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Pehlwani

Pehlwani,[1] also known as Kushti, is a form of wrestling contested in the Indian subcontinent. It was developed in the Mughal Empire by combining Persian Koshti pahlevani with influences from native Indian Malla-yuddha.[2][3] The words pehlwani and kushti derive from the Persian terms pahlavani (heroic) and koshti (wrestling, lit. killing) respectively, meaning Heroic wrestling. A practitioner of this sport is referred to as a pehlwan (Persian word for hero) while teachers are known as ustad (Persian word for teacher or master).[3]

Pehlwani
Pehlwani-style wrestling match in Davangere, Karnataka, India (2005).
Also known asKushti
FocusWrestling
Country of originIndian subcontinent
Famous practitionersDara Singh
The Great Gama
Bholu Pahalwan
Nathmal Pahalwan
Banda Bahadur
Krishan Kumar
Harishchandra Birajdar
Jatindra Charan Goho
Sushil Kumar
Narsingh Yadav
Khashaba Jadhav
ParenthoodKoshti pahlevani
Malla-yuddha
Descendant artsCatch wrestling
Olympic sportNo

One of the most famous practitioners of Pehlwani was The Great Gama (Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt), who is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Kodi Rammurthy Naidu was another example.[4] Brahmdev Mishra was also a great example of Indian wrestler who was known for his technique and physique not only in India but all over the world.[5] Pehlwani is one among the sports that influenced catch wrestling,[6][7] which in turn partially inspired folkstyle wrestling, freestyle wrestling, and mixed martial arts (MMA).[8]

History edit

The ancient Indian form of wrestling is called malla-yuddha.[3] Practiced at least since the 5th millennium BC,[9][10] described in the 13th century treatise Malla Purana, it was the precursor of modern Kushti.[2]

In the 16th century, northern India was conquered by the Central Asian Mughals, who were of Turko-Mongol descent. Through the influence of Iranian and Mongolian wrestling, given time, the local malla-yuddha was supplanted by Persian Koshti. Interestingly, the aspects of Malla-yuddha survived in the culture of the Akhad (wrestling academy): Students are expected to be vegetarian, cook, take care of the facility, and be celibate.

 
Hyderabadi Peahelwans preparing for Kushti (1870)

Babur, the first Mughal emperor, was a wrestler himself and could reportedly run very fast for a long distance while holding a man under each arm. Mughal-era wrestlers sometimes even wore bagh naka on one hand, in a variation called naki ka kushti or "claw wrestling".

 
Illustration of two wrestlers (1825).

During the late 17th century, Ramadasa travelled the country encouraging Hindus to be physically active in homage to the great god Hanuman. Maratha rulers supported Kushti by offering large sums of prize money for tournament champions. It was said that every Maratha boy at the time could wrestle and even women took up the sport. During the colonial period, local princes sustained the popularity of kushti by hosting matches and competitions. Wrestling was the favourite spectator sport of the Rajputs, and were said to look forward to tournaments "with great anxiety". Every Rajput prince or chief had a number of wrestling champions to compete for his entertainment. The greatest wrestling centres were said to be Uttar Pradesh and the Panjab.

 
Trained Sikhs in the Perak Armed Police demonstrating Pehlawani wrestling, circa 1880–1890.

In 1909, a Bengali merchant named Abdul Jabbar Saudagar intended to unite the local youth and inspire them in the anti-British struggle against the colonists through a display of strength by holding a wrestling tournament. Known as Jabbar-er Boli Khela, this competition has continued through independence and the subsequent partition. It is still held in Bangladesh every Boishakhi Mela (Bengali new year), accompanied by playing of the traditional sanai (flute) and dabor (drum), and is one of Chittagong's oldest traditions.

In the more recent past, India had famous wrestlers of the class of the Great Gama (of British India and later Pakistan, after partition) and Gobar Goho. India reached its peak of glory in the IV Asian Games (later on called Jakarta Games) in 1962 when all the seven wrestlers were placed on the medal list and in between them they won 12 medals in freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. A repetition of this performance was witnessed again when all the 8 wrestlers sent to the Commonwealth Games held at Kingston, Jamaica had the distinction of getting medals for the country. During the 60s, India was ranked among the first eight or nine wrestling nations of the world and hosted the world wrestling championships in New Delhi in 1967.

