India, Aug. 15 -- At an age when most children are busy learning the alphabet and numbers, Iqbal Singh was learning the harsh realities of oppression - inside a prison cell. Now 89, the freedom fighter from Ferozepur district, who has lived in Ludhiana for 45 years, recalled how he was just 7 or 8 when he joined a protest against British rule. "They arrested me along with others and sent us to Lahore Central Jail. My age didn't matter to them; the British officers thrashed me mercilessly," he said. After coming to Ludhiana 45 years ago, he started dairy farming. His son Gursewak Singh is continuing the business. He takes pride in India's development but he has one regret. "The state government used to invite us to attend Independence Day an...