Lieutenant Colonel Kishen Singh was a former national

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player from

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. He was a member of the Indian polo team that won the World Cup in 1954 at

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. He was awarded

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in 1963. He is from

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. He later converted his residence into a heritage hotel called Polo Heritage, which is currently run by his family. His two sons have also played polo for India.

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