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{{Infobox professional wrestler<br />
| name = Jatindra Charan Guha<br />
| image = Bust of Gobar Goho.JPG<br />
| caption = Bust of Gobar Guha in Azad Hind Bagh<br />
| birth_name = Jatindra Charan Guha<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|3|13|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[Bengal]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|1|2|1892|3|13|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India<br />
| height = 6 ft 1 in<br />
| weight = 290 lb<br />
| trainer = [[Ambika Charan Guha]]<br/>[[Khetra Charan Guha]]<br/>[[Ram Charan Guha]]<br/>[[Kholsa Chaubey]]<br/>[[Rahmani Pehlwan]]<br />
| debut = 1910<br />
| retired = 1944<br />
}}<br />
'''Jatindra Charan Guha''' ({{lang-bn|যতীন্দ্রচরণ গুহ}}) (13 March 1892 – 2 January 1972), popularly known by his [[ring name]] '''Gobar Guha''' ({{lang-bn|গোবর গুহ}}), was a world-famous [[India]]n [[wrestling|wrestler]] and practitioner of [[Pehlwani]]. He was the first [[Asian people|Asian]] to win the World Light Heavyweight Championship in the United States in 1921.<ref name="ganashakti">{{cite news|url=http://ganashakti.com/bengali/features_details.php?featuresid=1008|title=অথ কুস্তি-কথা|last=Mandal|first=Ananta|date=18 August 2012|work=Ganashakti|language=Bengali|accessdate=2 February 2014|location=Kolkata}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.banglabazar.co.in/node/4593|title=কলকাতায় জাতীয় প্রতিযোগিতা: বাংলা কুস্তির হাল ফিরবে?|last=Basu|first=Tapas|work=banglabazar.co.in|language=Bengali|accessdate=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219020210/http://www.banglabazar.co.in/node/4593|archive-date=19 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
[[File:Jatindra Charan Guho.jpg|thumb|Jatindra Charan Guho in his early year]]<br />
Gobar came from a family of [[wrestling|wrestlers]]. The Goho family had been known for pioneering, promoting and popularising the art of Pehlwani and physical culture in [[Bengal]], for generations. His great-grandfather had set up an ''[[akhara]]'' at Masjidbari Street. His forebears included the legendary Ambu babu, and Khetu babu, who tutored [[Swami Vivekananda]] in the finer points of wrestling. His father Ram Charan too was well-versed in the art. Gobar was born to Ram Charan in 1892 in [[Kolkata]]. He began his initial training under the guidance of his grandfather [[Ambika Charan Guha]]. He also took lessons from his uncle [[Khetra Charan Goho]] and father [[Ram Charan Goho]]. He began rigorous training under famous Indian wrestlers like Kholsa Chaubey and Rahmani Pehlwan, who were employed by the [[Goho family]]. When Gobar reached adulthood he stood at six feet and one inch and weighed around 290 pounds. His expanded chest measured 48&nbsp;inches. In the meanwhile he also passed the Entrance examination from Vidyasagar school in 1910. He also received training in [[Hindustani classical]] music from Kukuv Khan and used to attend the musical soirees of Narendranath Basu.<ref name="samsad">Sengupta, S. (ed.) (1988). ''Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (in Bengali), Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, pp.141–2</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Gobar embarked on a professional career in [[wrestling]] in 1910 at the age of eighteen. He debuted against Navrang Singh, the court [[wrestler]] of the [[Maharaja]] of [[Twipra Kingdom|Tripura]], but he didn't take any money.<ref name="samsad"/> In 1910, the John Bull Society of London organised a world wrestling championship bout to which [[wrestling|wrestlers]] from all over the world including Gobar Goho and junior Gama of [[India]] were invited. In his first tour of Europe, Gobar fought bouts in [[Italy]], Switzerland and England. Gobar went on a second tour of Europe in 1912 and returned home in 1915. During the trip he met [[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]], the first black world heavyweight boxing champion at the [[wrestling]] tournament in Paris.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |first=Abhijit |last=Gupta |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100704/jsp/calcutta/story_12642640.jsp |title=Lord of the wrestling rings |work=The Telegraph |date=4 July 2010 |accessdate=5 July 2010 |location=Kolkata, India}}</ref> <!