Majitha
Majitha (मजीठा) or Majitha (मजीठिया) is village in Tehsil Amritsar I District Amritsar of Punjab. People from this place write surname Majithia.
Origin
Manjishhtha (मञ्जिष्ठ) is name of a plant commonly known as: common madder, Indian madder. Its name in other languages are • Assamese: মজাঠি majathi • Gujarati: મજીઠ majitha • Hindi: मजीठ majith • Nepali: मजिठो majito
Location
Jat Gotras
Mention by Panini
Manjishtha (मञ्जिष्ठ) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [1]
Manjishtha (मञ्जिष्ठा) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [2]
History
Notable persons
- Jimmy Shergill (also known as Jasjit Shergill) is a famous Bollywood and Punjwood actor.
- Ganjendra Singh Majithia, Shergill - Jat, From Amritsar district was in the List of Punjab Chiefs.
- Umrao Singh Majithia, Shergill - Jat, From Amritsar district was in the List of Punjab Chiefs.
- Bija Singh Majithia, Jat, From Amritsar district was in the List of Punjab Chiefs.
- Balchar Singh Majithia, Sethi - Jat, From Amritsar district was in the List of Punjab Chiefs.
- Surjit Singh Majitha, Member of Parliament-1957 from Taran Taran, Punjab
Gallery
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Raja Umrao Singh of Majithia (1870-1954), the father of the famous colourful and innovative painter Amrita Sher-Gil. He was was born at Majitha, a village in Amritsar district into a Sher Gill Jat family. He was the eldest son of Raja Surat Singh Majithia.
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References
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.209, 231
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.246
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