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Randeep Hooda remembers Battle of Saragarhi's forgotten martyrs
Updated On: 13 September, 2021 02:58 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
They may have been fighting for the British Raj, but their saga of bravery has inspired generations of Indian soldiers.
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Every September 12, the Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army observes Saragarhi Day to commemorate the martyrdom of 21 Sikh soldiers holed up at Fort Lockhart in 1897 in the village of Saragarhi located today in Pakistan`s Khyber Pakhtunwa region on the border with Afghanistan. Led by Havildar Ishar Singh, they died fighting hordes of Afghan tribesmen, numbering between 12,000 and 24,000, inflicting serious casualties in the enemy camp. They may have been fighting for the British Raj, but their saga of bravery has inspired generations of Indian soldiers.
Sunday marked yet another anniversary of the battle, and it would have passed without anyone caring to take notice, had Bollywood actor Ranveer Hooda not tweeted about it. He was cast in a film that was to recreate the battle and resurrect Ishar Singh from the footnotes of history. The film project was shelved because of the Akshay Kumar-starrer "Kesari", which was on the same theme, and was regarded as a bigger box-office draw. Hence Hooda`s tweet.
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