Not many years ago, before the heterosexualisation of India started in earnest, Akharas, which were the bastion of men's spaces where the pride of macho men, the Pahalwans who learned wrestling amidst the company of other masculine men. Today, most of them have closed down and given way to the Western style, heterosexual gyms.
But a few still linger on, fighting against all odds. This one is fighting a case with the government which wants to acquire the land on which its built.
I wanted to do research on this last of the Akharas in Delhi, but I found an interesting piece and some photographs on the net by someone called, Mayank Sufi... So, I'm pasting the photos and the links here.
But a few still linger on, fighting against all odds. This one is fighting a case with the government which wants to acquire the land on which its built.
I wanted to do research on this last of the Akharas in Delhi, but I found an interesting piece and some photographs on the net by someone called, Mayank Sufi... So, I'm pasting the photos and the links here.
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