The foothill region east of the Ghats in Maharashtra is known as Desh, while the eastern foothills of the central Karnataka state is known as Malenadu
सह्याद्रीच्या पायथ्याशी पूर्वेकडे असलेल्या भागाला महाराष्ट्र देश असे म्हणतात तर मध्य कर्नाटकात मळनाड म्हणतात.