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Salmon and many others with such odd names for being born during the series of violence in Kandhamal district will never forget the clash that was witnessed not by themselves, but by their parents sheltering in relief camps.
Salmon was born in the hospital at Raikia, the day when the district was burning after the killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmananda Saraswati. His mother rushed to the hospital from a relief camp at Raikia where the family was taking shelter after leaving their home at village Dandibengia during the violence.
His birth amidst odd circumstances prompted his parents to name him Salmon meaning "a fish born in the river after swimming thousands of miles against the current."
Similarly, Shantamani Digal has chosen to name her newborn as 'Danga' (riots). She has chosen to name her son as Danga because he was born on October 6, when the district witnessed widespread riot.
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