Pehlwans who compete in wrestling nowadays are also known to cross train in the grappling aspects of judo and jujutsu. Legendary wrestlers from the bygone era like Karl Gotch have made tours to India to learn kushti and further hone their skills. Karl Gotch was even gifted a pair of mugdar (heavy wooden clubs used for building the arm and shoulder muscles by South Asian wrestlers). The conditioning exercises of pehlwani have been incorporated into many of the conditioning aspects of both catch wrestling and shoot wrestling, along with their derivative systems.

Training edit

Regimen edit

Although wrestling in the Indian subcontinent saw changes in the Mughal era and the colonial period, the training regimen has remained the same for over 150 years. Fledgling wrestlers may start as early as 6, but most begin formal training in their teens. They are sent to an akhara or traditional wrestling school where they are put under the apprenticeship of the local guru. Their only training attire is the kowpeenam or loincloth.

Vyayam or physical training is meant to build strength and develop muscle bulk and flexibility. Exercises that employ the wrestler's own bodyweight include the Surya Namaskara, shirshasana, and the danda, which are also found in hatha yoga, as well as the bethak. Sawari (from Persian savâri, meaning "the passenger") is the practice of using another person's body weight to add resistance to such exercises.[3]

 
An old Indian pehlwan exercising with Indian clubs near Varanasi.

Exercise regimens may employ the following weight training devices:

  • The nal is a hollow stone cylinder with a handle inside.
  • The gar nal (neck weight) is a circular stone ring worn around the neck to add resistance to danda and bethak.
  • The gada (mace) is a club associated with Hanuman. An exercise gada is a heavy round stone attached to the end of a meter-long bamboo stick. Trophies take the form of gada made of silver and gold.
  • Indian clubs, a pair of mugdar.

Exercise regimens may also include dhakuli which involve twisting rotations, rope climbing, log pulling and running. Massage is regarded an integral part of a wrestler's exercise regimen.

A typical training day will go as follows:

  • 3 AM: Wake up and perform press-ups (danda) and squats (bethak), as many as 4000. Run for 5 miles, followed by swimming and lifting stone and sandbags.
  • 8 AM: Teachers watch as the trainees wrestle each other in earth pits continuously for 3 hours. This is around 25 matches in a row. Matches start with the senior wrestlers. The youngest go last.
  • 11 AM: Wrestlers are given an oil massage before resting.
  • 4 PM: After another massage, trainees wrestle each other for another 2 hours.
  • 8 PM: The wrestler goes to sleep.

Diet edit

According to the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy, everything in the universe—including people, activities, and foods—can be sorted into three gunas: sattva (calm/good), rajas (passionate/active), and tamas (dull/lethargic).[relevant?]

 
Ghee, amongst the most sattvic of foods consumed for wrestlers

As a vigorous activity, wrestling has an inherently rajasic nature, which pehlwan counteract through the consumption of sattvic foods. Milk and ghee are regarded as the most sattvic of foods and, along with almonds, constitute the holy trinity of the pehlwani khurak (from Persian خوراک پهلوانی khorâk-e pahlavâni), or diet. A common snack for pehlwan are chickpeas that have been sprouted overnight in water and seasoned with salt, pepper and lemon; the water in which the chickpeas were sprouted is also regarded as nutritious. Various articles in the Indian wrestling monthly Bharatiya Kushti have recommended the consumption of the following fruits: apples, wood-apples, bananas, figs, pomegranates, gooseberries, lemons, and watermelons. Orange juice[citation needed] and green vegetables are also recommended for their sattvic nature. Many pehlwan eat meat due to its high protein content. Famed pehlwan Dara Singh used to eat more than a pound of meat every day.[11]

Ideally, wrestlers are supposed to avoid sour and excessively spiced foods such as chatni and achar as well as chaat. Mild seasoning with garlic, cumin, coriander, and turmeric is acceptable. The consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and paan is strongly discouraged.[3]

Techniques edit

It has been said that most of the moves found in the wrestling forms of other countries are present in kushti, and some are unique to the Indian subcontinent. These are primarily locks, throws, pins, and submission holds. Unlike its ancient ancestor malla-yuddha, kushti does not permit strikes or kicks during a match. Among the most favoured manoeuvres are the dhobi paat (shoulder throw) and the kasauta (strangle pin). Other moves include the baharli, dhak, machli gota and the multani.

