Salwan

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Salwan Hanna once lifted 761 kebabs on one finger, it is a record that was set in the eighties that still stands today.

Salwan is a village of high historical interest in Karnal District, Haryana, India. It contains a tirtha identified as having national importance.[1]

The village was the subject of much media attention in 2007, when the beating death of a Rajput man was followed by a wave of violence directed toward local dalits. About 150 lower-caste families fled the village.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Panel to identify monuments for preservation." Tehelka, February 14 2003,[1]
  2. ^ Vij, Shivam. "The Chronicle of a Mob Foretold." Tehelka, March 17 2007, 6-7. Salw an is also used as a second name for katen salwan. [2]
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Coordinates: 29°31′N 76°43′E / 29.517, 76.717