A bachelor, the Guru christened himself 'Hanuman' after the celibate Hindu deity. He once said he would marry when he turned 100, but that was all in jest to keep nosy mediapersons at bay. My first meeting with Guru Hanuman goes back to 1970. As a young long-distance runner, I along with some fellow athletes was at the National Stadium just before the departure of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games in Bangkok. While almost all the other officials and coaches accompanying the team were busy collecting their money, ties and suitcases, the Guru was giving last-minute tips to his wards. From that day I knew that there was at least one person in India on whom wrestlers could depend.