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Yogeshwar Dutt, the man who wrestles and tweets

In his most recent gesture, Dutt refused dowry and took just Rs 1 as shagun for his wedding

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Yogeshwar Dutt

Shakya Mitra
His profile picture on Twitter shows him proudly displaying the bronze medal he won at the 2012 London Olympics. In a country, where sporting heroes apart from cricketers are scarce, the medal obtained in the 60 kg freestyle wrestling event should be good enough for India to remember Yogeshwar Dutt as a national hero — except that the 34-year-old from Haryana’s Sonepat district has emerged as much of a hero outside the wrestling mat as on it.

In his most recent gesture, which has won the hearts of millions, Dutt refused dowry and took just Rs 1 as shagun for his