Comments on: Art of Pehlwani

By: Syed Sana Ur Rehman

Syed Sana Ur Rehman — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:44:54 +0000

I am so happy to review this,that we have such heroes of wrestling they make us very proud ,I think we should remember these great peoples and thanks to All Mighty Allah for granting us tremendous heroes.I am also big fan of Nasir Bholu And Zubair Jhara Pehlwan.

By: ravi

ravi — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:59 +0000

i want make no 1 wwe wrestlar and champion. but i am very poor so what i do? please tall me a way for go to wwe. ravi.vaishnav18@yahoo.com

By: Desibahi

Desibahi — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:09:11 +0000

See Dr. Joseph S. Alter’s book on Indian Wrestling at http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft6n39p104/. It is infact his thesis based on the research which he did on pehlwani and published by University of California in 1992.

By: Narinder

Narinder — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:59:25 +0000

i m big fan of wrestling bcoz my father is also a well known wrestler awarded by SHER -E- PUNJAB and PUNJAB KESRI.

By: Salman

Salman — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:39:46 +0000

“I come from a family of wrestlers, both my grandfather and my father being practitioners of this art and way of life. My father would take me to the akhara and make me work out so that I would build my strength. Whatever I am writing, I have seen with my own eyes and experienced personally. When a wrestler collected his prize money after a successful match, the first thing he would do was to purchase a couple of sacks of almonds and two large canisters of pure desi ghee or clarefied butter. It was normal for a wrestler to drink butter milk or lassi made from a kilo of milk and a kilo of yogurt. Some wrestlers would drink melted ghee, after which they would lie on a cot for a couple of hours during which they would not move at all. Then they would get up and declare with great pride, “Khalifa, the ghee has been digested.””

Lahore Lahore Aye: Lahore’s wrestling pits
http://www.apnaorg.com/columns/ahameed/column-50.html

By: Sanjay S. Devkar

Sanjay S. Devkar — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:50:24 +0000

This come as a brilliant news to all those of you who love the worlds ancient most sport, “KUSTI”.

I am associated with a production house and am working towards promoting this art that crafts the body, working on a documentary film on it, any one of you who has anything to share kindly feel free to discuss it with me so that we justify portraying the ethos of such an old sport.

Kindly support and write to me at sdevkar@gmail.com

Dhanyawaad
Sanjay S. Devkar

By: jakob

jakob — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:50:39 +0000

http://www.malcolmhutcheson.com/ has done great photography and research on Pehlwans in Lahore.

By: Khalid javed

Khalid javed — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:52:45 +0000

I want to fight with Amjad Jeedo

By: Jeetu

Jeetu — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:50:00 +0000

I am Jeetu ( male/64kg/5’4”/33yrs ) at Pune . I am a die hard fan of kushti ( indian style wrestling ) and submission wrestling.. But not WWE.. those interested in having friendship, please mail me at -jeetu_kushti@yahoo.co.in / jeetu.kushti@gmail.com .

By: parshant tyagi

parshant tyagi — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:51:29 +0000

me very much enthusiasm in ancient wrestling art of great india. me very much inspired by the gamma pehlwan .

By: sachin

sachin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:04:19 +0000

list of India Wrestling Schools in mumbai (kusti / aakhada)

By: brian

brian — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:42:48 +0000

this guy’s got some nice shots:
http://www.okinreport.net

under reportages, Pakistan, Pahalwan

By: Pehelvan ki Maalish « nukkad

Pehelvan ki Maalish « nukkad — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:59:59 +0000

[...] Chapati Mystery [...]

By: philip

philip — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:47:54 +0000

Was wondering if anyone could gulde me in how to drape a loin cloth like the traditional kusthi wrestlers do.

thank you

By: GulBhai

GulBhai — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:43:08 +0000

I would like to know the names iof major cities (addresses) on the West Coast of India Wrestling Schools (Akhadas). Both Hindu and Muslim

By: Ronak

Ronak — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:01:35 +0000

hello everyone!

I am ronak and I wish to know everything about kusti, indian traditional wrestling that is held in mumbai and across maharashtra. I want an address of akhadas in mumbai. it is interesting to learn this art as this art is purely natural and is purely useful for maintaining mass by practicing its exercises.

Do let me know at helpersreap@yahoo.co.in

Regards,

Ronak.

By: Nitin

Nitin — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Sepoy,

Post-independence India had Dara Singh; who later became a film and TV personality,

The maharaja of Mysore still has a functioning akhara, but national level ‘kushtis’ seem to be things of the past.

By: MUHAMMAD JAVID AKHTA

MUHAMMAD JAVID AKHTA — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I WANT TO CELEBRATE A COMPETITION OF PEHLWANI.
I WANT MORE PERMISSION FOR THIS FESTIVEL.
I HAVE HELD MANY DANGAL IN PAKISTAN CITIES,
LIKE BAHAWALNAGAR,BAHAWALPUR,MUZAFARGAR,SHEKHPURA,ANY MANY CITIES.
I AM MORE KEEN FOR THIS ART.

By: raja sony palwan

raja sony palwan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

my name is shak khan i am known amongst the asian people as sony palwan i am currently the mid heavy weight asian wrestling and street fight champion of azad kashmir.i have travelled all over the world and would love to take part in a pehlawani dungal in pakistan.anybody who would like more info on me can see my website http://www.shakkhan.com

By: dacoit

dacoit — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Fascinating mini-history. Those lassis sound deadly (in every sense of the word). Were they served in small unglazed clay pots and topped with a healthy slab of malai, by any chance?

To elaborate the historical memory angle somewhat, the legend of the mighty Pole Zbyszko continues to loom large. On the one hand, there is apparently a chap in the WWE by the name of Larry who has taken on the name. There also is a Polish beverage company (makers of such tantalizing concoctions as ‘Polo Cockta’, ‘Maxer’, and the truckdriver’s fave ‘American Guarana’) that goes by the same moniker (their marvelous Zorro-themed flash site simply must be seen: http://www.zbyszko.com.pl/).

Most importantly, however, does anyone happen to recall the menacing American bodyguard from the over the top late-70s Amitabh-starrer ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’? Aside from featuring the most delightful easter egg of all time and the corniest cinematic qawali this side of Nusrat-Eddie Vedder duets, the fillum had our friend Zbyszko taking on the forces Hindu-Muslim-Isayi bhai-bhai-bhai. The good guys win of course, but Mr. Z continues to terrify many of us.