Google Doodle Today Who was Hamida Banu India First Female Wrestler Amazon of Aligarh More Details

Hamida Banu: Google Doodle is remembering Hamida Banu today. Hamida Banu was the woman who became India’s first professional wrestling woman. This is a matter of time when wrestling was considered only a game of men. Today’s doodle is created by Divya Negi. Divya Negi is a guest artist from Bangalore. In the doodle, Hamida Banu is shown as a powerful woman and the flower leaves around them are decorated.

According to Google, Hamida Banu got fame around the world on this day. On this day in 1954, Hamida Banu defeated the then famous Wrestler Baba Pahalwan (Baba Pehalwan). Hamida defeated Baba Pahalwan in only 1 minute and 34 seconds. After this defeat, Baba Pahalwan retired from professional wrestling.

Hamida Banu was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, early 1900. Banu focused on wrestling from the beginning and won more than 300 matches. The golden decade of Hamida’s career is said to be between 1940 and 1950. At that time women were prevented from entering a profession like wrestling. But Banu had decided that she would become a wrestler. So he competed with men.

There is also an interesting thing about Hamida Banu, he challenged men that those who defeated him for the first time will marry her. Hamida Banu also gained fame internationally. She had taught Russia’s female wrestler Vera Kistlin in less than 2 minutes. After that, Hamida’s name was in the newspaper headlines for years. He came to be called Amazon of Aligarh. Hamida was a famous person of her time. He is still remembered in India and the world.