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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Autobiography of the Indian amateur wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat}}<br />
{{About|a 2017 autobiography by Saurabh Duggal||Akhara (disambiguation){{!}}Akhara}}<br />
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| author = Saurabh Duggal<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = English<br />
| genre = [[Autobiography]]<br />
| publisher = [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette UK]]<br />
| release_date = 7 January 2017<br />
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| pages = 224 pages<br />
| isbn = 978-93-5195-134-6<br />
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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> <br />
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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]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Dangal (film)|Dangal]] - the Hindi film based on the story <br />
* [[Phogat sisters]] – the sibling group featured in the book<br />
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