Bade Miyan is quite possibly the oldest living practitioner of pata hilana, an ancient martial art form of northern India. But in his spare time Ahmed rallies the young people in the village to learn and keep pata hilana alive. Raeesuddin (the man in white salwar) works trains the people of the village in pata hilana and works as a labourer. Raeesuddin, who is in his fifties, is the ustad (master) who trains the people of the village in pata hilana. The women then withdraw to the terraces to watch as the men remember their ancestors and put up a performance of pata hilana.

Source: Mint January 27, 2018 18:11 UTC