Kahma is located between Nawanshahar and Banga on Jallandur Chandigarh Road. It is also worth mentioning that our village shares the boundary (Basima) with Khatkar Kalan Jhanda Ji the birth place of Shade-a-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh. A number of families very close to the Shadde-Azam family settled in our village after the partition in 1947.
 
At one time the village had its own fort. There were four Gates (Darwaze) and four large Wells at four entrances to the village. They were located at the following four approximate locations. Some elders told us that the four khoohs(wells) acted as Darwazas and physical darwazas were never built.

• East Side; (GaziawalaKhooh) – Near the present day house of Jarnail Singh grandson of Banta Singh ex sarpanch close to Guru Nanak Gurdwara.
• North Side: Near the present day Baba Chain Singh Gurdwara.
• West Side: Sudddan Wala Khooh west of the present day Guru Gobind Singh Chawk.
• South Side: Near the Takia the Bohr. There used to be also an old Talab near the present day Shiv Mandir.

All the above landmarks have disappeared now. At present a mosque (Masset) and Shahzinda are the only monuments which remind us of the old history of the village. A huge tree with a diameter of about 13 meters known as “ Kahme Di Takiay Di Bohar” which remained alive till the late nineteen fifty’s has also disappeared. Some members of the Association had the privilege of playing in and on it as the Bohar was exceptionally large. A tall palm tree was standing next to it. All residents now miss those majestic trees.
 
Fortunately, the only two bohar trees which survived the tyranny of time are the followings:
 
First, at the location of Chaunta of Panj Pirs in the middle of the village and the second at the location of Shiv Mandir but, the old wells nearby had been lost forever. The survival of these magnificent trees to date can only be attributed to their locations next to the faith shrines which are tied closely to the religious and faith sentiments of the village residents.
 
During this visit by the writer (Piara Singh Roshan) three Pilkins were also noted, namely, first near the Sansi baradair area, second at the location of the original girls school and the third known as Bhua Kasali di pilkin at the intersection of firni and the start of the road to Moosapur.
 
This village belonged to Muslims and Rajputs. Chadhuri Nazama was the head of the village and the village was very prominent in his time. There is a saying which goes as follows, “Kahma Gia Nazame Naal”.
 
During the Sikh Raj, one day a convoy of a few Sikh horse riders travelling from Majha to Anandpur Sahib got entangled with the Rajputs. The Rajputs lost the battle and a few Sikhs settled there on a small parcel of land. They became known as Jagirdars. Later on elders of various communities came from outside and bought small parcels of barren (banjar) land at nominal costs from Rajput Chadhuries and settled in the village. Rajputs disappeared slowly. At present the village population is multi faith and multi bradari and numbers round 2700. We are proud that all residents live in peace and harmony and contribute enthusiastically towards the development of the village.