Khatkar Kalan
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Neighboring villages that share a boundary with Katkar Kalan are Thandian, Dosanjh Khurd, Manguwal, Karnana, Naura, Kahma, Bhootan, Bhukhari and the Town of Banga.
Attractions
The Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Museum opened in the village on the 50th anniversary of his death. Exhibits include Singh's half-burnt ashes, the blood-soaked sand, and the blood-stained newspaper in which the ashes were wrapped.[1] A page of the first Lahore Conspiracy Case's judgement in which Kartar Singh Sarabha was sentenced to death and on which Singh put some notes is also displayed,[1] as well as a copy of the Bhagavad Gita with Bhagat Singh's signature, which was given to him in the Lahore Jail, and other personal belongings.[2][3]
The Bhagat Singh Memorial was built in 2009 in the village at a cost of Template:Indian rupee168 million ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|168|6||USD|year={{{year}}}}}).[4]
Notable persons
- Sardar Ajit Singh Sandhu, Indian revolutionary and nationalist
References
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