: He Gave Up His Dream For Familys Legacy, Made History As World Wrestling Champion #IndiaNEWS #History In the 1900s, legendary American cartoonist Robert Ripley’s newspaper column ‘Believe It Or

He Gave Up His Dream For Familys Legacy, Made History As World Wrestling Champion #IndiaNEWS #History
In the 1900s, legendary American cartoonist Robert Ripley’s newspaper column ‘Believe It Or Not’ had become widely popular. His bizarre take on oddities of all kinds had gone on to become a daily affair and his cartoons were soon appearing in articles in the New York Evening Post.
In one of his sketches, he illustrated ‘Gobar’, aka Jatindra Charan Goho, a wrestler from India. Titled ‘The Gold Eater’, the illustration shows Gobar sitting with his legs folded on the ground eating gold pieces from his plate. Adjacent to that picture is one that depicts Gobar climbing the stairs with the caption ‘Wears a stone collar’.

It wasn’t just Ripley who was taking note of this young wrestler. At the time, Gobar’s legacy and aura had smitten fans, opponents and critics alike. One newspaper described him as a ‘Hindu Prince’ and some said he was an Oxford graduate. The San Francisco Chronicle labelled him as the ‘Hindu Giant’.
“Goho Gobar, the present holder of the India championship, is showing such wonderful improvements over his former work that many critics predict that this famous Hindu will be the contender this season for the world’s titleIn all his matches he has given his wrestling fans an example of what a real wrestler is capable of performing,??? reads a newspaper clipping from The Buffalo Enquirer dated 17 September 1921.
Gobar’s journey of international wrestling begins from Calcutta (now Kolkata), in an unusual but destined manner. Originally working towards making a career in classical music, Gobar had to do away with his plans overnight in order to save his family’s legacy in wrestling, a sport signifying stamina, strength and culture in India.

Gobar is credited for being a pioneer in wrestling who put India on the map and paved the way for future pehalwans (wrestlers) to play against international players. These include the likes of Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, who created history at the Olympics in 1948, The Great Khali, Deepak Punia, Mahavir Singh Phogat, and of course, the Phogat sisters.
Here’s the story of how a teenage Gobar stepped up to save his family name and ended up leaving his mark across the world by defeating gifted wrestlers.
Life in Calcutta

Born on 13 March 1892, Gobar grew up in a family of prominent and locally renowned wrestlers like Khetracharan Guho and his father, Ram Charan. It is believed their sincerity and dedication towards the sport was such that Swami Vivekananda had taken lessons from Khetracharan at their family akhara (wrestling ground) on Masjidbari Street.
There are a few theories behind how Jatindra got his nickname ‘Gobar’.

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