Background
He was born on 25 June 1935 in Jandli Village of Hisar District and currently resides in Hisar.
He was born on 25 June 1935 in Jandli Village of Hisar District and currently resides in Hisar.
He was awarded the first Arjuna Award in wrestling in 1961, by Government of India. He started his career with the Indian Army. He created history by winning a Bronze Medal in Light Weight (67 kg) Freestyle at 1961 World Wrestling Championships at Yokohama.
He participated in three Olympic Games namely Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968 and finished with a creditable 6th Rank in Mexico City.
In addition to these he participated in four different world wrestling championships id est (that is) Yokohama 1961, Manchester 1965, Delhi 1967 and Edmonton 1970.
After retiring from Indian Army he joined Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar as a coach and rendered his services from 1970 to 1996. During his time as coach he groomed many international level wrestlers and guided the university team to many All Indian Inter University Championship triumphs.
Currently he lives in Hisar and still actively assists budding wrestlers.