| Name(s) |
GAMA PEHELWAN (Born
Ghulam Muhammad); a.k.a. The Great Gama. |
| Date of
Birth |
May 22, 1878 -
in Amritsar, Punjab, India. |
| Date of
Death |
May 23, 1960 |
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Identity |
A Great Wrestler of India |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- October 15, 1910:
He was awarded the Indian version of the World Heavyweight
Championship on this day.
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January 28, 1920: He defeated the Polish
world champion, Stanislaus Zbysko within a minute and was
crowned "Rustame-e-Zaman" (The World
Champion).
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Other Events &
Developments |
- A renowned Punjabi Muslim pehelwan
(wrestler), billed as the greatest pahalwan of his
time.
- Undefeated his whole career that
spanned more than 50 years.
- One of the most celebrated Indian wrestler and by his
various victories, he greatly popularised Indian
wrestling all over the world.
- After Independence in 1947, Gama moved to the
newly created state of Pakistan.
- He died in Lahore, Pakistan after a long period of
illness and general neglect. He faced extremely
difficult days due to lack of funds and inadequate
support from the govt of Pakistan.
- G. D. Birla, an Indian industrialist
and wrestling fan, donated ₹2,000 and a monthly
pension of ₹300, and only after this generous help,
the Government of Pakistan woke up and increased the pension
to Gama and supported his medical expenses.
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