Today marks the 89th birth anniversary of Rustam-e-Hind, the late legendary wrestler Dara Singh Randhawa. Born and brought up in Punjab, Dara Singh was encouraged to take up Pehalwani, an Indian style of wrestling, because of his huge physique. After taking up the sport professionally, he went on to win many coveted international titles, and even bagged the role of Monkey God, Hanuman, because of his impressively massive body size. More…….
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