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{{Short description|Autobiography of the Indian amateur wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat}}
{{About|a 2017 autobiography by Saurabh Duggal||Akhara (disambiguation){{!}}Akhara}}
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| name          = Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat
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| author        = Saurabh Duggal
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| country       = India
| language      = English
| genre         = [[Autobiography]]
| publisher     = [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette UK]]
| release_date  = 7 January 2017
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| pages         = 224 pages
| isbn          =  978-93-5195-134-6
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'''Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat''' is the 2016 autobiography of the Indian wrestling coach and [[Amateur wrestling|amateur wrestler]] [[Mahavir Singh Phogat]]. The book is his official autobiography by Saurabh Duggal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Arrackistan/the-curious-case-of-mahavir-singh-phogat/|title=The curious case of Mahavir Singh Phogat|work=Times of India Blog|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref> 

It traces Phogat's journey with his [[Phogat sisters|daughters and nieces]] hailing from a small village in [[Haryana]] to winning the medals for the country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/wrestler-geeta-phogat-and-her-dad-mahavir-singh-glorified-in-aamir-khan-s-dangal/story-WirVaAIBBtLFsb7FnmLVxJ.html|title=Geeta Phogat’s wrestler dad Mahavir Singh glorified in Aamir Khan’s Dangal|date=2016-12-22|work=Hindustantimes.com|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en}}</ref> The story was popularised as the Hindi biographical 2016 hit film [[Dangal (film)|Dangal]].

== See also ==
* [[Dangal (film)|Dangal]] - the Hindi film based on the story 
* [[Phogat sisters]] – the sibling group featured in the book

==References==
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[[Category:2017 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Indian autobiographies]]
[[Category:English-language books]]
[[Category:Books about sports]]