Gama Pehlwan

Gama Pehlwan an undefeated wrestler

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Google doodle honors Gama Pehlwan on his 144th birthday

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Ghulam Mohammad Baksh — later known as Gama Pehlwan or “The Great Gama”

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He was born on May 22, 1878 in Jabbowal Village in the Punjab Province of what was then known as British India

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Gama Pehlwan entered a strongman competition at the age of 10

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From the 1890s through 1910, Gama Pehlwan went on a streak of undefeated matches against India’s greatest wrestlers

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Gama then grew his career internationally by challenging and defeating the greatest wrestlers in Britain

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Gama Pehlwan spent the remainder of his days in Lahore, passing away on May 23, 1960

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