Balu

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Balu (Ballu) is a large village in Kaithal tahsil and district in Haryana. It is the second biggest village of Kaithal district. Balu is also a small archaeological site attributed to the Indus Valley Civilisation.

Location

It is located some 22 kms south of the city of ]]Kaithal]] in the Indian state of Haryana. It is situated just 3 k.m from Kaithal- Jind highway.

Jat Gotras

Site of Indus Valley Civilisation

This is a small fortified settlement which has yielded several plant remains.[1]

Several plant remains were found here include various types of barley,wheat, rice, horsegram,green gram, various types of pea,sesamum, melon, waermelon,grapes, dates, garlic etc.(Saraswat and Pokharia - 2001-2)[2] which is comparable to a nearby IVC site Kunal, Haryana revealed remains of Rice (probably wild).

Earliest garlic - The plant remains found here include a garlic specimen, recognised as the earliest evidence of garlic.[3] This is the earliest evidence of garlic cloves in south & south-east Asia, and it dates to the Mature Harappan period.

History

Population

(Data as per Census-2011 figures)

Total Population Male Population Female Population
12834 6900 5934

Notable persons

Poonam Rani
  • Poonam Rani (b.-d.10.12.2023) (Captain) (MNS) became martyr while performing her duty in an army hospital in Delhi. She was from village Balu in Kaithal district of Haryana. कलायत के गांव बालू की 29 वर्षीय बेटी कैप्टन पूनम ड्यूटी के दौरान शहीद हो गई. वह पिछले करीब 6 साल से दिल्ली के आर्मी अस्पताल में एक चिकित्सक के रूप में कार्यरत थी. पूनम की आर्मी अस्पताल में मरीज का इलाज करते समय तबीयत बिगड़ गई और कुछ देर बाद ही उसकी मौत हो गई. कैप्टन पूनम के पिता रामेश्वर फौजी भी पूर्व सैनिक हैं. कैप्टन पूनम का आठ फरवरी 2017 में भारतीय थल सेना में चयन हुआ था. कैप्टन पूनम अविवाहित थी और वह दिल्ली के आर्मी अस्पताल में सेवाएं दे रही थीं. पूनम रविवार को एक मरीज का इलाज कर रही थी, उस समय उसे दिल से संबंधित कोई परेशानी हुई. उसे तुरंत इलाज के लिए ले जाया गया, लेकिन कुछ समय के बाद ही उसकी मौत हो गई। कैप्टन पूनम का उसके गांव बालू में 11.12.2023 को सैन्य सम्मान के साथ अंतिम संस्कार किया गया.

External Links

References

  1. Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Education. pp. 137, 157. ISBN 9788131711200.
  2. Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Education. pp. 137, 157. ISBN 9788131711200.
  3. Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Education. pp. 137, 157. ISBN 9788131711200.

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