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Proponent of a rare martial art

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Prashanth Kota in action at Helios Academy of Marshal Arts in Adyar | Photo Credit: special arrangement
Prashanth Kota in action at Helios Academy of Marshal Arts in Adyar | Photo Credit: special arrangement

Prashanth Kota promotes Brazilian Jiu Jitsu which is based on the philosophy that strength does not guarantee success

People often find their life mission in the school of hard knocks. For Prashanth Kota, there is a literality to this statement.

“There was a point in my life when it was all about wanting to be the biggest and strongest guy in the gym,” recalls Prashanth. This goal ceased to be appealing to Prashanth when he began to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ).

“On the first day, Cary Edwards, my BJJ trainer at First Impact MMA, tossed me around like my size didn’t matter at all,” he says.

Following that ‘walloping’ from his trainer, Prashanth knew in his bones that BJJ would make up a big part of his life. And it has. For, today, Prashanth holds a blue belt in BJJ and has competed in international BJJ tournaments. He has won a silver medal at the national level and a bronze medal at the Central Asian level. BJJ has done much for Prashanth and the most significant lesson it has taught him is that the “conventional big body” is not necessary to succeed in martial arts/ sports. BJJ is not about being the strongest and biggest. It’s about having the right technique, timing and leverage, explains Prashanth.

Driven by the desire to share with others what he has learnt from BJJ, Prashanth started Helios in Adyar.

Affiliated to the Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu Association, Helios trains people for tournaments and also helps them develop strength irrespective of their build. For his students, Prashanth demystifies the complex sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, breaking it into simple steps that could be easily learnt and practised.

For Prashanth, BJJ is a way of life, not just a sport. He calls it the ‘BJJ lifestyle’. The ‘sensei’ says, “Taking up BJJ as my full time job is the best decision I have ever made in my life.” Prashanth can be contacted at 8939115522.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Chennai / by Varsha Saraogi / February 24th, 2017

Snooker Champion: He Started with Tennis, Ended up with cue sports

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Srikrishna recieving the Young Achiever award
Srikrishna recieving the Young Achiever award

Did you know that the current World Amateur Snooker Champion is a school student  from Chennai?. CE chats with Shrikrishna S on beginning out with tennis and ending up with cue sports

Chennai :

From slamming forehands on the tennis court to potting cue balls at the snooker table, young Shrikrishna S has straddled two different games successfully. The Class 11 student of National Public School is the current World Amateur Snooker Champion, the latest addition to his achievements in a short cue sports career. He was recently awarded the Young Achiever Award by Rotary Club of Madras East, where CE caught up with him for a quick chat.

His foray into cue sports happened by chance. As a child, he was more of a tennis player, but didn’t want to run a lot! He chuckles, and adds. “I chanced upon billiards when I was at the Mylapore Club where I saw my father play. I wanted to give it a try but I was told that children under 12 weren’t allowed in the room.” After some sweet talking, the member-in-charge allowed him to attempt a few balls, which he fortunately potted into the pockets. “After that, they changed the rules and height requirement for me,” he grins.

Shrikrishna’s father coached him for the first 10 months. When he started showing more promise, Nadeem Ahmed, a professional coach, took over. “He kept pushing me to improve my game and I owe a lot to him. Often, he would discuss techniques with my father and let him teach me rather than do it himself. This helped since my father had his own ideas and techniques,” says Shrikrishna.
The cueist’s record is testament to his talent. He has won a hat-trick of titles at the National U18 Billiards Championships (2015, 2016, and 2017), the National U18 Snooker Championships (2016, 2017) and also won all 6 titles in State Championships for the second consecutive year. He recently won gold at the IBSF World U21 Billiards Championship in Adelaide, Australia. “Representing the country at an international championship was a novel experience,” he shares. “I always make it a point to set targets for myself. I always try to outperform myself. Even if I lose a match, I will be satisfied if I play to my targets.”

Shrikrishna also has a regular fitness regimen, swimming daily for two hours. He attributes his weight loss and improvement in game to this and his swimming coach Shanmugham. He acknowledges the sacrifices his parents have made and says they are his personal role models. “Without them, I wouldn’t be a champion — they are my biggest supporters. I’ve also received lots of support from my teachers and faculty at school, where they’ve been very accommodative about studies and exams,” smiles the young champion. For the same reason, his first priority is on finishing his schooling, though he plans to go professional.
He is also inspired by two great contemporary sportspersons. “My role model is Christiano Ronaldo because he is a good human being. He refuses to have a tattoo because he donates blood, and he’s a lover of all sports! And even though I’ve stopped tennis, I am a big fan of Roger Federer. I often get excited watching his matches!” he grins. “Maybe once I finish with billiards, I can take it up again…” he adds thoughtfully.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / by Gokul M Nair / Express News Service / February 24th, 2017

27-ft aruval to be unveiled today at Thirupuvanam

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Madurai :

A 27-foot-long machete or ‘aruval’ manufactured in Thirupuvanam, the town famous for its huge knives, will be the major attraction of the Sivarathri festival in a village near Usilampatti. The showpiece will also promote Thirupuvanam as a serious competitor to Thirupacheti, the town which is even more famous for its ‘aruval’.

