Bhagwandas Raikwar
Indian martial artist and coach
- Born
- 1944
- Died
- 2026
- Occupation
- martial artist
Bhagwandas Raikwar, also known as Dau (2 January 1944 – 19 April 2026) was an Indian practitioner and coach of traditional martial arts from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. He served as director of the Chhatrasal Bundela Akhara in Sagar, an institution founded in 1960 to preserve the traditional Bundeli martial arts form, which involves the use of swords, staffs, and other traditional weapons. In 2026, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, by the Government of India.
He has represented Bundeli martial arts at international cultural events in Russia, France, Singapore, and the United States under the auspices of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. He died on 19 April 2026.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.