Our beloved country India is full of such great people, due to whose our country name is exploited in the world but there are also a few heroes who make us famous in other countries as well.
Today, of course, he has said goodbye to this world, but even today his name is discussed all over India. In fact, today the death anniversary of the famous wrestler named Gama Pehlwan is being celebrated through Google Doodle.
Let us tell you about such special things related to Gama Pehlwan through this article, after knowing that you will not get tired of praising Gama Pehelwan.
Before independence, the name “Gama Pehalwan” was counted among the most famous wrestlers
According to the information, Gama Pehalwan was born in Amritsar in 1878. His name was Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Dutt. He had done such a feat at the age of 10, which was impossible for an ordinary child. used to hold 500 meetings. Gama Pehalwan had won many competitions
Gama Pehalwan participated in the meeting competition in 1888. About 400 wrestlers from all over India took part in this competition. There were discussions about his wrestling.
He had defeated one such famous wrestler in many competitions, out of which one wrestler whose name was Sultani Wala was also defeated by Gama Pehelwan.
The surprising thing was that the height of the Gama Pehlwan was 5 feet 8 inches, while the height of this wrestler was 7 feet. He had proved that he is the famous wrestler of India by defeating the wrestler who was higher than him.
One anecdote in the exploits of Gama Pehalwan is remembered by everyone to date and that is that in the year 1902, he single-handedly lifted a stone of about 1200 kilograms. has been placed
He was awarded many titles
The discussions of Gama Pehalwan’s wrestling were not only in India but all over the world. He had won many competitions and he is also known by different names. Gama Pehelwan is known as The Great Gama in the wrestling ring.
In the year 1910, Gama was also awarded the World Heavyweight Title. Gama had become so famous before independence that the Prince of Wales, who came to visit India, also presented him with a silver mace to honor him. Not only this, Bruce Lee He was also one of his fans. Gama Pehalwan died in Lahore in 1960.
