Background
He was born in 1937 in the Hisar district of state of Haryana.
He was born in 1937 in the Hisar district of state of Haryana.
He participated in 1972 Summer Olympics. He later set up the akhara to train women wrestlers for international events. He was popularly known as Master Chandgi Ram.
He died in New Delhi following a cardiac arrest on 29 June 2010.
The thought of women wrestling in India reminds us of the great wrestler Master Chandgiram. His struggles and contributions to begin women wrestling in India can never be forgotten.
When women wrestling was introduced in India, people used to have an absolute negative thinking regarding women wrestling. Master Chandgiram organized fight competitions in almost every village and city of India as a result of which today Indian women are enthusiastically participating in various wrestling competitions, even in the Olympics.
A sports stadium in Saifai village, Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh is named after him as "Chandgi Ram Sports Stadium".
He received both an Arjuna award and a Padma Shri. His famous pupil is Sanjay Kumar (Old Wrestler) who had won Bharat Kesari many times, and also a gold winner of Commonwealth Games. His daughter Sonika Kaliraman became the first Indian woman wrestler to receive the most coveted award of Bharat Kesari and represented India in Wrestling in Asiad (Asian Games).
