Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur.

-Founded by Guriya Mahant Ji in 17th Century.
-Sandwiched between Ravi and Beas.
-Shares border with Pak and other Punjab districts as Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Amritsar.
-Third most populous district of Punjab after Ludhiana and Amritsar.
-Mughal Emperor Akbar was enthroned at Kalanaur, important town in the district.
-It has 3 Tehsils Gurdaspur, Batala and Dera Baba.
-Famous town Hargobindpur founded by Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji.
-81.1% Literacy.
-Dinanagar town, which was the capital of
the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

-Notable People
1. Premchand Degra, Mr. Universe, Mr. World, Mr. Asia(8 times), Mr. India(9 times in a row) Internationally famous body builder
2.  Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder, six times MP from Gurdaspur, was the only woman in the country to become MP six times.
3. Bhagat Namdev, also transliterated as Namdeo and Namadeva, (traditionally, c. 1270 – c. 1350 CE) was a poet-saint who is significant to the Varkari sect of Hinduism. He is also venerated in Sikhism. He spent his 25 years, in Punjabi village Guman( Gurdaspur).
4. Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh, [5] former chief of Indian Airforce
5. Prabhjot Singh, Indian hockey player.
6. Alla Rakha, Tabla player.
7. Dev Anand Famous Indian actor.