The kushti akhara - an ancient sport of the Maharajas of Mysore - comes to life every year during the Dasara celebrations. Struggling to survive, the Akhara, as it is called, brings thousands of ...

In India, a traditional form of ancient wrestling, known as ‘kushti’, has been practiced for some 3,000 years. The ‘Akhara’ is a wrestling school where men in their 20’s and 30’s dedicate their life ...

Thousands of people regularly attend matches, where men and women wrestle in earth pits. While professionals at organisations like the WWE entertain millions of people around the world with a mix of ...

In India, a traditional form of wrestling known as kushti has been practiced for some 3,000 years. The tradition of wrestling in red clay pits is deeply rooted in the city of Kolhapur. At the ...

Kushti, also known as pehlwani, a form of traditional wrestling contested in the sub-continent, was once a popular sport in Dhaka after having originated during the Mughal period. Not only concerned ...

New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI/Mediawire): The epic tales of Ramayana and Mahabharata are something most of us are aware of in India. These were widely spread across the Indian continent with the ...