Rules edit

 
Kushti in Bharatpur

Wrestling competitions known as dangal or kushti, are held in villages and as such are variable and flexible. The area is either a circular or square shape, measuring at least fourteen feet across. Rather than using modern mats, South Asian wrestlers train and compete on dirt floors. Before training, the floor is raked of any pebbles or stones. Buttermilk, oil, and red ochre are sprinkled to the ground, giving the dirt its red hue. Water is added every few days to keep it at the right consistency; soft enough to avoid injury but hard enough so as not to impede the wrestlers' movements. Every match is preceded by the wrestlers throwing a few handfuls of dirt from the floor on themselves and their opponent as a form of blessing. Despite the marked boundaries of the arena, competitors may go outside the ring during a match with no penalty. There are no rounds but the length of every bout is specified beforehand, usually about 25–30 minutes. If both competitors agree, the length of the match may be extended. Match extensions are typically around 10–15 minutes.[12] Unlike mat-based wrestling, there is no point scoring system; a win is achieved by pinning the opponent's shoulders and hips to the ground simultaneously, although victory by knockout, stoppage or submission is also possible. In some variations of the rules, pinning only the shoulders is sufficient. Bouts are overseen by a referee inside the ring and a panel of two judges watching from the outside.[citation needed]

Titles edit

 
The Great Gama, a former Rustam-e-Zamana

Official titles awarded to kushti champions are as follows. Note that the title Rustam is actually the name of an Iranian hero from the Shahnameh epic.

  • "Rustam-e-Hind": Champion of India. Dara Singh from Punjab, Sadika Gilgoo (Siddique Pehlwan), Krishan Kumar from Haryana, Muhammad Buta Pehlwan, Imam Baksh Pehlwan, Hamida Pehlwan, Vishnupant Nagrale, Dadu Chougule and Harishchandra Birajdar (Lion of India)[13] from Maharashtra, Mangla Rai from Uttar Pradesh and Pehlwan Shamsher Singh (Punjab Police) held the Rustam-e-Hind title in the past. Vishnupant Nagrale was the first wrestler ever to hold this title.
  • Rustum-e-Pakistan: Also spelled as Rustum-i-Pakistan. Pakistan Champion.
  • Rustum-e-Punjab: Champion of Punjab, Pakistan.
  • "Maharashtra Kesari": Lion of Maharashtra. Maharashtra Kesari is an Indian-style wrestling championship. Narsinh Yadav (three-time winner)[14]
  • "Rustam-e-Panjab" : (also spelled Rustam-i-Panjab) Champion of Panjab, India. Pehlwan Shamsher Singh (Punjab Police) Pehlwan Salwinder Singh Shinda was a six time Rustam-e-Panjab,.
  • "Rustam-e-Zamana": World Champion. The Great Gama became known as Rustam-e-Zamana when he defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko in 1910.
  • "Bharat-Kesari": Best heavyweight wrestler in Hindi. Recent winners include Chandra Prakash Mishra (Gama Pahalwan),[15][16] Krishan Kumar(1986), Rajeev Tomar (Railways), Pehlwan Shamsher Singh (Punjab Police) and Palwinder Singh Cheema (Punjab police).
  • "Hind Kesari": Winner of 1969 Hind Kesari Harishchandra Birajdar (Maharashtra)[17] (Lion of India),[13] Winner of 1986 Hind Kesari, Krishan Kumar (Bhaproda, Haryana), Winner of 2013 Hind Kesari, Amol Barate (Maharashtra);[18] Winner of 2015 Hind Kesari, Sunil Salunkhe (Maharashtra),[19]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Pehlwani".
  2. ^ a b Alter, Joseph S. (May 1992a). "The "sannyasi" and the Indian Wrestler: The Anatomy of a Relationship". American Ethnologist. 19 (2): 317–336. doi:10.1525/ae.1992.19.2.02a00070. ISSN 0094-0496.
  3. ^ a b c d e Alter, Joseph S. (1992b). The Wrestler's Body: Identity and Ideology in North India. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-07697-4.
  4. ^ "The culture and crisis of kushti". The Hindu. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ^ "The Wrestler's Body". UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Pitting catch wrestling against Brazilian jiu-jitsu". The Manila Times. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. ^ Nauright, John; Zipp, Sarah (2020). Routledge Handbook of Global Sport. Routledge. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-317-50047-6.
  8. ^ Nauright, John; Zipp, Sarah (2020). Routledge Handbook of Global Sport. Routledge. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-317-50047-6.
  9. ^ Alter, Joseph S. (May 1992). "the sannyasi and the Indian wrestler: the anatomy of a relationship". American Ethnologist. 19 (2): 317–336. doi:10.1525/ae.1992.19.2.02a00070. ISSN 0094-0496.
  10. ^ Donn F. Draeger and Robert W. Smith (1969). Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts. Kodansha International Limited.
  11. ^ Shivani Chhabra (19 November 2017). "Here's the diet Dara Singh followed to become the original Ironman of India". India Today. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Jabbar-er Boli Khela and Baishakhi Mela in Chittagong". archive.thedailystar.net. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Olympian wrestler 'Lion of India' Harishchandra Birajdar passes away". dna. 14 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Narsing is 'Maharashtra Kesari' for record third time | Sakal Times". Sakaaltimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  15. ^ "गामा पहलवान ने किया देश का नाम रोशन". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Bharat Kesari GAMA Pahalwan and Mishra family, Gorakhpur ,Uttar Pradesh". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Wrestler Harishchandra Birajdar dies at 73 – Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  18. ^ "Pune boy Barate is Hind Kesari | Sakal Times". Sakaaltimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  19. ^ क्रीडा (2 February 2015). "सुनील साळुंखे 'हिंद केसरी'". Loksatta.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

