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Maharashtra Kesari (Template:Translation in Sanskrit) is an Indian-style wrestling championship, established in 1854 in Maharashtra, India. It is organized by the Maharashtra Kustigir Parishad.
Prize
Cash prize was awarded to the winner since the start. But since 1982, initiated by wrestler Mamasaheb Mohol, the winner was permanently awarded with a silver mace weighing Template:Convert.[1] Template:As of the winner received a silver mace and a cash prize of Template:INRConvert.[2] In addition, Government of Maharashtra also provided honorary sum amount to the title holders above age 50. Until 2012, to be eligible for this amount, the title holder's annual income had to be less thanTemplate:INRConvert.[3] In 2015, the cash prize was raised to Template:INRConvert.[4]
The winners are also eligible to apply for government jobs under sports quota.[5]
Records
Maharashtra Kesari is a wrestling competition in the state of Maharashtra . This competition started in the year 1961. After India gained independence, the first Maharashtra Champion competition was held in 1953. At that time, the famous wrestler Tukaram Nanasaheb Phalke of Nagarkar Talmi in Pune defeated Gogachach Siddhapa, a big wrestler from Mumbai mill workers, in just two minutes on the Joli Insa. Tukaram Phalke was awarded the Maharashtra Champion (Kesari) trophy.
Maharashtra Kesari 1961- present
Maharashtra State Kustigir Parishad, established by Wrestling Maharshi Mamasaheb Mohol, has been organizing the highest level 'Maharashtra Kesari' wrestling competition in the state for the last six-seven decades. The aim of this competition is to make wrestling evolve, to make good wrestlers out of the region and help them shine at the country and world level. Maharashtra Kesari is being held in the clay and matt divisions. In this, the winner wrestler from the clay division open category and the winner wrestler from the mattress division open category will fight the final on Matt as per international standards, and the winner of this final fight is declared as 'Maharashtra Kesari' and the honorary mace of Maharashtra Kesari is awarded.
Winners
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Template:Dagger | Indicates that the wrestler has won the title multiple times |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Tukaram Nana Phalke | Pune | ||||
| 1955 | Cancelled | Mumbai | ||||
| 1959 | Record not available | Solapur | ||||
| 1960 | No Result | Nagpur | ||||
| 1961 | Dinkar Patil (Dahyarikar) | Dahyari, Sangli-Kolhapur | Hanmant Mane / Biraju Yadav? | Aurangabad | ||
| 1962 | Bhagwan More | Sangli | Sadashiv Takmoge | Dhule | ||
| 1963 | Cancelled | Satara | ||||
| 1964 | Ganpatrao Khedkar Template:Dagger | June Khed, Sangli-Kolhapur | Biraju Yadav | Amravati | [6] | |
| 1965 | Ganpatrao Khedkar Template:Dagger | June Khed, Sangli-Kolhapur | Mohan Bhise | Nashik | [6] | |
| 1966 | Deenanath Singh | Varanasi-Kolhapur | Chamba Mutnal | Jalgaon | ||
| 1967 | Chamba Mutnal Template:Dagger | Kolhapur-Karnataka | Dada Mane | Khamgaon, Buldhana | ||
| 1968 | Chamba Mutnal Template:Dagger | Kolhapur | Parasram Patil | Ahmednagar | ||
| 1969 | Harishchandra Birajdar | Osmanabad-Latur | Dadu Chougule | Latur | ||
| 1970 | Dadu Chougule Template:Dagger | Kolhapur | Parasram Patil | Pune | ||
| 1971 | Dadu Chougule Template:Dagger | Kolhapur | Sahebrao Jadhav | Alibag, Raigad | ||
| 1972 | Laxman Wadar Template:Dagger | Kerle, Kolhapur | Mohan Bhise | Kolhapur | [7] | |
| 1973 | Laxman Wadar Template:Dagger | Kerle, Kolhapur | Raghunath Pawar | Akola | [7] | |
| 1974 | Yuvraj Patil | Koparde, Kolhapur | Raghunath Pawar | Thane | ||
