Salwan
Salwan | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | karnal |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 132046 |
| Telephone code | 01749 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR 40 |
| Nearest city | panipat, assandh, safidon,karnal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | karnal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Assandh |
| Climate | dry hot during summer with less rainfall (Köppen) |
| Website | haryana |
Salwan is a village of high historical interest in Karnal District,and one of the biggest village in karnal, Haryana, India. It contains a tirtha identified as having national importance. The major population of the area are Madadh(clan) from Rajput and Brahman caste. The Rajputs are a martial race and caste of the Indian subcontinent. They are a Hindu caste whose members generally consider themselves to belong to the ("warrior") varna (division of society); however, Encyclopædia Britannica notes that their members have come from a variety of lineages.
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.