{"id":73925,"date":"2026-07-22T14:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/ground-up-stories\/why-three-villages-in-kashmir-wanted-a-wrestling-stadium\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:00:01","slug":"why-three-villages-in-kashmir-wanted-a-wrestling-stadium","status":"publish","type":"ground_up_stories","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/gu-in\/ground-up-stories\/why-three-villages-in-kashmir-wanted-a-wrestling-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0a95\u0abe\u0ab6\u0acd\u0aae\u0ac0\u0ab0\u0aa8\u0abe \u0aa4\u0acd\u0ab0\u0aa3 \u0a97\u0abe\u0aae\u0acb \u0ab0\u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa4\u0abe\u0a93 \u0a95\u0ab0\u0aa4\u0abe\u0a82 \u0a95\u0ac1\u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa4\u0ac0\u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0ab5\u0aa7\u0ac1 \u0aae\u0ab9\u0aa4\u0acd\u0ab5 \u0ab6\u0abe \u0aae\u0abe\u0a9f\u0ac7 \u0a86\u0aaa\u0ac7 \u0a9b\u0ac7"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 1366px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/A-bunch-of-people-with-equipment-in-a-mountainous-area-of-Kashmir-building-a-wrestling-ground-resized-768x551.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1540px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/A-bunch-of-people-with-equipment-in-a-mountainous-area-of-Kashmir-building-a-wrestling-ground-resized.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 2000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/A-bunch-of-people-with-equipment-in-a-mountainous-area-of-Kashmir-building-a-wrestling-ground-resized.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/A-bunch-of-people-with-equipment-in-a-mountainous-area-of-Kashmir-building-a-wrestling-ground-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2016 &#2734;&#2750;&#2690; 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&#2716;&#2765;&#2735;&#2750;&#2736;&#2759; &#2724;&#2759;&#2707;&#2703; &#2709;&#2745;&#2765;&#2735;&#2753;&#2690; &#2709;&#2759; &#2724;&#2759;&#2734;&#2728;&#2759; &#2736;&#2744;&#2765;&#2724;&#2763; &#2728;&#2745;&#2752;&#2690; &#2730;&#2723; &#2703;&#2709; &#2693;&#2710;&#2750;&#2721;&#2763; &#2716;&#2763;&#2696;&#2703; &#2715;&#2759; &#2724;&#2765;&#2735;&#2750;&#2736;&#2759; &#2693;&#2734;&#2728;&#2759; &#2728;&#2741;&#2750;&#2696; &#2738;&#2750;&#2711;&#2752; &#2745;&#2724;&#2752;.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#2716;&#2759; &#2711;&#2750;&#2734;&#2721;&#2750;&#2707; &#2744;&#2753;&#2727;&#2752; &#2730;&#2745;&#2763;&#2690;&#2714;&#2741;&#2750;&#2728;&#2763; &#2744;&#2736;&#2710;&#2763; &#2736;&#2744;&#2765;&#2724;&#2763;&#2735; &#2728;&#2745;&#2763;&#2724;&#2763; &#2724;&#2765;&#2735;&#2750;&#2690; &#2709;&#2753;&#2744;&#2765;&#2724;&#2752;&#2728;&#2750; &#2734;&#2759;&#2726;&#2750;&#2728; (&#2693;&#2710;&#2750;&#2721;&#2750;) &#2728;&#2753;&#2690; &#2742;&#2753;&#2690; 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&#2711;&#2750;&#2734;&#2721;&#2750;&#2707; &#2734;&#2750;&#2719;&#2759; &#2726;&#2690;&#2711;&#2738; (&#2709;&#2753;&#2744;&#2765;&#2724;&#2752;) &#2703; &#2703;&#2709;&#2734;&#2750;&#2724;&#2765;&#2736; &#2707;&#2715;&#2752; &#2709;&#2751;&#2690;&#2734;&#2724;&#2728;&#2752;, &#2744;&#2745;&#2716; &#2697;&#2730;&#2738;&#2732;&#2765;&#2727; &#2736;&#2734;&#2724; &#2693;&#2728;&#2759; &#2734;&#2728;&#2763;&#2736;&#2690;&#2716;&#2728;&#2728;&#2763; &#2744;&#2765;&#2724;&#2765;&#2736;&#2763;&#2724; &#2715;&#2759;. &#2726;&#2736; &#2741;&#2736;&#2765;&#2743;&#2759; &#2716;&#2754;&#2728;&#2734;&#2750;&#2690; <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/videos\/news-video\/devotee-gathers-for-annual-festival-in-jammu-and-kashmir-2881252\/lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#2742;&#2751;&#2690;&#2716;<\/a>&#2728;&#2750; &#2724;&#2745;&#2759;&#2741;&#2750;&#2736; &#2726;&#2736;&#2734;&#2751;&#2735;&#2750;&#2728; &#2744;&#2765;&#2725;&#2750;&#2728;&#2751;&#2709; &#2711;&#2721;&#2765;&#2721;&#2752; 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&#2716;&#2750;&#2723;&#2724;&#2763; &#2745;&#2724;&#2763;.