India wrestler Pinki’s bid to win her maiden World Championship medal fell flat as she lost the bronze play-off 2-5 to America’s Jenna Rose Burkert while the other youngsters in the women’s squad also struggled here on Tuesday. Pinki was third Indian to reach a medal round in thisedition of the championship but failed to earn a podium finish after …
Burkert did not let Pinki play her game as the American straight-jacketed her with her arm and headlocks. Oslo: India wrestler Pinki’s bid to win her maiden World Championship medal fell flat as she lost the bronze play-off 2-5 to America’s Jenna Rose Burkert while the other youngsters in the women’s squad also struggled on Tuesday. Pinki was the third …
Photos by Prabhat R Jha | Text by Suryasarathi Bhattacharya When Manjula was 12, her grandfather had invited a visitor to come and meet her. Like Manjula, a lot of women in Janakpur have found a new lease of life, full of hope, optimism and self-worth, by taking to the region’s ancient traditional art of Mithila painting. “We had our …
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