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Within weeks of India gaining independence, Kashmir resembled a battlefield because of Pakistan's repeated incursions to capture the Muslim-dominated princely state. Towering among the soldiers who fought with grit and gumption to foil Pakistan's designs was Brigadier Mohammed Usman, who chose to remain in pluralist India. Sadly, he lost his life twelve days shy of his thirty-sixth birthday, fighting Pakistani forces. The newly born nation saluted the fearless warrior conferring on him the sobriquet 'the Lion of Naushera' for his bravery.

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Ziya Us Salam is associate editor at The Hindu and a widely published author. A literary and social commentator, Salam has examined critical subjects through his books Women in Masjid: A Quest for Justice (Bloomsbury 2019), Nikah Halala: Sleeping with a Stranger (Bloomsbury 2020) and Being Muslim in Hindu India: A Critical View (HarperCollins 2024). Anand Mishra is a senior journalist with nearly twenty-five years of experience across news organisations, including Hindustan Times, Press Trust of India, Indian Express, DNA, Deccan Herald and Frontline. He has travelled across north India to cover key political developments and elections.

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