| 1975 | Raghunath Pawar | Pune | Agnel Negro | Chandrapur | ||
| 1976 | Hiraman Bankar Template:Ref | Chimbali, Pune | Shivaji Pachpute | Akluj, Solapur | [8] | |
| 1977 | No result | Chalisgaon, Jalgaon | ||||
| 1978 | Appasaheb Kadam | Sangli | Shivaji Pachpute | Mumbai | ||
| 1979 | Shivaji Pachpute | Mumbai | Madar Nabab | Nashik | ||
| 1980 | Ismail Shaikh | Solapur | Ramesh Takawale, Hargude | Khopoli, Raigad | ||
| 1981 | Bapurao Lokhande (ढवळ) | Satara | Saradar Khushahal | Nagpur | ||
| 1982 | Sambhaji Patil | Asgaon, Kolhapur | Saradar Khushahal | Beed | ||
| 1983 | Saradar Khushahal | Indore-Kolhapur | Vishnu Bhandari | Pune | ||
| 1984 | Ramkisan Lokhande | Dharur, Beed | Shankar
Todkar |
Dadar, Mumbai | ||
| 1985 | Vishnu Joshilkar | Kolhapur | Rama Mane | Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune | ||
| 1986 | Gulab Barde | Rahuri, Ahmednagar | Dilip Pawar | Solapur | ||
| 1987 | Tanaji Bankar | Solapur | Pirmohmmad Attar / Dilip Pawar ? | Nagpur | ||
| 1988 | Raosaheb Magar | Nimgaon M, Solapur | Bala Rafi | Puluj | Ahmednagar | |
| 1989 | No result | Wardha | ||||
| 1990 | No result | Kolhapur | ||||
| 1991 | No result | Amravti | ||||
| 1992 | Apaalal Sheikh | Boramani, Solapur- Kolhapur | Maula Shaikh / Sanjay Patil ? | Akkalkot, Solapur | Pune | |
| 1993 | Udayraj Yadav | Boramani, Solapur- Mumbai | Balu Padgham | Balewadi, Pune | ||
| 1994 | Sanjay Patil | Karad, Satara- Mumbai | Maula Shaikh | Akola | ||
| 1995 | Shivaji Kekan | Beed | Saheb Solanke / Raju Lonari ? | Nashik | ||
| 1996 | Cancelled | |||||
| 1997 | Ashok Shirke | Ahmednagar | Balu Padgham | Deoli, Wardha | ||
| 1998 | Gorakhnath Sarak | Satara | Maula Shaikh | Nagpur | ||
| 1999 | Dhanaji Phadtare | Satara | Anil Ashruba Raut / Raju Barguje ? | Beed | Pune | |
| 2000 | Vinod Dadu Chougule | Kolhapur | Rahul Kalbhor | Khamgaon, Buldhana | ||
| 2001 | Rahul Kalbhor | Pune | Dattatray Gaikwad | Nanded | ||
| 2002 | Munnalal Shaikh | Solapur-Mumbai | Chandrakant Sul | Solapur | Jalna | |
| 2003 | Dattatray Gaikwad | Pune | Bharat Mekale | Yavatmal | ||
| 2004 | Chandrahas Nimgire | Jeur, Solapur | Ravi Patil | Vashi | ||
| 2005 | Sayeed (Ali Kardoos) Chaus | Beed | Asab Ahmed | Indapur, Pune | ||
| 2006 | Amol Buchade | Pune-Mumbai | Aba Sul | Baramati, Pune | [9] | |
| 2007 | Chandrahar Patil Template:Dagger | Sangli | Atul Patil | Aurangabad | [2][10] | |
| 2008 | Chandrahar Patil Template:Dagger | Sangli | Sandeep Barguje | Kadegaon, Sangli | [2] | |
| 2009 | Vijay (Vicky) Bankar Template:Ref | Sangli-Pune | Sayeed (Ali Kardoos) Chaus | Sangavi, Pune | [8] | |
| 2010 | Samadhan Ghodke | Solapur | Nandkumar Abdaar | Roha, Raigad | [11] | |
| 2011 | Narsing Yadav Template:Dagger | Mumbai | Atul Patil | Akluj, Solapur | [12] | |
| 2012 | Narsing Yadav Template:Dagger | Mumbai | Vijay Choudhary | Jalgaon | Gondia | [12][13] |
| 2013 | Narsing Yadav Template:Dagger | Mumbai | Sunil Salunke | Mumbai | Bhosari, Pune | [12] |
| 2014 | Vijay Chaudhary Template:Dagger | Jalgaon | Sachin Yelbar | Ahmednagar | [14] | |
| 2015 | Vijay Chaudhary Template:Dagger | Jalgaon | Vikrant Jadhav | Mumbai | Nagpur | [4] |
| 2016 | Vijay ChaudharyTemplate:Dagger | Jalgaon | Abhijit Katake | Pune | Warje, Pune | [15] |
| 2017 | Abhijit Katake | Pune | Kiran Bhagat | Satara | Bhugaon, Pune | |
| 2018 | Swapnil M | Pune | Abhijit Katake | Pune | Jalna | |
| 2019 | Harshad Sadgir Template:Dagger | Nashik | Shailesh Shelke | Latur | Balewadi, Pune | |
| 2020 | Cancelled | |||||
| 2021–22 | Pruthviraj Patil | Kolhapur | Vishal (Prakash) Bankar | Solapur | Satara | |
| 2022–23 | Shivraj Rakshe Template:Dagger | Nanded | Mahendra Gaikwad | Pune | ||
| 2023–24 | Sikander Shaikh | Mohol, Solapur | Shivraj Rakshe | Pune | [16] | |
