Me and My Malwa

About the Book

Me and My Malwa The book examines the local culture, its customs, its people and its philosophy before arrival of the outside invaders. It also examines the impact of the arrival of the outside invaders, spread of Islam, coming of the Sikh Gurus, the establishment of the Mughal Empire, and the British. It traces the historical thread that makes the Punjabis what they are today. Surprisingly enough the people of Punjab did not hate all outside invaders. Although the Arabs, the Turks, the Iranians, and the Afghanis were all considered outsiders. The people of Punjab felt pride in learning the Persian language, copying some of the Persian literature, customs and so on.

About the Author

Harinder “Harry” S. Attri, MS, PE, CBO Born in “Dera of Dhiram Das” at Barnala, Punjab, India. Spent entire childhood and teenage years in Malwa area of Punjab. Born and raised in rustic environments in fairly secular population in a time period when the communities were small, people had time to talk to each other and everyone knew each other. Acquiring the then culture and learning the history of the region was a natural process. Took active part in sports and traveled throughout Punjab. In villages the folks knew Harry as “Baga Pahalwan” i.e. Baga the Wrestler until 1957.