<p>Born in Ramling Mudgad village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur, Birajdar was trained in wrestling by his father since he was 8-year-old.<br /><br />He went on to earn many laurels for the country, which honoured him with several awards like Hind Kesari, Rustom-E-Hind, the Shiv Chhatrapati Award, the Dadoji Konddev Award and the Dhyanchand Award.<br /><br />Having strong opinions about the neglect of traditional sports and prominence given to cricket, Birajdar was engaged in training several national level wrestling champions.<br />His funeral will be held in his native village Thursday.</p>
<p>Born in Ramling Mudgad village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur, Birajdar was trained in wrestling by his father since he was 8-year-old.<br /><br />He went on to earn many laurels for the country, which honoured him with several awards like Hind Kesari, Rustom-E-Hind, the Shiv Chhatrapati Award, the Dadoji Konddev Award and the Dhyanchand Award.<br /><br />Having strong opinions about the neglect of traditional sports and prominence given to cricket, Birajdar was engaged in training several national level wrestling champions.<br />His funeral will be held in his native village Thursday.</p>