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Moga

Moga in Punjab. Explore its public directory, history, places, personalities and election references.

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Discover Moga, Punjab

Local stories, places and livelihoods, with the original sources close at hand.

Moga district is one of the twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. It became the 17th district of Punjab state on 24 November 1995, being cut from the Faridkot and Firozpur districts. Moga district is among the largest producers of wheat and rice in Punjab, India. People from Moga city and Moga district belong to the Malwa culture. The district is noted for being the homeland for a high-proportion of Indian Punjabi expatriates who emigrated abroad and their descendants, which has given it the nickname of "NRI district".

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History & identity

The story of Moga

=== Ancient era === Structures and sites dating before the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar are exceedingly rare due to the changing course of the Sutlej river throughout the centuries. As a result, very few sites dating back to antiquity have been uncovered in the local area of Moga. This effect is more pronounced in the western parts of the district. The location of ancient villages and towns can be inferred to the present of mounds of earth, brick, and pottery that have been excavated called thehs. These mounds are evidence that the banks of the river were inhabited...

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Moga: food, crops, crafts & local products

Food processing · PMFME ODOP

Potato

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries lists these food-product priorities for this district in its dated PMFME One District One Product record. This identifies programme focus, rather than current crop output or the district’s complete food culture.

District name in source: Moga
Source date: 2025-02-06

District products · ODOP reference

Agriculture Implements

These products appear against this district in the linked One District One Product catalogue. They are documented product associations, rather than a current industrial census or a complete list of local businesses.

District name in source: Moga
Source date: 2025-08-19

People connected with Moga

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Lala Lajpat Rai

Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 - 17 November 1928) was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and author, popularly known as Punjab Kesari. He was one of the three members of the Lal...

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Moga: official travel, agriculture & local information

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