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Bhiwani City in Haryana, India

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Kumar family name

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Manish Kaushik (boxer) Indian boxer

Manish Kaushik is an Indian boxer who won a Silver Medal in 2018 Commonwealth Games, in the light weight division, Kaushik won Gold Medal at the 2017 National Boxing Games in the same weight category. He hails from the village of Devsar in the Bhiwani district of Haryana. He is employed with Indian army as the Subedar.