External links edit

  • The Wrestler’s Body: Identity and Ideology in North India
  • Pakistan's pehlwans wrestle to survive
  • Fighting Scene in Indian Cinemas

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This article is about a form of wrestling For 2010 Indian film see Kushti film For other uses see Pahlavan disambiguation Pehlwani 1 also known as Kushti is a form of wrestling contested in the Indian subcontinent It was developed in the Mughal Empire by combining Persian Koshti pahlevani with influences from native Indian Malla yuddha 2 3 The words pehlwani and kushti derive from the Persian terms pahlavani heroic and koshti wrestling lit killing respectively meaning Heroic wrestling A practitioner of this sport is referred to as a pehlwan Persian word for hero while teachers are known as ustad Persian word for teacher or master 3 PehlwaniPehlwani style wrestling match in Davangere Karnataka India 2005 Also known asKushtiFocusWrestlingCountry of originIndian subcontinentFamous practitionersDara SinghThe Great GamaBholu PahalwanNathmal PahalwanBanda BahadurKrishan KumarHarishchandra BirajdarJatindra Charan GohoSushil KumarNarsingh YadavKhashaba JadhavParenthoodKoshti pahlevaniMalla yuddhaDescendant artsCatch wrestlingOlympic sportNoOne of the most famous practitioners of Pehlwani was The Great Gama Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt who is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time Kodi Rammurthy Naidu was another example 4 Brahmdev Mishra was also a great example of Indian wrestler who was known for his technique and physique not only in India but all over the world 5 Pehlwani is one among the sports that influenced catch wrestling 6 7 which in turn partially inspired folkstyle wrestling freestyle wrestling and mixed martial arts MMA 8 Contents 1 History 2 Training 2 1 Regimen 3 Diet 4 Techniques 4 1 Rules 5 Titles 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe ancient Indian form of wrestling is called malla yuddha 3 Practiced at least since the 5th millennium BC 9 10 described in the 13th century treatise Malla Purana it was the precursor of modern Kushti 2 In the 16th century northern India was conquered by the Central Asian Mughals who were of Turko Mongol descent Through the influence of Iranian and Mongolian wrestling given time the local malla yuddha was supplanted by Persian Koshti Interestingly the aspects of Malla yuddha survived in the culture of the Akhad wrestling academy Students are expected to be vegetarian cook take care of the facility and be celibate nbsp Hyderabadi Peahelwans preparing for Kushti 1870 Babur the first Mughal emperor was a wrestler himself and could reportedly run very fast for a long distance while holding a man under each arm Mughal era wrestlers sometimes even wore bagh naka on one hand in a variation called naki ka kushti or claw wrestling nbsp Illustration of two wrestlers 1825 During the late 17th century Ramadasa travelled the country encouraging Hindus to be physically active in homage to the great god Hanuman Maratha rulers supported Kushti by offering large sums of prize money for tournament champions It was said that every Maratha boy at the time could wrestle and even women took up the sport During the colonial period local princes sustained the popularity of kushti by hosting matches and competitions Wrestling was the favourite spectator sport of the Rajputs and were said to look forward to tournaments with great anxiety Every Rajput prince or chief had a number of wrestling champions to compete for his entertainment The greatest wrestling centres were said to be Uttar Pradesh and the Panjab nbsp Trained Sikhs in the Perak Armed Police demonstrating Pehlawani wrestling circa 1880 1890 In 1909 a Bengali merchant named Abdul Jabbar Saudagar intended to unite the local youth and