Kakra Kakra Kakra is a village in Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. situated at coordinates 33°7'33"N 73°52'47"E. The nearest village is Potha Bainsi. It is 26 km from the city of Jhelum. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, its population was 1,696. Its old name is Kakra and new name is Kakra Town. New Kakra Town was built in 1964 as the old Kakra village was engulfed by the waters of Mangla Lake, after the constructions of the Mangla Dam. As a result of the building of the dam, the residents of old Kakra either moved to new Kakra
Mangla Rai 24 June 1976 in the city of Varanasi. Mangla Rai took care of all his disciples like Dukh Haran Jha of Darbhanga, Sukhdev Pehlwan of Azamgarh, Mohan Chaube of Mathura, his younger brother Kamala Rai, Brahmachari Rai, Mathura Rai, and Baleshwar Pehlwan etc. All of them were great wrestlers of their time. However Mangla Rai didn’t allow anyone to use even a single penny of their prize money. He bore all their expenses out of his own pocket. Mangla Rai was a true Guru in old Indian tradition. Mangla Rai Mahamalla Mangla Rai (October 1916 – June 1976) also known