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

Jat Gotras

• Majithia
• Shergill
• Sethi

Mention by Panini

Manjishtha (मञ्जिष्ठ) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi.

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Manjishtha (मञ्जिष्ठा) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi.

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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  Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, Estate :- Majitha, Dynasty:- Shergill

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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.

References

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