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BANAWALI SEAL (1690 words) |
 | The Fatehabad district made significant contribution to the Haryana heritage and Banawali, and were pre-Harappan, and Harappan settlements and centr6s of. |
 | Fatehabad, the headquarters of the tahsil and the sub-division and districtof the same name, lies in 290 3' north latitude and 750 30' east longitude, at a distance of about 48 kilonietres north-west of Hisar on Delhi-Hisar-Sulemanki road. |
 | Formerly, Fatehabad was an important trade centre for the export of surplus grain but with the construction of Rewari-Bhatinda railway line which runs about 20 kilometres to the west of the town, the trade shifted to Bhattu. |
| Slavery amidst prosperity (1946 words) |
 | The recent rescue of 37-year-old Bacchan Singh, a Dalit farm worker, by activists of the All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) is a stark reminder of the atrocities perpetrated on Dalits in Punjab and Haryana. |
 | Even more shocking was the attitude of the administration of Fatehabad district in Haryana, which not only refused first to believe the AIAWU members but delayed the rescue process. |
 | Fatehabad district has large landholdings and is close to Punjab. |