A young Pehlwani wrestler prepares food for other wrestlers in Guru Hanuman Akhara training center, in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2017. Pehlwani wrestling, also knows as Kushti, is a traditional ...

With his family history is steeped in this age-old sport, Ali Fazal is training in classic pehlwan-style workouts, and a source shares, “Guddu Bhaiya is like a beast physically, and to make a ...

Pehlwani or Kushti is an Indo-Pakistani version of wrestling. It combines India's indigenous form of the sport with Persian forms, which were delivered to Asia by the Mughals in the early 16th century ...

People compete in a Kushti match in Lahore, Pakistan, Feb. 18, 2025. Pehlwani wrestling, also known as Kushti, is a traditional competitive sport which was developed in the Mughal era. It is popular ...

Wrestling for any average Joe these days means the gravity defying stunts pulled off by brawny, steroid-stuffed men plying their trade in the various professional wrestling organizations around the ...

International Kabaddi player, referee and President of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kabaddi Association Arbab Naseer Khan Monday said that the Consulate General of Iran in Peshawar had extended all out support ...

ISLAMABAD: The Lok Mela on Monday held five wrestling competitions, also known as dangals, featuring pehlwans from Punjab in a bid to revive the dying sport and provide residents of the twin cities ...

I am on my way to Shah Alam in Lahore. The Uber driver asks me the exact spot where I want to get dropped. “Bhai Pehlwan ka Dera, near Bansaan wala Bazaar.” He looks alarmed. “Madam, woh ladies ke ...

Coach Maha Singh Rao (C, back), who is in charge of Guru Hanuman Akhara training center which was found in 1925, looks on during a training session in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2017. Pehlwani wrestling ...

Ali Fazal is gearing up to start the shoot of Mirzapur The Film, reviving his role of Guddu Bhaiya. And to prepare for his role for the big screen, the actor has dived into his family roots of ...