Haji Manzoor Hussain, (1922–1985) also known as Bholu Pahalwan, was a Pakistani wrestler and held the world heavyweight title.
Indian martial arts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent. A variety of terms are used for the English phrases “Indian martial arts”, usually deriving from Dravidian sources. While they may seem to imply specific disciplines, by Classical times they were used generically for all fighting systems.
Maha Singh Rao is a wrestler and wrestling coach from Chirawa, Rajasthan in India. In 2006, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award, the highest award of the land in the field of coaching of sports and athletics, by the government of India.
Sushil Kumar Solanki is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He was competing in the 66 kg weight division when he won the 2010 world title, a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the only Indian to win two individual Olympic medals. He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics.His08 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In July 2009, he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – India's highest honour for sportspersons. On 3 October 2010, Kumar handed the Queen's Baton to Prince Charles in the Queen's Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. Sushil won the gold medal in the 74 kg division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Guru Hanuman (1901–1999) was a legendary wrestling coach of India who coached many medal-winning wrestlers. He was awarded the prestigious Dronacharya Award in 1987, the highest recognition for a sports coach in India, and the Padma Shri in 1983.
Kaupinam, kaupina or langot is an undergarment worn by Indian men as a loincloth or underclothing, usually by pehalwan exercising or sparring in dangal at traditional wrestling akharas. It is made up of rectangular strip of cotton cloth that is used to cover the genitals with the help of the strings connected to the four ends of the cloth for binding it around the waist of the wearer. It is used by wrestlers in the game of Gushti or traditional Indian wrestling in the akharada and during practice sessions and training.
Satpal Singh, also known as Guru Satpal, is a wrestling coach and former wrestler of India. He was a Gold Medalist in 1982 Asian Games and a Bronze medalist in 1974 Asian Games.Today he is better known as the coach of two time Olympic medal winner Sushil Kumar and Priyanshu Negi.
Ambika Charan Guha, popularly known as Ambu babu or Ambu Guha, was an Indian wrestler who pioneered the growth of akhara culture in Bengal.
Wrestling is considered one of the oldest sports in the world and wrestling has a long history in India.
Nathmal Pahalwan also known as Nathmal Pareek (1911–2006) was a wrestler and a community activist from Calcutta, India. He was the founder of Ganga Seva Samiti Ghat and the wrestling arena in Calcutta, India. He was popularly known as Guruji and Pahalwanji by his close friends and disciples.
Paika akhada or paika akhara is an Odia term which roughly translates as "warrior gymnasium" or "warrior school". In former times they served as the training schools of the peasant militia in Odisha, eastern India. Today's paika akhada are used for practicing the traditional physical exercises in addition to the paika dance, a performance art with rhythmic movements and weapons being hit in time to the drum. It incorporates acrobatic maneuvres and use of the khanda, patta (guantlet-sword), sticks, and other weapons.
Subhash Verma is a retired Indian wrestler born on 15 July 1968 at village Malakpur, Baghpat, UP. Verma was trained at the Hanuman Akhara of Delhi. He was a very famous pupil of Guru Hanuman. He had won Bharat Kesari title 15 times in his career. Now he runs his own Akhara to train young wrestler for India.
Mahanirvani Akhara or Shri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani is a Shaivite shastradhari Akhada. It is one of the 3 major shastradhari akhadas as per Hindu tradition.
Mahavir Singh Phogat, trainer and father of Phogat sisters, is an Indian amateur wrestler, a senior Olympics coach and politician. The Hindi biographical film Dangal is loosely based on his life.
Virender Singh is an Indian freestyle wrestler. Competing in the 74 kg weight division, he has won 3 Deaflympics Gold Medals and a Bronze Medal in 4 appearances. He won Gold Medals at 2005 Summer Deaflympics, 2013 Summer Deaflympics and 2017 Summer Deaflympics. In addition to that, he also won a Bronze at 2009 Summer Deaflympics.
Kinnar Akhara is an akhara established in 2018 by the hijra community. The organization showcased itself at the 2019 Kumbh Mela. The organization promotes discussion of Hinduism and LGBT topics.
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