Hind Kesari
Hind Kesari is an Indian-style wrestling championship, established in 1958.[1] It is affiliated to the Indian Style Wrestling Association of India (ISWAI).
Hindi Kesari Title is a biggest Kushti Wrestling Title in India .
In 2011, women were allowed to compete for the first time.[citation needed]
Winners[edit]
| Year | Venue | Winner | Opponent | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Hyderabad | Ramchandra Babu Lal Keshri | Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh | ||
| 1959 | Delhi | Shripati Khanchnale | Kolhapur, Maharashtra | Banta Singh (Punjab Kesari) | |
| 1960 | Mumbai | Ganapatrao Andalkar | Kolhapur, Maharashtra | [2][3] | |
| 1961 | Ajmer | Karam Singh | Punjab | ||
| 1962 | Delhi | Master Chandgi Ram | Haryana | ||
| 1964 | Karnal | Maruti Mane | Maharashtra
 
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| 1965 | Jabalpur (MP) | Amar Singh Rana | Sonipat Haryana | ||
| 1966 | Ahmedebad | Hazrat Patel | Maharashtra | ||
| 1968 | Rohtak | Master Chandgi Ram | Haryana | ||
| 1969 | Kanpur | Harishchandra Birajdar | Maharashtra | ||
| 1971 | Nagpur | Deenanath Singh | Maharashtra | ||
| 1972 | Indore | Master Chandgi Ram | Haryana | ||
| 1975 | Banglore | Chamba Mutnal | Kolhapur-Belgaon | ||
| 1976 | Rohtak | Satpal Singh | Delhi | ||
| 1978 | Cuttack (Orissa) | Jai Prakash | Delhi | ||
| 1979 | Badrakh | Jai Prakash | Delhi | ||
| 1984 | Nashik | Suresh Kumar | Haryana | ||
| 1985 | Nathdwara | Jagdish Singh Bhola | Punjab | ||
| 1986 | Solapur | Kishan Kumar | Haryana | ||
| 1992 | Delhi | Sanjay Kumar | Sonipat | ||
| 1994 | Arra | Sanjay Kumar | Sonipat | ||
| 1997 | Akola | Bhagat Singh | UP | ||
| 1998 | Pimpri, Pune | Bhagat Singh | UP | ||
| 1999 | Cochin | Bhagat Singh | UP | ||
| 2000 | Baliya | Rajeev Tomar | Delhi | ||
| 2003 | Nashik | Vinod Chougule | Maharshtra | ||
| 2004 | Ludhiana | Harminder Singh | Punjab | ||
| 2005 | Ahmednagar | Yogesh Dodke | Mahrashtra | ||
| 2006 | Wardha | Rajeev Tomar | Delhi | ||
| 2007 | Hyderabad | Mohammed bin Ghouse | |||
| 2009 | Pune | Joginder Singh | Delhi | ||
| 2010 | Aurangabad | Mausam Khatri | Sonipat | ||
| 2011 | Hyderabad | Rohit Patel | MP | ||
| 2012 | Kolhapur | Yudhvir Singh | Army | ||
| 2013 | Bahadurgarh | Hitesh Kumar | Haryana | ||
| 2015-16 | Ludhiana | Joginder Singh | Delhi | ||
| 2016-17 | Pune | Sumit Kumar | NCR | ||
| 2021 | Madurai | Labhanshu Sharma | Uttarakhand | [5] | |
References[edit]
- ↑ "May Day celebrated with fervour". The Indian Express. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gasti, Appanna Mahadeva (11 January 2005). "Evidence" (PDF). A case study on Shri Shripati Khanchanale first Hind-Kesari Wrestler (PhD). University of Pune. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kolhapur gets its maiden Hind Kesari contest". Daily News and Analysis. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
 - ↑ माळी, गुरुबाळ (14 December 2020). "Hind Kesari News: देशातील पहिले हिंदकेसरी श्रीपती खंचनाळे यांचं निधन". Maharashtra Times (in मराठी). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
 - ↑ "Labhanshu ne kushti mein jeeta Bharat Keshari ka khitab". Jagran. 26 July 2021.