The Land Of Five Rivers - PUNJAB 🚩

  Punjab is divided into Three regions according to flow of rivers. These are Majha, Malwa and Doaba. The region lying between Ravi and Beas is called Majha. Same as lying between Beas and Sutlej is called Doaba. The region lying in the South of Sutlej river is called Malwa. MAJHA Region- It means 'middle' or 'center', which historically is the name given to undivided Punjab before 1947. After the division in 1947, comprising only two districts- Amritsar and Gurdaspur . Tarn-tarn district was formed in 2006. It was carved out of Amritsar. Pathankot has been carved out from Gurdaspur and declared a district on July 2011. There is a confluence of Beas and Sutlej  at Herkie  in the Tarn-tarn district. DOABA Region-                                                           The word 'DOABA' itself defines its meaning. The ...

  Land of Five Rivers - PUNJAB 🚩 The word Punjab means the land of five rivers. These are the names of five rivers - Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab, and Jhelum . Call Punjab the Food Giver of India and it will not be a surprise. It is also India's Dairy Farm because milk production is high in Punjab. Harappan civilization is one of the oldest and richest civilizations in the world and was discovered in Punjab. History has shown that the land of Punjab was under the influence of a powerful empire, which is why the personality of Punjab is characterized by these empires. One empire after another was established like Mauryan , Afghans, Mughals, Sikhs, British, etc. which made Punjab a repository of different religions, Punjab became the leading state in becoming a rich and unique heritage due to its influence. The partition of 194 7 had a profound effect on the geographical size of Punjab. The resulting partition divided Punjab into two parts - West Punjab (In Pakistan) and East Punjab ...