Pyari Xaxa netted an eight-minute hat-trick during the first half of India’s international friendly against Maldives at the Padukone - Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on Monday. Having made her senior team debut in 2015, just after turning 18, the girl from Kuarmunda – a small town in Odisha – was one of the most promising youngsters when …
Manipur’s dominance in the Senior Women’s National Football Championship continued after it defeated Odisha 1-0 in the final of the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground on Monday. After a barren first half, defending champion Manipur made sure of taking home the trophy for the 23rd time out of the 29 editions played so far when striker …
As we remember Abhay Xaxa’s steel, determination, and his intellect to think beyond the reasonable, we also need to remember that he fought hard to break notions, build bridges and strengthen a stoic image of the marginalised communities in India. Abhay Xaxa’s association with the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights started in the year 2012, with him being young, …
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