Gama Pehlwan

2022 - 5 - 22

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The latest Google Doodle honors the undefeated Indian wrestler Gama Pehlwan, aka "The Great Gama," on his 144th birthday.

As told by Indiatimes, when a mob of rioters approached his new home village of Lahore in Pakistan, Gama Pehlwan and his fellow wrestlers stood in defense. Reportedly, the wrestler made a way for the endangered villagers to safely cross the border to India. Gaining an interest in intense exercise and wrestling from a very young age, Gama Pehlwan entered a strongman competition at the age of 10, claiming the top spot among over 400 competitors.

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Google Doodle celebrates the life and achievements of the Great ... (DNA India)

Google Doodle Sunday (May 22) honoured the undefeated Indian wrestler Gama Pehlwan, popularly known as “The Great Gama,” on his 144th birthday.

He was only six when his father passed away. He was suffering from asthma and heart disease. Lee learnt ‘The Cat Stretch’ from Gama, which was a version of push-ups based on Yoga. Lee also performed baithaks, inspired by the Great Gama.

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Gama Pehlwan: Google Doodle celebrates Indian pehlwani wrestler ... (Time Bulletin)

Google Doodle celebrates the 144th birthday of Indian pehlwani wrestler and strongman Gama Pehlwan — generally known as Rustam-e-Hind (Hindi-Urdu for Rustam ...

In any case, Gama Pehlwan was additionally a champion of the people outside of the ring. Gama Pehlwan was broadly viewed as one of the best wrestlers ever. Gama was even introduced to a silver mace by the Prince of Wales during his visit to India to honor the great wrestler. Gama then developed his career internationally by challenging and defeating the best wrestlers in Britain, bringing about a match against world champion Stanislaus Zbyszko, which likewise finished in a draw. He spent his other days until his death in 1960 in Lahore, which became a part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. At a certain point, to confront some sort of competition, Gama Pehlwan proposed to battle twenty English wrestlers, one after another.

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Gama Pehlwan 144th Birth Anniversary: Google pays tribute to one ... (Times Now)

Google paid tribute to Gama Pehlwan on his 144th birth anniversary. Gama Pehlwan's real name was Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt. He is commonly known as ...

Gama Pehlwan 144th Birth Anniversary: Google pays tribute to one of best wrestlers of all time with artistic doodle Gama Pehlwan 144th Birth Anniversary: Google pays tribute to one of best wrestlers of all time with artistic doodle Google paid tribute to Gama Pehlwan on his 144th birth anniversary.

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Gama Pehlwan's workout routine included 500 lunges and 500 pushups at only 10 years old.

Gama earned many titles during his career, notably the Indian versions of the World Heavyweight Championship (1910) and the World Wrestling Championship (1927) where he was bestowed with the title of “Tiger" after the tournament. The original name of Gama Pehlwan was Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt and was commonly known as Rustam-e-Hind. Gama Pehlwan, considered unbeatable in the ring, was one of the top wrestlers of all time.

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Google Doodle celebrates India's Gama Pehlwan, the undefeated ... (Hindustan Times)

Gama earned many titles during his career, notably the Indian versions of the World Heavyweight Championship (1910) and the World Wrestling Championship ...

He picked up wrestling after he turned 15 and immediately grabbed headlines in Indian newspapers praising Gama as a national hero and world champion. When Gama Pehlwan was 10, his workout routine included 500 lunges and 500 pushups at only 10 years old, according to the Google Doodle blog. Gama Pehlwan spent the rest of his days until his death in 1960 in Lahore, which became a part of Pakistan after the partition.

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Google Doodle celebrates Gama Pehlwan, the Amritsar-born ... (Moneycontrol.com)

Google Doodle: Google is celebrating the birth anniversary of wrestler Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, known by his ring name “The Great Gama”.

The wrestler lived in Lahore till his death in 1960.Google honoured not only Gama Pehlwan’s achievements in the ring but also “the impact and representation he brought to Indian culture”. “He incorporated aspects of Gama's conditioning into his own training routine!” a note accompanying the Google Doodle read. His most notable achievements were the Indian version of the World Heavyweight Championship in 1910 and the World Wrestling Championship in 1927.

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On his 144th birthday, Google honored the undefeated Indian wrestler Gama Pehlwan, also known as "The Great Gama," with a Doodle.

Following a long illness, he died in 1960 at the age of 82. Throughout his remarkable five-decade career, Gama remained undefeated. Gama lived in Amritsar before the Partition was announced.

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Google Doodle celebrates India's Gama Pehlwan, the undefeated ... (Hindustan Times)

Gama earned many titles during his career, notably the Indian versions of the World Heavyweight Championship (1910) and the World Wrestling Championship ...

He picked up wrestling after he turned 15 and immediately grabbed headlines in Indian newspapers praising Gama as a national hero and world champion. When Gama Pehlwan was 10, his workout routine included 500 lunges and 500 pushups at only 10 years old, according to the Google Doodle blog. - Gama earned many titles during his career, notably the Indian versions of the World Heavyweight Championship (1910) and the World Wrestling Championship (1927).

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Gama Pehlwan 144th birth anniversary: Google remembers one of ... (Times of India)

India News: Gama Pehlwan was widely considered one of best wrestlers of all time. Gama remained undefeated throughout his international matches and earned ...

(1927) where he was bestowed with the title of “Tiger” after the tournament. He spent the rest of his days until his death in 1960 in Lahore, which became a part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Gama is also considered a hero for saving the lives of many Hindus during the partition of India in 1947.

