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Geeta Phogat
Pioneering Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist Wrestler

Geeta Phogat

Balali, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Freestyle WrestlingCommonwealth GoldPhogat Sisters

Biography & Cultural Legacy

Geeta Phogat (born 15 December 1988 in Balali, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana) is a trailblazer who shattered centuries of orthodox patriarchal boundaries in Haryana. Coached by her visionary father Mahavir Singh Phogat, Geeta became the first Indian woman wrestler to capture Gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the first Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympics in 2012, immortalized in the blockbuster film Dangal.

Popular Tracks & Ragnis

Archival tracks available via live radio stream.