Google Doodle Hamida Banu tribute: Know who was India's first female wrestler, why Google made a doodle today only

Today i.e. on May 4, Google created a doodle remembering Hamida Bano. Hamida Bano was the first female wrestler of India. On this day in 1954, Hamida Bano got international recognition after winning in just 1 minute and 34 seconds in a wrestling match. He defeated the famous wrestler Baba Pehalwan. After the defeat, Baba Pahalwan retired from wrestling.

Google has said in the description of its doodle, “Hamida Bano was a pioneer of her time and her fearlessness is remembered across India and the world. Apart from his sporting achievements, he will always be celebrated for remaining true to himself."

Today's Google Doodle has been prepared by Bengaluru-based guest artist Divya Negi. The doodle has Google written in the background, surrounded by local flora and fauna. Hamida Bano is also known as the 'Amazon of Aligarh'.

He was born into a family of wrestlers in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in the early 1900s. She grew up practicing the art of wrestling and won over 300 competitions in her career in the 1940s and 1950s.

In the 1940s and 1950s, Hamida Bano had put out a challenge, promising marriage to the person who beat her in a dangal. Hamida faced off against Firoz Khan of Lahore in her first wrestling match with a man in 1937, and the victory earned her a lot of notoriety. Firoz Khan was astounded by Hamida. Hamida went on to defeat another wrestler from Kolkata named Kharag Singh, who was Sikh. Hamida had been challenged by both of them to wed him.