| 2024 | Shivraj Rakshe Template:Dagger | Pune | Harshad Sadgir | Nashik | Osmanabad | |
| 2025 | Pruthviraj Mohol | Pune | Mahendra Gaikwad | Solapur | ||
| 2026 | Harshad Sadgir Template:Dagger | Nashik | Mahendra Gaikwad | Solapur | Wagholi,Pune | [17] |
Other Title holders from Maharashtra
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Shripati Khanchnale | Kolhapur | Banta Sing (Punjab Kesari) | Delhi | ||
| 1960 | Ganpatrao Andhalkar | Kolhapur | Khadak Singh | Mumbai | ||
| 1964 | Maruti Mane | Kavathe Pirhan, Sangli | Mehruddin | Karnal, Haryana | ||
| 1966 | Hazrat Patel | Achegaon, Solapur | Ahmedabad | |||
| 1969 | Harishchandra Birajdar | Nilanga, Latur | Jharkhand Rai | Kanpur | ||
| 1971 | Deenanath Singh | Kolhapur | Lal Bahadur Singh | Bihar | Nagpur | |
| 1975 | Chamba Mutnal | Kolhapur | Bengaluru | |||
| 2003 | Vinod Dadu Chougule | Kolhapur | Suresh Nad | Nashik | ||
| 2005 | Yogesh Dodke | Pune | Pravin Kumar | Haryana | Ahmednagar | |
| 2013 | Amol Barate | Pune | Sonu Kumar | Air Force | Bivani, Haryana | |
| 2014 | Santosh Vetal | Karad | DevendraKumar | Haryana | ||
| 2015 | Sunil Salunkhe | Sangola, Solapur | Hitesh Kumar | Punjab | Jamkhandi, Karnataka | |
| 2023 | Abhijit Katake | Pune | Somveer | Harayana | Hyderabad | |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishnupant Nagrale | ||||||
| 1972 | Harishchandra Birajdar | Nilanga, Latur | Netrapal Singh | Army-Delhi | Varanasi | |
| 1973 | Dadu Chougule | Kolhapur | Mumbai | |||
| 2010 | Amol Buchade | Pune | Kamaljeet | Punjab | Punjab | |
| 2018 | Asab Ahmed | Indapur, Pune | ||||
| 2024 | Sikandar Shaikh | Mohol, Solapur | Bagga Kohli | Punjab | Punjab | |
Olympics
Khashaba Jadhav – Bronze 🥉 Bantamweight 1952 Summer Olympics
National Awards
| 1963-Ganpatrao Andhalkar |
| 1998-Kakasaheb Pawar |
| 2000-Khashaba Jadhav posthumously |
| 2012-Narsingh Yadav |
| 2020-Rahul Aware |
| 2005-Maruti Mane |
| 2006-Harishchandra Birajdar |
| 2018-Dadu Chougule |
Notes
Template:NoteHiraman Bankar is father of Vijay Bankar. Dadu Chaugule is father of Vinod Chaughule.
References
- ↑ पहेलवानांची उर्जा ठरतेय चांदीची गदा(24 December 2012).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chandrahar Patil wins Maharashtra Kesari title. Webindia123(11 January 2009).
- ↑ महाराष्ट्र केसरी आणि अर्जुन पुरस्कार विजेत्यांना मानधनासाठी अट नाही(29 December 2012).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 जळगावचा विजय चौधरी दुसऱ्यांदा ‘महाराष्ट्र केसरी’(11 January 2016).
- ↑ नोकरीच्या आश्वासनात महाराष्ट्र केसरी "चितपट'(21 January 2012).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 डबल महाराष्ट्र केसरी खेडकरांच्या दोन्ही गदा गेल्या कोठे?(6 July 2014).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Two-time Maharashtra Kesari Laxman Wadar, passes away(27 October 2013).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Vijay Bankar clinches 'Maharashtra Kesari' title in wrestling(18 December 2009).
- ↑ Wrestling in need of encouragement(20 October 2013).
- ↑ महाराष्ट्र केसरीच्या मैदानात "चंद्रहार'चे दशक(11 November 2013).
- ↑ सोलापूरचा समाधान घोडके 'महाराष्ट्र केसरी'(24 December 2010).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 नरसिंग यादव 'ट्रिपल महाराष्ट्र केसरी'(5 December 2013).
- ↑ बाराशे मल्लांची हजेरी(21 December 2012).
- ↑ विजय चौधरी ठरला महाराष्ट्र केसरी(28 December 2014).
- ↑ जळगावचा विजय चौधरी सलग तिसऱ्यांदा महाराष्ट्र केसरी(10 December 2016).
- ↑ Match over in 22 seconds: Solapur’s Sikander Sheikh becomes the new ‘Maharashtra Kesari’. The Indian Express(2023-11-11). Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ Pune's Pruthviraj Mohol Wins Maharashtra Kesari 2025 Title. Lokmat Times(2025-02-02). Retrieved 2025-02-14.