Often, these famous knives are preserved in many homes in the southern districts as an heirloom though their sharpness makes them good for use after many years. Thirupuvanam is being sought-after mainly for the huge machetes that are kept as show pieces in temples to redeem vows rather than to be used as tools or weapons.

Thirupachethi, just 10 kilometres away, enjoyed a big reputation even during the pre-Independence days. It was said that the Marudhu Pandiyar brothers, who fought the British, sourced their weapons, knives and spears from there. They are unique in their shape, size and sharpness and the manufacturers say that they never get blunt. Even today, the manufacturers give a guarantee of 20 years for their products.

Predominantly populated by agriculturists, the town was filled with smithies which made machetes in large numbers till about two decades ago. The business which fell drastically thereafter is now seen to be picking up. There was a period when police cracked down on this region and imposed restrictions on their manufacture, as many criminals who had used ‘aruvals’ for fights and murders confessed to having bought them from here.
S Nagendran, the vice-president of Vishwakarma Association, of blacksmiths, says that Thirupuvanam aruvals have gained a name for themselves now. At present, the town has 15 smithies like Thirupachethi. They also make agricultural implements like spades, digging bars and knives in a variety of sizes. But now they have been asked to restrict the size of their aruvals to 2 feet or less to ensure that they are not misused by criminals. The aruvals are made manually by heating steel to red hot condition and hammering the blade to make it sharp. A single aruval has to be heated about 12 to 15 times to be shaped into a weapon.

Satish Kumar who is a third generation manufacturer of aruvals, is making the 27-foot-long aruval for a customer from Usilampatti in Madurai. The machete weighs 250 kilograms and costs about Rs 40,000 at Rs 1,500 a foot. The biggest this town had made was an 18-foot-long machete last year. Though ordinary weapons are made of steel, these showpieces are made using iron. Around five to ten persons have been involved in making the weapon for the past one week.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Madurai News / TNN / February 24th, 2017

Taekwondo expert does 1,000 face kicks in one hour

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The feat has earned the sensei a Guinness World Records Certificate of Participation

R. Venkatesan has won gold medals at various international taekwondo championships, but he is extremely proud of his recent achievement, because it’s different from most other achievements he had managed before and it has a connection with Guinness World Records. Recently, Venkatesan, secretary, OMR Taekwondo Academy, won the Guinness World Records Certificate of Participation for exhibiting face kicks for more than a thousand times in an hour at a taekwondo kick tournament.

While receiving the award at a recent function, the Sensei, who specialises in karate, taekwondo, boxing, kick-boxing, kobudo and silambam, said, “From my childhood, I have wanted to master various martial arts, especially taekwondo. I have learnt yoga and meditation too. Taekwondo develops strength, speed, balance, flexibility, stamina, self-control and self-conditioning and improves concentration.”

According to Venkatesan, this Korean martial art combines combat and self-defence techniques with sport and exercise.

The taekwondo kick tournament was organised by J. R. International TKD Academy, Andhra Pradesh last year, and around 50 contestants from across the country, including 12 from Tamil Nadu, together exhibited face kicks more than 58,000 times.

The Sensei has learnt the martial art from John Alexander, secretary general, Association of Tamil Nadu Taekwondo, and his students have won gold, silver and bronze medals at several tournaments including the 17th State Taekwondo Championship conducted at the SDAT Ground in Tiruvallur in January 2017; the 36th National Taekwondo Championship conducted in Dehradun in November 2016; and Speed Power International Taekwondo Championship conducted in Malaysia in 2015.

“I wish my students represent the country at the Olympics,” says Venkatesan, who is an executive committee member of Association of Tamil Nadu Taekwondo and can be reached at 9841306396 and 9500020300.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Chennai / by T.S. Atul Swaminathan / February 17th, 2017

13-year-old chosen for an edu trip to Germany

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Sivakami
Sivakami

Chennai :

It’s 1:30 pm. There is a flurry of activity at the Corporation Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Saidapet. As we enter the administrative cabin, head master Lyla greets us and enthusiastically says, ‘Let me call her!’ She sends news of our arrival to Sivakami, the Class 8 student who has been selected the second time for an educational trip — this time to Germany. She looks like any teenager would, but as we chat, we discover that the little girl’s ambitions and goals are deeper than what meets the eye.

