Bharat Kesari Gama Pehalwan – Asian Games medalist[1]
Other prominent South Asian wrestlersedit
Krishan Kumar Bhaprodia – Olympic participant, Hind Kesari 1986, Rustam-e-Hind, 3 Times National Champion, 3 Times Army Service Champion, Jawahar Kesari[2][3][circular reference]*
Pandit Brahmdev Mishra – Lion of India, who defeated World Champion Dara Singh within few minutes in Kolkata
Pandit Ram Narayan Mishra – Lion of Uttar Pradesh
Akram Pahalwan – son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan
Mehar din pahlwan – Rustam-e-Hind, a great wrestler openly challenged all so called top wrestlers of his time and openly double challenged Chandgi Ram and Dara Singh
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