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The Great Gama: Google commemorates undefeated wrestling ... (The Indian Express)

Google's doodle for the day celebrates the 144th birth anniversary of the Amritsar-born wrestler Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, popularly known as ...

Today, a 100 kg doughnut-shaped exercise disc called Hasli, which Gama used for squats and pushups, is housed at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) Museum in Patiala. He was even presented a silver mace by the Prince of Wales during his visit to India to honour the great wrestler. “By 1910, people were reading Indian newspapers with headlines praising Gama as a national hero and world champion,” according to Google. Gama is also considered a hero for saving the lives of many Hindus during the partition of India in 1947.

Gama Pehlwan: Google celebrates the undefeated wrestling ... (Economic Times)

Google celebrates the 144th birthday of one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Gama Pehlwan, with an artistic doodle. The Doodle was created by guest ...

Google celebrates the 144th birthday of one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Gama Pehlwan, with an artistic doodle. Gama Pehlwan's real name was Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt. He is commonly known as Rustam-e-Hind. Watch the video to know more about the 'The Great Gama'. Gama Pehlwan: Google celebrates the undefeated wrestling champion with an artistic doodle

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Google Doodle Celebrates Gama Pehlwan, Indias Wrestling ... (The Logical Indian)

Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, commonly known as Rustam-e-Hind, was widely considered one of the best wrestlers of all time.

Gama picked up wrestling at the age of 15 and caught the attention of everybody around him because of his remarkable strength. In a report by the Hindustan Times, according to the Google Doodle blog, when Gama was 10 years old, he followed a workout routine that consisted of 500 lunges and 500 pushups every day. Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt was a Kashmiri Muslim born in Jabbowal village of Amritsar district in Punjab on May 22, 1878.

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Gama Pehlwan: The story of India's undefeated wrestling champion ... (Firstpost)

Google paid tribute to India's yesteryear star wrestler Gama Pehlwan, aka 'The Great Gama', with a doodle on his 144th birth anniversary.

He won most of his bout with familiar dominance despite multiple challenges by the same opponents barring a few formidable opponents. He was purportedly known for doing five thousand squats a day and three thousand pushups. Known to be undefeated throughout his 52-year-old wrestling career with rivals barely lasting less than a minute in front of him, Gama’s reputation soon called for invitations from international events as well. Google paid tribute to India’s yesteryear star wrestler Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, popularly known as Gama Pehlwan or ‘The Great Gama’ in the western world, with a doodle on his 144th birth anniversary. Gama fought an even battle with the experienced wrestler despite the odds being stacked against him. Gama’s sturdiness during the bout earned him recognition and was soon touted as the successor to Sultaniwala’s Rustam-e-Hind title.

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Google Doodle celebrates Gama Pehlwan - Everything you need to ... (WION)

The Google Doodle on Sunday paid tribute to the legendary personality with an animated picture of him by artist Vrinda Zaveri carrying the famous mace.

The Google Doodle on Sunday paid tribute to the legendary personality with an animated picture of him by artist Vrinda Zaveri carrying the famous mace. Google says that he won a lunge contest in 1888 and became the World Heavyweight Champion by 1910. The undefeated wrestling world champion, who was also known as Rustam-e-Hind, was well known for his moves on the mud and in the pre-independence era, he was the most successful name in his sport.

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Google celebrates Gama Pehlwan, India's greatest wrestler, with ... (ESPN)

Sunday's Google doodle showcased a brawny mustachioed gentleman with a mace slung over his broad shoulders. It was a tribute to one of India's greatest ...

He was forced to hang up his gloves only because he wasn't getting any younger, not that he was any weaker. 5. Gama Pehelawan lifted a stone that weighed 1,200 kgs in 1902 when he was in his 20s. 4. The strongman rose to fame when he was still in his teens. 6. He had little to no competition in India. The wrestlers who took him on were swatted away in quick time and he flew abroad in search of some real competition. He would then present him with a silver mace. Such was Gama's popularity that even Bruce Lee was reportedly inspired by him. He did return to India eventually...still undefeated. Gama managed to hold him for a draw and that was the beginning of his spellbinding career. He was so menacing that the mob fled when they saw who they were going up against. The result was inevitable - Gama would always win. It was a tribute to one of India's greatest wrestlers, Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, popularly known as Gama Pehlwan or 'The Great Gama', on his 144th birth anniversary. There you have it, the secret to his superhuman strength.

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Google Doodle Marks Wrestling Great Gama Pehlwan's 144th Birthday (CNET)

As the undefeated wrestling champion of the world in the early 20th century, Gama Pehlwan is widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, ...

He is said to have faced down angry mobs in Lahore and paid for the safe passage of hundreds from the colony when the violence escalated. With willing opponents hard to find, Pehlwan retired from wrestling in 1952. He first gained attention for his athletic ability at the age of 10, when he won a strong man competition attended by more than 400 wrestlers.

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Indian Wrestling Legend & Strongman Gama Pehlwan Featured in ... (BarBend)

The undefeated Indian wrestler and strongman was honored in the Sunday Google Doodle on May 22, 2022, his 144th birthday.

In addition to his status as a champion wrestler and strongman, which apparently inspired Bruce Lee’s training, Pehlwan was hailed as a hero. For all his feats of strength, Pehlwan is most known for his impressive legacy as a wrestler. Pehlwan was born in the Amritsar District of British India on May 22, 1878.

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