Chandgi Ram was an India

India

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n wrestler who won a gold medal at 1970 Asian Games

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. He received both an Arjuna award

Arjuna award

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 and a Padma Shri

Padma Shri

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. He participated in 1972 Summer Olympics

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. He was born in 1937 in the Hisar district

Hisar District

Hisar district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state, India. Hisar city serves as the district headquarters. The district is also part of Hisar division, which is headed by a commissioner who belongs to the Indian Administrative Service....

 of state of Haryana

Haryana

Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

. 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. His daughter Sonika Kaliraman

Sonika Kaliraman

Sonika Kaliraman is an Indian wrestler. She is daughter of former wrestler Late Master Chandgi Ram. Sonika married US-based businessman,Siddharth Malik. She was the member of Doha Asian Game's Indian squad. She was contestant of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi and is also participant of Bigg Boss...

is also a wrestler and was the member of Doha Asian Game's Indian squad. Ram’s children, Sonika and Jagdish, a brother and sister are both among the best wrestlers in the nation.