PAAN SINGH TOMAR

Paan Singh Tomar was born in village Bhidausa ( Madhya Pradesh) in a Tomar/Tanwar Rajput family. Hailing from a small town in Madhya Pradesh, Tomar became a seven time national steeplechase champion during the 1950s and 1960s. He created the national steeplechase record in the 1958 National Games in Cuttack with a timing of 9 minutes and 12.4 seconds. Later he broke his own record in the 1964 Open Meet in Delhi with a timing of 9 minutes and 4 seconds. His record in the 3,000 m steeplechase stood for almost a decade.He is considered a legendary sports person in India.
He started his career in the Indian Army with Rajputana Rifles where he was trained as a long distance runner. But it was while working as a subedar with the Bengal Engineers in Roorkee that Tomar reached his athletic peak during the period of 1958 – 1965. He represented India in the 1958 Asian Games. He won consecutive national titles Paan Singh Tomar  Athelete who won Consucutive 7 Gold Medals seven times national steeplechase champion every year and even set world record in steeplechase race . He contributed a lot to India , he was gem of India .He was in Indian Army as Subedaar .
He felt frustrated when not allowed to go the borders in 1962 and 1965 war because sportsmen were not allowed to fight in the wars. In 1967, he participated in the International Military Gamesand wins the gold medal in the steeplechase.

                                                                                                                                                               Paan Singh Tomar and Bhanwar Singh His elder brother from his native place visits him and tells about illegal acquisition by Bhanwar Singh, his relative. Paan Singh retires from the Army to settle his family disputes, despite being offered a position as the coach in the army.

On arriving home, he tries to resolve issue with Bhanwar Singh. He seeks help from the District Collector and local police station, but no help is provided. His son gets beaten badly by Bhanwar Singh and his goons. Paan Singh then orders his son to rejoin army and stay away from the dispute.

Bhanwar Singh and his goons try to kill Paan Singh and family. His family manages to escape but his mother gets killed brutally.Paan Singh Tomar a Baaghi
After getting so much pain and then Paan singh realised that government will give no support so he decides to avenge his mother’s death. He becomes a baaghi who wreaks havoc in the Chambal Valley. He forms a gang and continues to add new members.
.He soon becomes notorious in Chambal Valley area. After gaining enough power and money, he murders Bhanwar Singh and his goons.

Death
In his native village Tomar was involved in a land dispute with his relatives over ancestral property for many years. Despite his fame as an athlete he was provided with little or no assistance from the police and local administration. After many incidents of harassment, heated arguments and death threats from his relatives he eventually turned to banditry and became a dacoit in the Chambal Valley.

It was on 1 October 1981 that Circle Inspector Mahendra Pratap Singh Chauhan and his team of six trapped and killed Paan Singh along with ten of his gang members after a gunfight that lasted more than 12 hours. Chauhan had been tipped off about Tomar's arrival by one of the village elders.
Some suggest it was after he fearlessly gave an interview to a local newspaper in Gwalior that the administration started to take his case seriously, having considered this an act of defiance. At the time he had a reward of 10,000 rupees on his head.

In a newspaper it said when Paan Singh was shot he was still alive and was asking for water: "Any rajput here who could please give me some water"; Hawaldar Tribhuwan Singh started walking to paan singh for a bit of water but Circle inspector shouted on him: "Tribhuwan, daciot has no caste". However, police denied this.

Recently film got released on Pan Singh tomar acted by Irrfan Khan.

Story of an athlete of a world class, seven times national champion at Steeple Chase in 50s and 60s, a participant at 1958 Tokyo Asian Games and his journey as a “baaghi” as Irrfan Khan playing as Paan Singh Tomar repeats in the movie is the backdrop of the story.
No doubt Paan Singh Tomar, the persona is the winner of the movie, a sportsman who faded with time and despite bringing laurels to the nation was forced to rise against the law. This movie can be listed as one of the best movie of Irrfan Khan and his natural acting has made Paan Singh Tomar alive on screen. paan singh tomar original story.

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