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Kiran Nirvan
Akshay Kumar played him in the movie ‘Kesari’, but who really was Havildar Ishar Singh?
Edited excerpts from a new book on the Battle of Saragarhi in 1897, in which 21 Sikh soldiers bravely faced thousands of Afghani tribesmen.
Kiran Nirvan
· Jun 13, 2019 · 10:30 am
