The Akshay Kumar starring film "Kesari" will be out in theatres on March 21. It is based on the true story of the Battle of Saragarhi, where 21 Sikh soldiers bravely fended off thousands of Pashtun tribesmen for hours. They were defending a fort for the British empire. Why is there so little recognition for Sikh soldiers in the British Indian army?
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01:00These are Sikhs, famous fighting men from the Punjab in India.
01:08They are specialists in mountain fighting, bound now for the hills in the back country
01:12of Malaya.
01:13They're a stern and religious people, bringing with them their holy men and their sacred
01:17books.
01:18For the Sikhs, the boiling humid temperatures of Singapore are not easy to take.