Jyoti Raj

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| other_names = Kothi Raj, Monkey man
| known_for = Scaling walls
| occupation = Climber
| nationality = Indian
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'''Jyoti Raj''' is an [[India]]n [[Solo climbing|free solo climber]] from [[Chitradurga]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet the Indian rival of spidey|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/54670/Mail%20Today%20Stories/Meet+the+Indian+rival+of+spidey.html|accessdate=5 September 2010|newspaper=[[India Today]]|date=2 August 2009}}</ref>

Known as "Kothi Raju" or "Monkey King", Raj is famous for scaling the [[Chitradurga Fort]] without safety harnesses.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/monkey-man-of-india-is-a-climbing-ace/story-e6freuy9-1225786553011 |title=Monkey man of India is a climbing ace |date=October 14, 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> He does not climb for sports, but to entertain the visitors to the fort.<ref>{{cite web|title= Meet India's own Spiderman|url=http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jul/31/slide-show-1-indias-own-spiderman.htm#contentTop|work=[[Rediff]]|accessdate=5 September 2010|date=14 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Monkey King" Entertains Visitors at a Fort in southern India|url=http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2009-07-30/550746009993.html|accessdate=5 September 2010|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|date=30 July 2009|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120712133853/http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2009-07-30/550746009993.html|archive-date=12 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Monkey King' is a cynosure of all eyes at Chitradurga Fort|url=http://www.khabarexpress.com/30/07/2009/Monkey-King-is-a-cynosure-of-all-eyes-at-Chitradurga-Fort-news_96531.html|accessdate=5 September 2010|newspaper=Khabra Express|date=30 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=இந்தியாவின் ஸ்பைடர் மேன் நான்தான்: மார்தட்டி சொல்லும் தமிழக இளைஞர்|url=http://www.nakkheeran.in/users/frmNews.aspx?N=13485|accessdate=5 September 2010|newspaper=[[Nakkeeran (magazine)|Nakkeeran]]|date=2 August 2009|language=Tamil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163342/http://www.nakkheeran.in/users/frmNews.aspx?N=13485|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He is also the only person to have scaled Karnataka's highest waterfall, the 830-foot [[Jog falls]], climbing against the flow.<ref>{{cite web |title= Jyothi Raj scales Jog Falls, hurt but unshaken |url= http://www.sportskeeda.com/2013/04/07/jyothi-raj-scales-jog-falls-hurt-but-unshaken/ |publisher= Sports Keeda |accessdate=28 April 2013}}</ref> On 13 September 2013, he free soloed the clock tower at Moorusavir Math in [[Hubli]] in just over 15 minutes. He did not use any harness, but used chalk for grip.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/jyothi-raj-leaves-all-spellbound/article5127114.ece Scaling clock tower with bare hands]</ref>

He made his debut as an actor in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Sandalwood]] with the 2014 film ''Jyothi aliyas Kothiraja''.<ref>[https://www.chitraloka.com/exclusive/4088-kothi-rama-to-act-in-jyothi-aliyas-kothiraja-exclusive.html Debut as an actor]</ref>

He has been called upon numerous times to rescue or retrieve the bodies of people who have fallen down [[Jog Falls]], and on a rescue operation in 2018 he got stuck in a gorge overnight. <ref>[https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/vidvat-story-cooked-up-by-police-lawyer/articleshow/63101312.cms]</ref>

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==External links==
* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/5894354/Video-Indian-Spiderman-entertains-tourists-at-ancient-fort.html Jyohi Raju scaling the Chitradurga Fort]
* [https://archive.is/20140411193603/http://www.itechspecial.com/2014/04/film-to-be-made-on-spiderman-of.html Film to be made on the ‘Spiderman of Chitradurga]

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