Duggal quotes everyone in the book, from then chief national coach PR Sondhi to cousins who saw Mahavir’s hard taskmaster avatar from close quarters and often played the role of sparring partners for their sisters. ![]() Anecdotes from the Phogat sisters, Mahavir and his wife Daya Kaur read lengthy at times, but it is the same journalistic instinct that also gives Akhada a sense of foundation and credibility. It is hard to ignore the journalistic style of writing that creeps in now and then, given the fact that Duggal is a sports journalist. ![]() Another milestone that brings the reader close to Mahavir’s thinking is the day he actually made the “crucial decision to train the children in his family to win an Olympic gold”. From his training days at Master Changdi Ram’s akhada in Delhi, working with the Haryana State Electricity Board and Border Security Force, to trying his luck in the property business and politics, there are many things in the book that have never been mentioned before in the public sphere. Wrestling only came to him when he was in class VIII. Though one might imagine that Mahavir was interested in wrestling since the very beginning, but, as Duggal writes, it was kabaddi that was his “first love”. ![]() But what really spurred Mahavir to train his four daughters? Duggal’s book offers some key revelations about the man who is considered one of India’s greatest wrestling coaches.
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