina Bidhi Chand village, 37 kilometers south of Amritsar and Chhina Bidhi Chand was part of Amritsar District not Lahore. H ...

(1640), the greatest

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

warrior and religious preacher at the time of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji. * Akali Phula Singh Ji (1761 – 1823), highly respected

Akali Nihang The Nihang or Akali (lit. "the immortals") is an armed Sikhism, Sikh warrior order originating in the Indian subcontinent. Nihang are believed to have originated either from Fateh Singh (Sikhism), Fateh Singh and the attire he wore or from the " ...

general and Jathedar of the Khalsa Panth. *

Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal ( pa, ; – 21 September 1857), widely known as Nawab of Jhamra, was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal tribe. He led rebellion in the Bar region of Punjab against the British East India Company in the War of Indepe ...

, (1785-1857) He led rebellion against British army in Punjab *

Sham Singh Atariwala Sham Singh Attariwala (1790 – 10 February 1846) was a general of the Sikh Empire. He was born in the 1790s in the town of Attari (a few kilometres from the border of Indian and Pakistan Punjab in India), Amritsar, in the Majha region of Panja ...

(1790 - 1846), the general of the

. *

Allama Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philos ...

, Pakistan's national poet. * Sohail Ahmed, Pakistani Comedian *Captain Arun Singh Jasrotia, India military officer. * Musarrat Nazir, Pakistani Punjabi folk singer of Kashmiri descent. * Saifuddin Kitchlew, Indian freedom fighter of Kashmiri descent. *Baba

Baghel Singh Baba Baghel Singh (c. 1730 – c. 1802) was a military general in the Punjab region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. He rose to prominence in the area around Sutlej and Yamuna. Singh joined the Singh K ...

, who occupied

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of Modi's biggest celebrity backer ...

* Dulla Bhatti (1549-1599) Led revolt against Mughal Emperor *

Baba Gurdit Singh Baba Gurdit Singh (25 August 1860 – 24 July 1954) was the central figure in the Komagata Maru incident of 1914, one of several incidents in the history of early 20th century involving exclusion laws in both Canada and the United States design ...

SS Komagata Maru was a cargo steamship that was built in Scotland in 1890, was in German ownership until 1913, and then had a succession of Japanese owners until she was wrecked in 1926. She was launched as ''Stubbenhuk'', renamed ''Sicilia'' in 1894, ''Komaga ...

Satyavati Devi (born 1905) Satyavati Devi (28 February 1905 – 26 October 2010) was an Indian freedom fighter and Gandhian. At the time of her death on 26 October 2010, she was India's oldest living freedom fighter. She was born in a Punjabi Hindu family in Tarn Tara ...

* Raza Saqib Mustafai, Islamic Scholar * Bhai Maha Singh * Kapil Sharma * Sunanda Sharma, Famous Female-Punjabi Singer *

Dara Singh Dara Singh Randhawa (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya S ...

wrestler * Gurdial Singh Dhillon, ex-

speaker of Lok Sabha The speaker of the Lok Sabha (IAST: ) is the presiding officer and the highest official of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general ...

* Jagbir Singh Chhina, freedom fighter. * Gurpreet Singh (shooter), winner of two medals in

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the ex ...

* M. S. Gill, former chief Election Commissioner of India and former sports Minister of

* Mai Bhago *

Pratap Singh Kairon Partap Singh Kairon (1 October 1901 – 6 February 1965) was the Chief Minister of the Punjab province (then comprising Punjab, Haryana and part of Himachal Pradesh), and is widely acknowledged as the architect of post-Independence Punjab Provi ...

, ex- Chief Minister of

Surender Mohan Pathak Surender Mohan Pathak (born 19 February 1940 at Khemkaran, in Tarn Taran district near Amritsar, in the Majha region of Punjab) is an author of Hindi-language crime fiction with nearly 300 novels to his credit. His writing career, along with h ...

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Teja Singh Samundri Teja Singh Samundri (1882-1926) was one of the founder members of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee ( SGPC; "Supreme Gurdwara Management Committee") is an organization in India responsibl ...

, founder of SGPC *Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna, Founder and President of Gadar party * Bharti Singh *

Amrinder Gill Amrinder Singh Gill () is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven including three for Best Actor, and two ...

*Dr. Jagir Singh Noor, from Batala, Writer, known for his contribution to culture, criticism and research on folk dances * Sardar Baj Singh, Sikh general and governor. *Bhai Bhag Singh Bhikhiwind, leader of the Ghadar Party (1914) * Sardar Chhajja Singh Dhillon, a renowned Sikh warrior of the early 18th century. *

Prem Dhillon Premjeet Singh "Prem" Dhillon is an Indian singer and lyricist associated with Punjabi music. He started his singing career in 2018 with single "Chan Milondi". Dhillon is best known for singles "Boot Cut","Old Skool" and "Majha Block" . Music ...

Jordan Sandhu Jordan Sandhu is an Indian singer and actor from Punjab. He is best known for his singles "Teeje Week", "Muchh Rakhi Aa" and "Handsome Jatta" from Ashke. He is also known for collaborating with lyricist Sharanjeet Singh Chohalla Wala on most o ...

AP Dhillon Amritpal Singh Dhillon (born 10 January 1993), known professionally as AP Dhillon, is an Indo-Canadian singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer associated with Punjabi music. Five of his singles have peaked on the Official Charts Company ...

* Gurinder Gill *

Nimrat Khaira Nimrat Khaira is a Punjabi singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi- language music and films. Early life Born in Gurdaspur, Khaira started singing in third grade. She is the only child of her parents. She completed her schooling from ...

* Ravi Thakur *

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi devotional music. Sometimes ...

, Faisalabad * Bhagat Singh, (September 1907 – 23 March 1931) Noor Jahan, Singer, real Name Allah Rakhi, Kasur

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History

Districts of Majha

Tourist attractions

India

Pakistan

Notable residents Of Majha

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