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As an Indian.... Felt touched. Once upon a time, young boys in Indian villages and small cities used to sweat in Talimms and Aakhadas (wrestling schools) . Sadly things have changed. Now everyone wants to play cricket. Although wrestling is still very much popular. Gama had a brother. Gunga. He also was a great wrestler. Names Gama and Gunga are still pronounced with deep respect and reverence. Many... Many thanks for this video.

"Forced into retirement because no one dared to fight him" - damn

That moustache is legendary. 19:35 what a badass still capture.

If muscular endurance was a person, it would be the Great Gama.

One of the people Bruce Lee truly admired. He told Dan Inosanto that one of the arts he should research and explore further was Indian wrestling.

To have that leanness at 5’8 and 240 pounds? Thats INSANELY impressive for someone without steroids.

This was moving. People told me he was a great man. His heroism is what made me almost tear up.

It took Gama seconds to beat the World Champion and hours to beat the old Veteran India Champion. This speaks a lot about the Wrestling legacy of India. India has it's own glory, its just the matter of exposure and limelight which it is getting lately. Thanks Natty life that you brought this up, kudos to you.

What an absolute unit he was. So unreal, almost like an anime character.

Wow, he certainly earned that name. A very impressive man, who used his strength to defend the weak, even as an old man.

the great gama was one of the few men to deserve such a title.

one of the greatest men to ever walk the face of the earth, and will not be forgotten

on the diet, I can believe the number of chickens he ate pr day, natty old school chickens are small with not much meat on them.

A real legend! A rare man! A movie should be made. At least a broadcast documentary. Though you, have set the standard for telling his story.

I'm really glad you included the most badass feat of strength in Gamma's career -- safeguarding his neighbors. We can say a lot about his aesthetics, athletic ability, competitive achievements and overall strength. But he used his strength to protect the weak from the strong and the few from the many. His aesthetics were pretty good even when he was old, but the true beauty was in his heart. I think about him in my own training -- not crazy things done with rocks, but how he helped others. Jon Bluming is another example of a super-strong old school combat athlete who was motivated by the urge to protect others. In Bluming's case, he was Christian but lived in a Jewish area of the Netherlands. He watched helplessly as his friends were rounded up and sent to the camps. His motivation for training could be summed up as "Never Again." When I think I've reached failure in a set, I try to do two more -- one to honor each of those great men and to remind myself what really matters.

What an absolute beast! Thank you for bringing his story to us.

I wish some indian/pakistani directors could take inspiration from the Ip Man series and do the same with this guy. Just imagine how awesome some movies about him could be? Now I'm pumped lol

It's actually impressive that this man didn't spawn an actual religions, he is IMO up there with most religious protagonists in his feats. I'd really like a part 2 about The Great

I got goosebumps while hearing about the first encounter of Gama with the 7 foot opponent.
Just as if I became a kid once again and watched Rock Lee fight Gaara for the first time.

THAT PHYSIQUE IS PERFECTION 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

Gama is such an inspiration! It's insane that he was able to have such endurance and strength at the same time 💪