Puadh


Puadh is a historic region in north India that comprises parts of present-day Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and the U.T. of Chandigarh, India. It has the Sutlej river in its north and covers the regions immediately south of the Ghaggar river. The people of the area are known as Puadhi and speak the Puadhi dialect of Punjabi.

Etymology

The word Puadh is a conjugation of two words of the language: pūrava meaning eastern and āddha meaning half. The term refers to the eastern half of the Punjab region.

Extent

Puadh generally lies between the Sutlej and Ghaggar-Hakra rivers and south, south-east and east of Rupnagar district adjacent to Ambala district.

Punjab

In Punjab:
In Haryana, Pinjore, Panchkula, Naraingarh, Kalka, Ambala and Yamunanagar districts fall within Puadh. Other areas include Jagadhri, Kalesar, Pehowa, Gulha teshil of Kaithal district and Fatehabad district.

Himachal Pradesh

, Mahlog and Kala Amb in Himachal Pradesh lies in the east of Puadh, which separates the states of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.

Chandigarh

falls within the Puadh region.

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Culture

Puadh is often wrongly included in Malwa by the media. The region had its own poets even at Akbar's court such as Mai Banno of Banur. More recent poets include Bhagat Asa Ram Baidwan of Sohana. The Dhadd Sarangi and Kavishri singing originated in Puadh and also different types of Akharas such as that of Rabbi Bhaironpuri. Puadh consists only a small quantity of Punjab. The Majha, Malwa, and Doaba make up majority of the Punjab.

Puadhi language

The dialect of the Punjabi language spoken in Puadh is called Puadhi. The language is a mixture of Punjabi, Haryanvi, and Himachali. It is spoken by the people of Rajpura, Ghanaur, and Devigarh region of Patiala district, Banur region, villages of Mohali, and some region of Ropar district in Punjab, whereas in Haryana in villages of Ambala and Panchkula district people speak this language. Also, the region of Ismailabad and Shahbad of Kurukshetra speak this language, also a tehsil of Sadhaura of Yamunanagar district.