inspire them in the anti British struggle against the colonists through a display of strength by holding a wrestling tournament Known as Jabbar er Boli Khela this competition has continued through independence and the subsequent partition It is still held in Bangladesh every Boishakhi Mela Bengali new year accompanied by playing of the traditional sanai flute and dabor drum and is one of Chittagong s oldest traditions In the more recent past India had famous wrestlers of the class of the Great Gama of British India and later Pakistan after partition and Gobar Goho India reached its peak of glory in the IV Asian Games later on called Jakarta Games in 1962 when all the seven wrestlers were placed on the medal list and in between them they won 12 medals in freestyle wrestling and Greco Roman wrestling A repetition of this performance was witnessed again when all the 8 wrestlers sent to the Commonwealth Games held at Kingston Jamaica had the distinction of getting medals for the country During the 60s India was ranked among the first eight or nine wrestling nations of the world and hosted the world wrestling championships in New Delhi in 1967 Pehlwans who compete in wrestling nowadays are also known to cross train in the grappling aspects of judo and jujutsu Legendary wrestlers from the bygone era like Karl Gotch have made tours to India to learn kushti and further hone their skills Karl Gotch was even gifted a pair of mugdar heavy wooden clubs used for building the arm and shoulder muscles by South Asian wrestlers The conditioning exercises of pehlwani have been incorporated into many of the conditioning aspects of both catch wrestling and shoot wrestling along with their derivative systems Training editRegimen edit Although wrestling in the Indian subcontinent saw changes in the Mughal era and the colonial period the training regimen has remained the same for over 150 years Fledgling wrestlers may start as early as 6 but most begin formal training in their teens They are sent to an akhara or traditional wrestling school where they are put under the apprenticeship of the local guru Their only training attire is the kowpeenam or loincloth Vyayam or physical training is meant to build strength and develop muscle bulk and flexibility Exercises that employ the wrestler s own bodyweight include the Surya Namaskara shirshasana and the danda which are also found in hatha yoga as well as the bethak Sawari from Persian savari meaning the passenger is the practice of using another person s body weight to add resistance to such exercises 3 nbsp An old Indian pehlwan exercising with Indian clubs near Varanasi Exercise regimens may employ the following weight training devices The nal is a hollow stone cylinder with a handle inside The gar nal neck weight is a circular stone ring worn around the neck to add resistance to danda and bethak The gada mace is a club associated with Hanuman An exercise gada is a heavy round stone attached to the end of a meter long bamboo stick Trophies take the form of gada made of silver and gold Indian clubs a pair of mugdar Exercise regimens may also include dhakuli which involve twisting rotations rope climbing log pulling and running Massage is regarded an integral part of a wrestler s exercise regimen A typical training day will go as follows 3 AM Wake up and perform press ups danda and squats bethak as many as 4000 Run for 5 miles followed by swimming and lifting stone and sandbags 8 AM Teachers watch as the trainees wrestle each other in earth pits continuously for 3 hours This is around 25 matches in a row Matches start with the senior wrestlers The youngest go last 11 AM Wrestlers are given an oil massage before resting 4 PM After another massage trainees wrestle each other for another 2 hours 8 PM The wrestler goes to sleep Diet editAccording to