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Khali returns his native village next week Print E-mail
BIJENDER SHARMA   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

NAHAN: The Great Khali, the famous World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Champion, is taking a rest  and returning to his native village in Himachal Pradesh next week after some two years of hard wrestling.

Presently he is staying at New Delhi. When Dalip Singh Rana (35), the tallest WWE wrestler at 7 feet 3 inches and weighing 190 kg, returns to his Dhiriana village in Sirmaur district, of Himachal Pardesh, he will find his home in a new look . His younger brother, Inder Singh, is giving final touches to their brand new modern house, which has been built in place of a once modest traditional wooden Himalayan house. Dalip will reach at Dhariana next week, but will first report at his Punjab police office in Jalandhar.

He will reach home (his village in Himachal) a couple of days later," his brother Inder said. "He is expected to stay in the village for at least ten days. All family members and villagers are eagerly awaiting his arrival for the first time after he joined WWE," he said. Another brothers Man singh, Bhagat Singh, Surender Rana ,Attar Singh and Yashpal are busy to finalizing touches to the house. All relatives along with his father Jawalu Ram reached back from New Delhi after meeting with the Khali.

The personal life of this Legendary wrestler reflects the fully story of poverty, hard work, luck, determination and magnificent achievements.

He was from a very poor family background but now he has changed his own destiny to a millionaire status. Physically he looks like a living monster. His Village name is Dhirana located in Himachal Pradesh, this place is a very beautiful area surrounded by mountains and it is one of the most beautiful hill stations of India.

He was born on 27th August 1972 in a poor family of the Dhariana Village in Himachal Pardesh. His parents wouldn't tall as he is today, but his grandfather was a tall person of six feet six inches. He didn't attend much school due to poverty but because of his exceptional growth and power, he started working as a roadside stone breaker at a young age on daily wages to provide bread for his family. As he grew up he started playing various sports and proved to be a really good sportsman. He also took interest in Body building and carved his body in a wonderful shape, at this time he was still working as a roadside laborer.

The Director General of Punjab Police Mahal Singh Bhullar(now retired) saw Dalip Singh and his talent in body building and decided to help him. He got Dalip a job in the Punjab Police as a constable in 1993. Due to the increased wages, Dalip got more financially relaxed and began putting more effort in to body building.

He also joined various Gyms and Boxing clubs in Jallandhar. After years of hard work and practice in the local Gyms, he won the title of India in 1997 and 98 out of hundreds of other participants. Which gave him a huge boost in terms of confidence and popularity and he quickly became an icon for the youth of Punjab.

In 1999,with due support from his colleagues and family, Dalip Singh went to United States of America on a work permit and joined the wrestling school of All Pro wrestling. Where he was kept in training for a few months, here he learnt to use different wrestling moves safely and how to receive them as well, because of his hard working attitude, he was made to debut in year 2000 at All Pro Wrestling Career of the Great Khali continued in The Great Khali wrestling page. The Khali oftens to " The Strongest Man of India" and has made his country proud on the international Wrestling Scene. He is one of the very few Indians to make it to the international Professional Wrestling scene.

The only one currently Wrestling Professionally is Ritesh Bhalla who wrestles under the name of Sonjoy Dutt in the TNA (The wrestler sabu is billed sa being from India but he is neither an Indian nor has any Indian ancestry).

 Dalip Singh is a Rajput Hindu by religion, contradicting to the popular belief of him being a Sikh. Spiritually he is a strong believer of religious Preacher Ashutosh Maharaj and he frequently visits him for his blessings. Moreover he do regular prayer and participate in various Hindu religions Ceremonies thought out the year whenever he gets a free time from his busy schedule.

He is married to a Punjabi woman Harminder Kaur; the marriage took place with Hindu rituals. On the wrestling stage he may look like a deadly monster but behind it, in his persona life he is a very soft hearted person with honesty and kindness towards his fans and public. At the Dhirana village in which he lived, he has seen poverty, therefore he regularly visits the village and helps poor people by giving them and their family financial grants, Dalip has also made various Public Places for the people of his village as well as Hospitals and Schools, where all facilities are free .He regularly visits various Gyms in the city and motivates the youth there to excel in life. Whenever he goes out for a walk, people gather to take his autograph, but he never denies anyone and patiently gives them autographs and photographs. Dalip Singh also is a simpleton and never brags about his stature.

Dalip Singh strongly believes in non-violence in his personal life and that why he never ever takes disadvantage of his monstrous figure in real life .

 
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