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Apr 22, 2010

PRACTICING KUSHTI IN MUMBAI





Far away from the Indian cricket pitch where pristine whites demand respect, is the dirty, sweaty world of kushti. The traditional style of Indian wrestling sees players take to a red clay pit, where they grab, push and throw each other to the ground. Within minutes their muscular bodies are masked in orange, with clay clinging to their eyebrows and hair.

Here Kushti wrestler, Sanjay Chavan talks about the discipline and comradarie that goes along with the traditional sport.


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