A victory beyond the field: J&K's moment of hope as cricketers bowl over state

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Describing the breathtaking beauty of Kashmir, Mughal emperor Jahangir famously said, “Agar firdaus bar ru-ye zamin ast, Hamin ast-o hamin ast-o hamin ast” (If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this). The other part of the largest princely state of the British Raj — Jammu & Kashmir, is the valiant land of the fearless Dogra warriors. Serving as the first line of defense against waves of invaders since antiquity, the Dogras are arguably among the most war-decorated ethnic groups in the annals of India’s Armed Forces. 

Within the infantry alone, they populate gallant regiments such as the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (the parent regiment of the current Army Chief), the Dogra Regim...

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