Ghulam Muhammad Bakhsh Butt is commonly known as Gama Pehlwan and got the title of Rustam-e-Hindustan. He was a strongest man of Sub-Continent and was awarded as World Heavyweight Champion. As a wrestler he remained undefeatable through out of his golden career. Gama was born on 22 May,1878 in Amritsar, India during the British Rule and after the partition on sub-continent in 1947, he was in the dominion of India and migrated to Pakistan, where he spent rest of his life.
Gama Pehlwan won over 5000 matches in his career . He first enter in wrestling championship at the age of just 17 . Gama played on national and International level and made his name in fame by attaining the title of Rustam-e-Hind and The Great Gama . The Legendary Gama Pehlwan spent his last years in chronic heart disease and died on May 23 , 1960 in Lahore , Pakistan .
Biography
| Real Name | Ghulam Mohammad Baksh |
| Title(s) | Rustam-e-Hind, Rustam-e-Zamana, The Great Gama |
| Ring Name | Gama Pehlwan |
| Profession | Wrestler |
Physical Stats & More
| Balled Height | 5 Feet 8″ Inches |
| Weight | 110 Kilogram |
| Body Measurements ( approx) | Chest; 46 inches Waist: 34 inches Biceps: 22 inches |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 12 May 1878 |
| Date of Death | 23 May 1960 |
| Birthplace | Village, Jabbowal Amritsar, Punjab, British India |
| Hometown | Amritsar, Punjab, Inida |
| Place of Death | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Death Cause | After a chronic illness of heart and asthma |
| Age (at the time of death) | 82 Years |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | Indian |
Gama Pehlwan Son
Gama Pehlwan’s son’s name Aslam Pehwlan. Who is known as Pehlwani like his father. And his son was a Pakistani professional Wrestler and professional wrestling world heavyweight champion.
Gama Pehlwan Family
Gama Pehlwan father name is Muhammad Aziz Baksh who was also a famous Pehlwan ( wrestler ) . His brother Imam Baksh was also a pehlwan . Gama married for two times and he has five sons and four daughters in his family . All the son of Gama died at very young age due to which he suffers heart attacks and got ill . Wife of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif wife Kulsom Nawaz is a granddaughter of Gama Pehlwan .
- Father : Muhammad Aziz Baksh
- Mother : Name Not Known
- Sister : Not Known
- Religion : Islam
- Hobby : Doing Workouts
- Ethnicity : Kashmiri
Gama’s Diet and Training :
According to the sources Gama Pehlwan drinks 8 Liter of milk daily in his diet routine . He daily eats six desi chickens and also drink a tonic made up of crushed almonds ( 1 pound ) .
And if we talk about his training he daily battle with his fellow pehlwans who are 40 in numbers . He used to have 3000 pushups and 500 Baithak daily . Gama lift almost 95 kg disc made of stone during his baithak .
Career
Gama Pehlwan started his wrestling career at the age of 10 . He take part in a strongman competition and stand in last 15 . But due to his performance and young Maharaja of Jodhpur declares him winner . Later he goes to Baroda to attend wrestling competition and he lifted 1200 kilogram stone which is now kept in Baroda Museum as a achievement of Late Gama Pehlwan .
At the age of 17 , Gama Pehlwan get in a fight with another famous wrestler Raheem Baksh Sultani Wala . Both Gama and Raheem fought for hours and the match ended with draw . This is the turning point for Gama’s career . Gama also played in international tournaments and encounter with many famous international wrestler . Once he said that he has faced many rivals but Raheem Baksh Sultani Wala was the difficult one to defeat .
Bruce Lee ( martial artist , actor , filmmaker ) was the great admirer of Gama and follows his diet routine . He also read articles about him and add his training skills into his martial arts training .
Gama Pehlwan played and won upto 5000 wrestling matches . The Great Gama is undefeatable and was the shining star of Wrestling Ring . He has given the titles of Rustam-e-Hind, Rustam-e-Zamana, The Great Gama for his great pehlwani . The book The Great Gama was also written on the life of Gama Pehlwan .
Gama Pehlwan Birthday
On the 144th Aniversary of Great Gama Google make a Doodle on him and give him tribute by saying
” Gama’s lagecy continues to inspire modern day fighters . Even Bruce Lee is a known admirer and incorporates aspects of Gama’s conditioning into his own training routine “
Facts
- Gama Pehlwan aws born in Amritsar , Punjab during the British Rule of Sub – Continent .
- He is famous for his great Pehlwani skills and awarded with World Heavyweight lifter wrestler .
- His father Muhammad Aziz Baksh and brother Imam Baksh was also a great wrestler .
- Gama had five sons and all of his sons died in very young age .
- He was died with chronic heart disease and asthma .
- After the partition of sub-continent he moved to Pakistan in 1945 and live the rest of his life in Lahore .
- He died in 1960 in Lahore , Pakistan .
- Bruce Lee was the great follower and admirer of Gama Pehlwan .
- Kulsom Nawaz ( wife of former president Nawaz Sharif ) and Saira Bano are the granddaughters of Gama Pelwan .