(From The Kanota Museum Youtube channel)
This is a story of a soldier scholar in his own words. Amar Singh Kanota lived in Colonial India was among the historic first 4 Indian cadets chosen to become officers in the British Indian Army. He fought the Boxer Rebels in China and went to fight again in the First World War in France and Egypt. This documentary is put together from Amar Singh’s diary which he kept in English every single day from 1898 to 1942, for 44 years.
We are indebted to Major Maroof Raza for his sincere and tireless support to help us make this film.