-- Johnson was then a fugitive from justice in America, having skipped bail after being sentenced on a charge of immoral trafficking. The story goes that Johnson asked Gobor babu to deliver a “radda”, the fearful blow to the neck which is every wrestler’s stock-in-trade. Johnson stood in the middle of the ring while Gobor-babu delivered over two dozen such blows, one or two of which are usually considered enough to fell an opponent. But Johnson stood firm. Johnson then invited Gobor babu to hit him with a boxer’s punch. Gobor babu let fly many a punch but such was Johnson’s footwork that Gobor babu was quite unable to touch him.--> Next he defeated Campbell, the highest-ranked wrestler of [[Scotland]].<ref name="telegraph"/> His next bout was against Scottish strongman and wrestler Jimmy Esson of [[Aberdeen]], who has been described by the great strongman and wrestler [[Georg Hackenschmidt]] as 'the Scotch Giant'. Esson was at the receiving end throughout the fight and in the end resorted to illegal boxing punches. Gobar remained undeterred and duly wrestled the 'giant' on to the ground.<ref name="telegraph"/> After the [[World War I|War]], Gobar went on a third tour of Europe and the United States from 1920 to 1926. During this tour, he fought the bout of his lifetime, when he disposed of the then World Light Heavyweight Champion and [[catch wrestling|catch wrestler]] [[Ad Santel]] on 30 August 1921 at the Coliseum in San Francisco. He became the first [[Asian people|Asian]] to win a World Professional Wrestling Championship in the United States. In his next bout he was pitted against the famous [[Ed Lewis (wrestler)|Ed 'Strangler' Lewis]], considered by many to be the greatest ever professional wrestler. Lewis first tried his famous [[headlock]] on Gobar but to little effect. After a few rounds, Lewis managed to floor Gobar once, but the latter soon returned the compliment. Both fighters had registered two falls each, when Lewis resorted to foul play by hitting Gobar with a boxer's punch. When the referee overlooked this offence, Gobar turned to the judges to remonstrate, but at this moment, Lewis floored Gobar with a resounding thump, causing him to hit his head on the boards and lose consciousness.<ref name="telegraph"/> In 1929, Gobar fought another memorable fight against the younger Gama at [[Park Circus]], [[Kolkata]] in a bout that has since passed into the folklore of [[India]]n wrestling. After a stirring fight which showcased all the moves of [[India]]n wrestling, the older Gobar finally lost on a technicality. The ''akhara'' that was established by his ancestors at Masjidbari Street was reincarnated by Gobar Goho at Goabagan in 1936. Gobar Goho retired from professional [[wrestling]] in 1944.<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Gobar Goho developed his own style of wrestling which took Indian wrestling into newer heights. His style included his own [[wrestling holds]] like {{transl|bn|dhonka}}, {{transl|bn|tibbi}}, {{transl|bn|gadhanet}}, {{transl|bn|dhak}}, {{transl|bn|tang}}, ''pat'', {{transl|bn|dhobiya pat}} and {{transl|bn|kulla}} which later became a part and parcel of Indian wrestling.<ref name="samsad"/> He was famous for his vicious chops known as {{transl|bn|radda}}. His achievements and success inspired [[Bengali Hindus]] to take up wrestling as a career which was seen as the traditional bastion of Muslims. Not only wrestlers but the famous body builders like [[Manohar Aich]] and [[Monotosh Roy]] were inspired by his successes. His own disciples included his son Manik and his students [[Banamali Ghosh]], [[Jyotish Charan Ghosh]] and [[Biswanath Dutta]].<ref name="samsad"/> His followers observed his birth centenary in 1992. Goabagan Street in North Kolkata has been named ''Gobar Goho Sarani'' in his honour. His statue was installed and unveiled at the ''Azad Hind Bagh'' in 1996 by the then Governor of West Bengal, Late [[Raghunath Reddy]]. On the current day his ''akhara'' ''[[Gobar Goho's Gymnasium]]'' runs firmly at 19/D/H/7, Gobar Goho Sarani, Kolkata-700006. The nearest prominent landmark is the [[Scottish Church College]].<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.pwi-online.com/pages/wrestlingyears.html Abridged wrestling events History.]<br />
*[http://www.puroresu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36 A copy of the original "The Japanese Pro-Wrestling / Reality Based Martial Art Connection" article by Sam Chan]<br />
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