the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy everything in the universe including people activities and foods can be sorted into three gunas sattva calm good rajas passionate active and tamas dull lethargic relevant nbsp Ghee amongst the most sattvic of foods consumed for wrestlersAs a vigorous activity wrestling has an inherently rajasic nature which pehlwan counteract through the consumption of sattvic foods Milk and ghee are regarded as the most sattvic of foods and along with almonds constitute the holy trinity of the pehlwani khurak from Persian خوراک پهلوانی khorak e pahlavani or diet A common snack for pehlwan are chickpeas that have been sprouted overnight in water and seasoned with salt pepper and lemon the water in which the chickpeas were sprouted is also regarded as nutritious Various articles in the Indian wrestling monthly Bharatiya Kushti have recommended the consumption of the following fruits apples wood apples bananas figs pomegranates gooseberries lemons and watermelons Orange juice citation needed and green vegetables are also recommended for their sattvic nature Many pehlwan eat meat due to its high protein content Famed pehlwan Dara Singh used to eat more than a pound of meat every day 11 Ideally wrestlers are supposed to avoid sour and excessively spiced foods such as chatni and achar as well as chaat Mild seasoning with garlic cumin coriander and turmeric is acceptable The consumption of alcohol tobacco and paan is strongly discouraged 3 Techniques editIt has been said that most of the moves found in the wrestling forms of other countries are present in kushti and some are unique to the Indian subcontinent These are primarily locks throws pins and submission holds Unlike its ancient ancestor malla yuddha kushti does not permit strikes or kicks during a match Among the most favoured manoeuvres are the dhobi paat shoulder throw and the kasauta strangle pin Other moves include the baharli dhak machli gota and the multani Rules edit nbsp Kushti in BharatpurWrestling competitions known as dangal or kushti are held in villages and as such are variable and flexible The area is either a circular or square shape measuring at least fourteen feet across Rather than using modern mats South Asian wrestlers train and compete on dirt floors Before training the floor is raked of any pebbles or stones Buttermilk oil and red ochre are sprinkled to the ground giving the dirt its red hue Water is added every few days to keep it at the right consistency soft enough to avoid injury but hard enough so as not to impede the wrestlers movements Every match is preceded by the wrestlers throwing a few handfuls of dirt from the floor on themselves and their opponent as a form of blessing Despite the marked boundaries of the arena competitors may go outside the ring during a match with no penalty There are no rounds but the length of every bout is specified beforehand usually about 25 30 minutes If both competitors agree the length of the match may be extended Match extensions are typically around 10 15 minutes 12 Unlike mat based wrestling there is no point scoring system a win is achieved by pinning the opponent s shoulders and hips to the ground simultaneously although victory by knockout stoppage or submission is also possible In some variations of the rules pinning only the shoulders is sufficient Bouts are overseen by a referee inside the ring and a panel of two judges watching from the outside citation needed Titles edit nbsp The Great Gama a former Rustam e ZamanaOfficial titles awarded to kushti champions are as follows Note that the title Rustam is actually the name of an Iranian hero from the Shahnameh epic Rustam e Hind Champion of India Dara Singh from Punjab Sadika Gilgoo Siddique Pehlwan Krishan Kumar from Haryana Muhammad Buta Pehlwan Imam Baksh Pehlwan Hamida Pehlwan