Ex-member of Indian women's regiment gives interview

Mamta Mehta (R), a former member of the Indian National Army's all-women Rani of Jhansi regiment during World War II, stands with other INA members in Gurgaon, northern India, on July 24, 2015. The INA was formed by Indian nationalists in an attempt to overthrow British rule in colonial India with Japanese assistance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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