Malwa (Punjab)

Malwa is a region of Punjab and parts of Haryana between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. This Malwa should not be confused with the Malwa Plateau region of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. The Malwa area makes up the majority of the Punjab region consisting 11 districts.Cities such as Ludhiana, and Patiala located in the Malwa region are the richest cities, and are the most expensive places to live in the Punjab State. Ludhiana is the business centre of Punjab and is also referred to as the Manchester of Punjab. The city is also home to Punjab Agricultural University.Only Malwa region of Punjab had princley states including Patiala, Nabha , Faridkot and Malerkotla. Malwa is home to many NRI residents mostly from the Ludhiana, Sangrur, Moga, Barnala, and Bathinda districts. Ferozepur, which was the largest district and a metro city before the division of India and Pakistan, is part of the Malwa region which is famous for its patriotism as well as martyrdom and for the yield of best quality of wheat and paddy in the world. The Malwa region has been controlling the political power in Punjab and India for decades and the current Chief Minister of Punjab, also hailing from the Malwa region is Parkash Singh Badal who belongs to a Dhillon Jatt family, and is the president of Shiromani Akali Dal.

It is one of the Oldest Regions of Punjab Region and the Malva Region is Full of Ancient Punjabi Culture and a very Rich History. The Sutlej River goes through Parts of the Malva Region.

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