Vishnupant Nagrale Dadu Chougule and Harishchandra Birajdar Lion of India 13 from Maharashtra Mangla Rai from Uttar Pradesh and Pehlwan Shamsher Singh Punjab Police held the Rustam e Hind title in the past Vishnupant Nagrale was the first wrestler ever to hold this title Rustum e Pakistan Also spelled as Rustum i Pakistan Pakistan Champion Rustum e Punjab Champion of Punjab Pakistan Maharashtra Kesari Lion of Maharashtra Maharashtra Kesari is an Indian style wrestling championship Narsinh Yadav three time winner 14 Rustam e Panjab also spelled Rustam i Panjab Champion of Panjab India Pehlwan Shamsher Singh Punjab Police Pehlwan Salwinder Singh Shinda was a six time Rustam e Panjab Rustam e Zamana World Champion The Great Gama became known as Rustam e Zamana when he defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko in 1910 Bharat Kesari Best heavyweight wrestler in Hindi Recent winners include Chandra Prakash Mishra Gama Pahalwan 15 16 Krishan Kumar 1986 Rajeev Tomar Railways Pehlwan Shamsher Singh Punjab Police and Palwinder Singh Cheema Punjab police Hind Kesari Winner of 1969 Hind Kesari Harishchandra Birajdar Maharashtra 17 Lion of India 13 Winner of 1986 Hind Kesari Krishan Kumar Bhaproda Haryana Winner of 2013 Hind Kesari Amol Barate Maharashtra 18 Winner of 2015 Hind Kesari Sunil Salunkhe Maharashtra 19 See also editAkhara Boli Khela Gatka Gatta Gusthi Inbuan Kabbadi List of Pehlwani wrestlers Malakhra Malla yuddha Mongolian wrestling Mukna Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals Vajra mushti Wrestling in India Wrestling in Pakistan Pehlivan Hyderabadi Pahalwan History of physical training and fitnessReferences edit Pehlwani a b Alter Joseph S May 1992a The sannyasi and the Indian Wrestler The Anatomy of a Relationship American Ethnologist 19 2 317 336 doi 10 1525 ae 1992 19 2 02a00070 ISSN 0094 0496 a b c d e Alter Joseph S 1992b The Wrestler s Body Identity and Ideology in North India Berkeley University of California Press ISBN 0 520 07697 4 The culture and crisis of kushti The Hindu 31 October 2013 Retrieved 2 July 2016 The Wrestler s Body UC Press E Books Collection 1982 2004 Retrieved 21 January 2021 Pitting catch wrestling against Brazilian jiu jitsu The Manila Times 8 March 2014 Retrieved 12 January 2020 Nauright John Zipp Sarah 2020 Routledge Handbook of Global Sport Routledge p 179 ISBN 978 1 317 50047 6 Nauright John Zipp Sarah 2020 Routledge Handbook of Global Sport Routledge p 179 ISBN 978 1 317 50047 6 Alter Joseph S May 1992 the sannyasi and the Indian wrestler the anatomy of a relationship American Ethnologist 19 2 317 336 doi 10 1525 ae 1992 19 2 02a00070 ISSN 0094 0496 Donn F Draeger and Robert W Smith 1969 Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts Kodansha International Limited Shivani Chhabra 19 November 2017 Here s the diet Dara Singh followed to become the original Ironman of India India Today Retrieved 30 September 2019 Jabbar er Boli Khela and Baishakhi Mela in Chittagong archive thedailystar net 28 April 2010 Retrieved 8 June 2013 a b Olympian wrestler Lion of India Harishchandra Birajdar passes away dna 14 September 2011 Narsing is Maharashtra Kesari for record third time Sakal Times Sakaaltimes com Retrieved 10 January 2016 ग म पहलव न न क य द श क न म र शन Dainik Jagran in Hindi Retrieved 27 September 2020 Bharat Kesari GAMA Pahalwan and Mishra family Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh www facebook com Archived from the original on 26 February 2022 Retrieved 27 September 2020 Wrestler Harishchandra Birajdar dies at 73 Indian Express Archive indianexpress com 15 September 2011 Retrieved 10 January 2016 Pune boy Barate is Hind Kesari Sakal Times Sakaaltimes com Retrieved 10 January 2016 क र ड 2 February 2015 स न ल स ळ ख ह द क सर Loksatta com 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