Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat

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Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat
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AuthorSaurabh Duggal
LanguageEnglish
Genre Biography
Publisher Hachette UK
Publication date
7 January 2017
Publication placeIndia
Pages224 pages
ISBN 978-93-5195-134-6

Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat is the official biography of the Indian wrestling coach and amateur wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat. It was written by Saurabh Duggal, and published in 2017. [1]

It describes Phogat's life with his daughters and nieces hailing from a small village in Haryana to winning the medals for the country. [2] The story was popularised as the Hindi biographical 2016 film Dangal .

References

  1. "The curious case of Mahavir Singh Phogat". Times of India Blog. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. "Geeta Phogat's wrestler dad Mahavir Singh glorified in Aamir Khan's Dangal". Hindustantimes.com. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2017-09-04.