“The art of Indian wrestling has many legends, but no history.” This statement perfectly summarises the state of the dialogue surrounding wrestling in India. More often than not, the sport has failed ...

Gama’s forte was his great strength and amazing speed in the ring. He gained real recognition as a wrestler in 1904 when he triumphed in a tournament organised by the Maharajah of Rewa, recording many ...

Such is his legacy that even so many years after his passing away, every wrestler in India and Pakistan aspires to be like Gama – the Undefeated, never having lost a single bout Can you imagine ...

The latest Google Doodle honors the undefeated Indian wrestler Gama Pehlwan, aka “The Great Gama,” on his 144th birthday. Ghulam Mohammad Baksh — later known as Gama Pehlwan or “The Great Gama” — was ...

Before TikTok transformations and online training plans, there was Ghulam Mohammad Baksh – better known as The Great Gama. The legendary Indian wrestler was infamous for being undefeated in his ...

The latest Google doodle, which is currently up on the search engine’s homepage, showcases the great wrestler Ghulam Mohammad Baksh, more famously known as Gama Pehelwan. The Google doodle, in honour ...

Bollywood icon Salman Khan is all set to produce a TV show on wrestling legend Gama Pahalwan, which will be his first television project as a producer. A source close to proceedings said, “During ...

Some people when they first heard the name “Great Khali”, used by the Indian superstar “Dalip Singh”, might have wondered where that name came from. Did they call him “Great” because of his size? Did ...

IN a rare honour on New Year’s day, the famous BBC Radio Four programme ‘Great Lives’ featured the story of the great unbeaten wrestler Gama Pehlwan. It was a 30-minute programme at peak hour, going ...

Ghulam Mohammad, or the Great Gama Pehlwan as he was more commonly known, was a Muslim wrestler born into a Kashmir family in India in 1878. When writer Nikesh Shukla first came across him in a book ...