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#2694;&#2710;&#2736;&#2759; 135 &#2711;&#2765;&#2736;&#2750;&#2734;&#2716;&#2728;&#2763;&#2703;&nbsp;&#2714;&#2751;&#2736;&#2721;&#2752; &#2711;&#2750;&#2734;&#2734;&#2750;&#2690; &#2703;&#2709; &#2716;&#2711;&#2765;&#2735;&#2750; &#2730;&#2744;&#2690;&#2726; &#2709;&#2736;&#2752; &#2716;&#2765;&#2735;&#2750;&#2690; &#2724;&#2759;&#2734;&#2728;&#2752; &#2730;&#2750;&#2744;&#2759; &#2703;&#2709; &#2744;&#2750;&#2727;&#2750;&#2736;&#2723; &#2710;&#2753;&#2738;&#2765;&#2738;&#2753;&#2690; &#2734;&#2759;&#2726;&#2750;&#2728; &#2745;&#2724;&#2753;&#2690;. &#2712;&#2723;&#2750; &#2726;&#2751;&#2741;&#2744;&#2763; &#2744;&#2753;&#2727;&#2752; &#2710;&#2754;&#2732; &#2716; &#2734;&#2745;&#2759;&#2728;&#2724; &#2693;&#2728;&#2759; &#2697;&#2724;&#2765;&#2744;&#2750;&#2745;&#2725;&#2752; &#2724;&#2759;&#2707;&#2703; &#2734;&#2690;&#2714; (&#2730;&#2763;&#2721;&#2751;&#2735;&#2734;) &#2744;&#2750;&#2725;&#2759;&#2728;&#2752; 40&times;40 &#2731;&#2754;&#2719;&#2728;&#2752; &#2726;&#2690;&#2711;&#2738; &#2734;&#2750;&#2719;&#2759;&#2728;&#2752; &#2716;&#2711;&#2765;&#2735;&#2750; (&#2693;&#2710;&#2750;&#2721;&#2763;) &#2693;&#2728;&#2759; &#2730;&#2765;&#2736;&#2759;&#2709;&#2765;&#2743;&#2709;&#2763; &#2734;&#2750;&#2719;&#2759; &#2732;&#2759;&#2744;&#2741;&#2750;&#2728;&#2752; &#2716;&#2711;&#2765;&#2735;&#2750; &#2730;&#2723; &#2732;&#2728;&#2750;&#2741;&#2752; &#2745;&#2724;&#2752;. &#2703; &#2741;&#2736;&#2765;&#2743;&#2728;&#2750; &#2742;&#2751;&#2690;&#2716; &#2726;&#2736;&#2734;&#2751;&#2735;&#2750;&#2728; &#2738;&#2763;&#2709;&#2763;&#2703; &#2726;&#2736;&#2765;&#2742;&#2750;&#2741;&#2759;&#2738;&#2763; &#2716;&#2732;&#2736;&#2726;&#2744;&#2765;&#2724; &#2697;&#2724;&#2765;&#2744;&#2750;&#2745; &#2693;&#2734;&#2759; &#2716;&#2763;&#2735;&#2763; &#2745;&#2724;&#2763;.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#2741;&#2751;&#2709;&#2750;&#2744; &#2709;&#2765;&#2743;&#2759;&#2724;&#2765;&#2736;&#2728;&#2750; 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&#2703;&#2709; &#2732;&#2751;&#2728;&#2728;&#2731;&#2750;&#2709;&#2750;&#2736;&#2709; &#2744;&#2690;&#2744;&#2765;&#2725;&#2750; &#2711;&#2753;&#2690;&#2716;&#2728;&#2750; &#2744;&#2765;&#2725;&#2750;&#2730;&#2709; &#2721;&#2751;&#2736;&#2759;&#2709;&#2765;&#2719;&#2736; &#2715;&#2759;.<\/em><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#2694; &#2738;&#2759;&#2710; &#2693;&#2690;&#2711;&#2765;&#2736;&#2759;&#2716;&#2752;&#2734;&#2750;&#2690;&#2725;&#2752; &#2693;&#2728;&#2753;&#2741;&#2750;&#2726;&#2751;&#2724; &#2709;&#2736;&#2741;&#2750;&#2734;&#2750;&#2690; &#2694;&#2741;&#2759;&#2738; &#2715;&#2759;. &#2738;&#2759;&#2710;&#2728;&#2763; &#2711;&#2753;&#2716;&#2736;&#2750;&#2724;&#2752; &#2693;&#2728;&#2753;&#2741;&#2750;&#2726; &#2734;&#2760;&#2724;&#2765;&#2736;&#2759;&#2735;&#2752; &#2735;&#2750;&#2716;&#2765;&#2718;&#2751;&#2709; &#2726;&#2765;&#2741;&#2750;&#2736;&#2750; &#2709;&#2736;&#2741;&#2750;&#2734;&#2750;&#2690; &#2694;&#2741;&#2759;&#2738; &#2715;&#2759;.<\/em><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&mdash;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#2741;&#2727;&#2753; 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