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Who are America’s Mallakhamb couple that Narendra Modi spoke about in Mann ki Baat

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In the 70th episode of Mann ki Baat a week ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi harped on Indian games getting mainstream in numerous nations in the West. He referenced the US where an antiquated Indian type of sports — Mallakhamb — was attracting a constant flow of players, because of the endeavors of a couple named Chinmay Patankar and Pradnya Patankar. “At the point when Chinmay Patankar and Pradnya Patankar began to show Mallakhamb from their home, even they didn’t have a thought how fruitful they would be. Today, there are Mallakhamb preparing focuses at numerous spots in the US as the young there are learning Mallakhamb in enormous numbers,” the PM said. 

What is Mallakhamb? 

Mallakhamb is one of only a handful scarcely any games that is played against gravity. It capacities on a collaboration of brain and body, utilizing each muscle in a way that empowers an individual to create speed, endurance and better wellbeing. The name gets from the shaft utilized by grapplers for rehearsing their abilities however, today, Mallakhamb has built up a personality that is isolated from wrestling or kushti. 

The word malla implies a grappler or a competitor in Sanskrit and can likewise demonstrate a verb,such as solid or great. Khamb or kham, in communicated in Marathi, implies a shaft. Along these lines, Mallakhamb has come to be known as wrestling against a post. All things considered, there are two other Mallakhamb styles, for example, ‘rope mallakhamb’ and ‘hanging mallakhamb’. 

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As indicated by the Mallakhamb Federation of USA, the brainchild of the Patankars, “The beginning of this old Indian game can be followed to before part of the twelfth century. A notice of grapplers practicing on wooden posts is found in the Manasholas, composed by Chalukya, in 1153 AD. It was restored late in the nineteenth century by Balambhatta Dada Deodhar, actual educator to Bajirao Peshwa II. He took extraordinary endeavors to promote this game.” 

Chinmay and his accomplice Pradnya, initially from Pune, are specialists of the shape and have a few rivalries added to their repertoire. “I began learning Mallakhamb at nine years old and played for a very long time. My preparation was at Pune’s Academy of Physical Education, from Balkrishna Thatte and Vinayak Rajmachikar. Numerous other Mallakhamb mentors additionally granted their insight to me. At public titles, I used to contend in three classifications – Fixed Pole, Hanging Pole and Rope Mallakhamb. I have additionally exhibited conventional blade and customary lights Mallakhamb,” Chinmay disclosed to The Indian Express. Chinmay had shot into public creative mind in Pune in 1996, when he had played out the gravity-opposing moves of Mallakhamb on a moving truck during a Ganesh Puja submersion. 

Pradnya, a state-level sportsperson of Mallakhamb, is writer of Mallakhamb Book of Knowledge. The educational program at Mallakhamb Federation of USA, the body through which the couple are spreading the game in the US, is gotten from Pradnya’s book and part into Basic, Intermediate and Advanced abilities in five classes, for example, mounts, gets off, balances, acro aptitudes and captures. 

Chinmay has performed at the United Nations, and kept Mallakhamb at the center of attention through activities, for example, driving shows at tourist spots, for example, the Statue of Liberty, Lincoln Center of Performing Arts, Boston Children Museum and the Times Square. The Patankars have additionally begun an activity, Recreational Games Day in New Jersey, to show youngsters Kabbadi, Kho and Kalaripayattu alongside Mallakhamb. Next, Chinmay will contend in the second Mallakhamb big showdown in July 2021 in Manhattan.

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SSC Exam Calendar 2025 revised, check CGL, CHSL, SI in Delhi Police, MTS, JE and other exam dates here

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SSC Exam Calendar 2025 revised, check CGL, CHSL, SI in Delhi Police, MTS, JE and other exam dates here
  • The updated Exam Calendar 2025 has been made public by SSC. Here, candidates can view the dates for the Delhi Police, MTS, JE, CGL, CHSL, and SI exams. The updated timetable for the SSC exams in the 2025–2026 session has been made public by the Staff Selection Commission, or SSC. The updated schedule is available on the official website at ssc.gov.in for candidates who wish to take any.
  • The updated calendar states that on June 5, 2025, the announcement for the Stenographer Grade “C” & “D” Examination, 2025, will be made, and registration will open that same day. The exam will take place from August 6 to August 11, 2025, and the application deadline is June 26, 2025. Similarly, registrations commission’s examinations.
  • The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the revised examination calendar for the 2025–26 session, detailing updated notification, registration, and examination dates for major recruitment exams such as CGL, CHSL, SI in Delhi Police, MTS, JE, and others. Candidates can access the complete schedule on the official SSC website at.

  • Key Exam Dates and Details
    1. Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 9, 2025
    Application Period: June 9 to July 4, 2025
    Exam Dates: August 13 to August 30, 2025

  • Mode: Computer-Based Examination (CBE)
    2. Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 23, 2025
    Application Period: June 23 to July 18, 2025
    Exam Dates: September 8 to September 18, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    3. Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 16, 2025
    Application Period: June 16 to July 7, 2025
    Exam Dates: September 1 to September 6, 2025

  • Mode: CBES
    4. Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 26, 2025
    Application Period: June 26 to July 24, 2025
    Exam Dates: September 20 to October 24, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    5. Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 30, 2025
    Application Period: June 30 to July 21, 2025
    Exam Dates: October 27 to October 31, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    6. Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 5, 2025
    Application Period: June 5 to June 26, 2025
    Exam Dates: August 6 to August 11, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    7. Selection Post Examination, Phase-XIII, 2025
    Notification Release: June 2, 2025
    Application Period: June 2 to June 23, 2025
    Exam Dates: July 24 to August 4, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    8. Combined Hindi Translators Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 5, 2025
    Application Period: June 5 to June 26, 2025
    Exam Date: August 12, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    9. Delhi Police Examinations (Constable, Head Constable, AWO/TPO) 2025
    Notification & Registration: July to September 2025
    Exam Dates: November to December 2025
    Mode: CBE

  • How to Download the Revised SSC Exam Calendar 2025–26 Visit the official SSC website Navigate to the “For Candidates” section and click on “Examination Calendar.” Click on the link titled “Revised Tentative Calendar of Examinations for the Year 2025–26.” The PDF will open; download and save it for future reference Additional Information.
  • The SSC examinations are conducted in Computer-Based Examination (CBE) mode across various centers nationwide. The revised calendar aims to provide candidates ample time to prepare and plan for the upcoming examinations. For detailed information on each examination, including syllabus, eligibility criteria, and application procedures, candidates are advised to refer to the official.
  • Notifications released on the SSC website For more details and updates, visit the , registration, and examination dates for major recruitment exams such as CGL, CHSL, SI the complete schedule on the official SSC.
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