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Yeshwant Bhaurao Nadgaonkar (King of Hu Tu Tu alias Kabbadi)


Background:

Yeshwant Bhaurao Nadgaonkar (born on 1st November, 1922) better known by his kabbadi name Dada was a very famous kabbadi player of his era.

Early Life & Education:

Yeshwant alias Dada was born in a middle class family in Thane, Maharashtra. He had 4 siblings. His father use to work and run a small business in his spare time. His mother use to take care of the household activities and children. Besides studies, Yeshwant & his brother Balkrishna & sister Akka had developed interest in sports. All 3 of them made name for themselves in the famous game of the old days " Kabbadi".

Career:

But it was Dada (Yeshwant Nadgaonkar) famously referred by his Kabbadi name who became a legend of Hu tu tu game. It was Dada's kaitchi (move) which had become very popular in his playing days. His move was so lethal that once the opposite player was in his clutches they use to cry or faint on the ground. As big players make their presence felt on the court, Dada's presence on the ground made the opposition players afraid of him. Such was his dominance in this kabbadi game. No other player had the guts to stand in front of him. Yeshwant was tall, strong and had a very good physique. For workouts, he use to practise daily with dumbells and a stone ball. The ball was weighing 10 kg & was so heavy, but this guy use to lift it and do his exercises.

Yeshwant Nadgaonkar was Bombay's (now known as Mumbai) captain in kabbadi. He captained this side for over a brief period from 1955 to 1960. His photo has been clicked with respected Morarji Desai who was the Chief Minister at that time. In the year 1960, there was a very special moment in his life. Yeshwant Nadgaonkar was almost selected as India's captain in kabbadi and was about to represent his country in Russia for the international exhibition matches. But destiny had other ideas. Due to some reasons, other person was made the captain of the Indian team in kabbadi and he represented team India in the Russian exhibition games.

The famous stadium in Thane, Dadoji Konddev was inagurated by Yeshwant Bhaurao Nadgaonkar alongwith Mr. Satish Pradhan who was the Thane's Mayor at that time.

Family:

On his personal front, he was more of a family man. Yeshwant Nadgaonkar alongwith his wife Seema Nadgaonkar had four children. Hemant, Bhalchandra Ramakant & Shaila Nadgaonkar followed by his grandchildren. He had a taste for reading different literatures and was very active in social activities and in his friend circle. He breathed his last at the age of 81 and died on 7th September, 2003.

Conclusion:

Such a famous Kabbadi player of his time, but nobody remembers him. This is my tribute to the legendary Yeshwant Nadgaonkar alias Dada King of Kabbadi. I am his grandson named Upendra Hemant Nadgaonkar.

Upeeradh (talk) 06:32, 20 December 2019 (UTC) (Upeeradh (talk) 14:12, 17 December 2019 (UTC))