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(1/9) Ace archer and sportsperson Gohela Boro has brought India much pride with her stellar performances. But her journey came to a sudden halt when she was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a rare auto-immune disease.

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(2/9) The once agile sportsperson was now making rounds of the hospital, and faced such financial constraints that she had to seek help from the government.

(3/9) Gohela has represented both India as well as Assam in various national, state and district-level archery competitions, and won a total of 72 medals. She began her sporting career in 2008 with the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Kokrajhar.

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5 Jan

#PadmaShri #HeroesOfHumanity
At the age of 20, Sindhutai was left for the dead by her husband with a 17-day old girl child who she had given birth to in a cow shed. She walked to her parents’ house for shelter, but her family turned her away.

With nowhere else to go and a baby to feed, Sindhutai started begging in trains and on the streets in order to survive. Fearing for her safety and that of her daughter, she spent her nights in cemeteries and cowsheds.

It was during these difficult times that Sindhutai began spending time with orphaned children and realized how difficult life was for them. She adopted a dozen orphans and took on the responsibility of keeping them clothed and fed, even if it meant begging for longer hours.

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22 Dec 21

#NationalMathematicsDay #Heritage #Thread
1/ We have often marveled over the grandeur of these Indian monuments. But did you know about the mathematics in their stunning architecture? 👇

2/ Kandariya Mahadev Temple in Khajuraho is celebrated for the dramatic geometric massing in its lofty towers that create a mountain-like profile.

3/ The number ‘char’ (four) & its multiples figure in at least 22 spots in the designing of Char Minar.

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3 Aug 21

#DidYouKnow #HockeyIndia #TokyoOlympics
1/ Odisha's Sundergarh district is known as the 'Cradle of Indian Hockey' - it has produced 5 national captains and over 60 international players.

2/ The home of Deep Grace Ekka (the vice-captain of the Indian women's hockey team), Sundargarh is arguably the most important centre of Indian hockey, producing five national team captains — Dilip Tirkey, Ignace Tirkey and Prabodh Tirkey, Subhadra Pradhan and Jyoti Sunita Kulu.

3/ It has also produced more than 60 international hockey players including Olympians Lazarus Barla, William Xalco, Birendra Lakra and Sunita Lakra.

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3 Aug 21

1/ From practicing with broken hockey sticks to leading the Indian women's hockey team in a historic triumph at #TokyoOlympics, #RaniRampal has come a long way.

Rani’s mother worked as a domestic help, her father was a cart-puller who earned around Rs 80 a day.

2/ Inspired by the players she would see at a nearby hockey academy, she too decided to take up the sport. However, her father could not afford to buy her a hockey stick, so she practiced with a broken one.

3/ In an exclusive interview with The Better India, she said, “I grew up in a place where young women and girls were restricted to the four walls of their home. So, when I expressed my wish to play hockey, neither my parents nor my relatives supported me..."

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3 Aug 21

1/ “Years of hard work have paid off,” a beaming #GurjitKaur told the media after hitting the winning goal against Australia in the quarter-finals at #TokyoOlympics.

Drag flicker Gurjit was born in a farmer’s family in Miadi Kalan in Amritsar.

2/ She and her sister spent most of years in her village, where she didn’t know even know what hockey was, let alone playing the sport.
It was only when she moved to a boarding school 70 km away that she was first introduced to hockey.

3/ Gurjit knew nothing about the game, so she would spend the whole day watching the other girls play. This is what made her want to excel at the game.
Hockey soon became her passion.

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