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Hamida Banu: Google Doodle is remembering Hamida Banu today. Hamida Banu was the woman who became India’s first professional female wrestler. This was at a time when wrestling was considered a sport only for men. Today’s doodle has been created by Divya Negi. Divya Negi is a guest artist from Bangalore. In the doodle, Hamida Banu is shown as a powerful woman and flowers and leaves are decorated around her.

Google According to the report, Hamida Banu gained worldwide fame on this day. On this day in 1954, Hamida Banu defeated the famous wrestler of that time, Baba Pehalwan. Hamida defeated Baba Pehalwan in just 1 minute and 34 seconds. After this defeat, Baba Pehalwan retired from professional wrestling.

Hamida Banu was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in the early 1900s. Banu focused on wrestling from the very 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 prohibited from entering a profession like wrestling. But Banu was determined to become a wrestler. That’s why she competed against men.

Another interesting thing about Hamida Banu is that she challenged men that she would marry the one who defeats her first. Hamida Banu also gained international fame. She defeated Russian female wrestler Vera Kistilin in less than 2 minutes. After that, Hamida’s name remained in the headlines of newspapers for years. She was called the Amazon of Aligarh. Hamida was a famous personality of her time. She is still remembered in India and the world.