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Local Radio,06 May 2026,6 mins

The Forgotten Army

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The Forgotten Army exhibition highlights the role of soldiers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka in WW1 and WW2. The Indian Army was made up of more than 2.5 million people in WW2 making it the largest volunteer army in history. Mahtab Hussain is the Curator of the exhibition and he speaks to Nasser Hanif about it.

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