06
Dec

Ustad Sreenivasannanavara Garadi Mane cries for help

The wall of 188-year-old Ustad Sreenivasannanavara Garadi Mane collapsed yesterday while the wrestlers were practicing.
Earlier representatives of the wrestling school had sought financial aid from people representatives for the renovation works as the wall had developed cracks. However, except for an inspection of the spot no other works were carried out.
The pailwans, who practice in the wrestling house, had got the tiles of the roof replaced along with some minor works to protect the wall. With the city receiving continuous rainfall from Sunday till Tuesday, the wall collapsed.
Renowned wrestlers like Pailwan Doddathammaiah, Channanna, Siddannachar, Chinnakrishnappa, Nagaraj among others are the products of Ustad Sreenivasannanavara Garadi Mane. Wrestlers, not only from Mysuru but also from Hubballi, Dharwad and Belagavi, have practiced in this Garadi.
Plea to save traditional wrestling houses