This is the second time 13-year-old Sivakami has emerged the winner in the Elocution competition, ‘Wings to Fly’, organised by Rotary Club of Madras East. Reminiscing her first international educational trip to Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, Sivakami says it was a life-changing experience. “I was surprised when I won last year. I was in awe of their culture, especially the respect they give to every language. I like how they don’t mix languages. For instance, Tamil and Malay aren’t mixed with English, unlike our ‘Tanglish’ here… I wish we could learn to speak that way too! Also, the place is extremely clean; why can’t we maintain our place like that?” she says.

This year, the final competition, conducted by the club along with Goethe Institut and Greater Chennai Corporation, was themed ‘Embrace Our Rivers’. Sivakami said she felt a strong urge to protect and preserve the water bodies. “It was my father who wrote the draft of the speech for me…but the topic was extremely relatable. and I was able to add several anecdotes,” she shares.
Excited and curious about her trip to Germany in July, she says, “I have heard that the water bodies there are maintained with utmost care. I want to see how they do it. I also want to observe and analyse the public contribution towards conservation and preservation.” To her, this will be the biggest take away from the trip. “Once I am back, I will lend a hand to preserve our rivers!” she smiles.
Crediting her parents, teachers, and friends for her success, she says that she has been lucky to have their constant support. “Even if I miss classes for competitions, my teachers don’t discourage me. They say that this is the time for me to achieve. My parents also push me to give my best. My friends have been extremely patient when I rehearse my speech with them a number of times. They don’t get bored, but keep giving suggestions,” she beams.

Apart from elocution, music, writing and storytelling are Sivakami’s other interests. “I enjoy singing and I love storytelling. I come up with my own stories and improvise according to the expectations of my audience,” says the NCC junior leader. A n all-rounder, the 13-year-old wants to serve the society and lead it to a ‘better future’.
So, how does she aim to do that? “I want to become the Chief Minister! That’s my ambition. I’ve always wanted to lead people and bring about a change. I believe that success comes when you observe and listen to things around you. This way, you understand a lot and direct your followers in the right path. As CM, my focus will be on providing quality education and improving the sanitary standards in villages. I would also arrange for counselling and make people realise these are important causes,” she says.
Talking more about her other goals, she says that if not CM, she would become a doctor. “I want to serve the society. I want to spread awareness about diseases through proper counselling so that the people don’t panic,” she smiles.
As she leaves for her class, she adds, “I think dreaming of serving the place where I was born isn’t a big thing. In fact, I feel it is our duty to do so.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / by Roshne B / Express News Service / February 20th, 2017

Coal-powered steam engines to be put up for public viewing

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The last coal-fired X class engine of the Nilgiris Mountain train came to Coonoor Railway Station from Mettupalayam on Friday. | Photo Credit: M_Sathyamoorthy;M_Sathyamoorthy -
The last coal-fired X class engine of the Nilgiris Mountain train came to Coonoor Railway Station from Mettupalayam on Friday. | Photo Credit: M_Sathyamoorthy;M_Sathyamoorthy –

‘The engines are almost a century old and part of the tradition of NMR railway’

The last of the coal-powered steam engines operational along the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) route have been retired and are to be exhibited to the public at the Udhagamandalam and Coimbatore railway stations.

Speaking to The Hindu, Divisional Railway Manager of Salem Division, Hari Shankar Verma, said that the coal-powered steam engines had far outlived their technological relevance, and that the remaining two engines still in operation will be exhibited to the public at the two stations. “We had two options, either to sell the engines for scrap or to preserve them as a memento of the NMR’s long history. We are gifting one engine to the people of Ooty,” said Mr. Verma to reporters.

Engine number 37384, which is the older of the two engines, is to be exhibited at Udhagamandalam. K Natarajan, a heritage railway enthusiast and founder of the Heritage Steam Chariot Trust, said that the “X” Class locomotives, built at the Swiss Locomotives and Machine Works factory in Switzerland, was introduced sometime between 1917 and 1925.

“The coal-powered engines are almost a century old and are part of the tradition of the NMR railway. All the newer engines are oil-powered locomotives. The railways should have preserved this important part of the NMR history, as the engine to be retired in Udhagamandalam was still operational,” he said.

He said that railway enthusiasts across the world were prepared to pay good money to enjoy the experience of the old coal-powered locomotives, and that with the retirement of the engines, an important remnant of the NMR history will be lost forever. However, railways officials said that operating the oil-powered locomotives was the only viable solution to pull coaches up the steep hills as the quality of the coal used to power the older locomotives has gradually decreased over the years. It is also said that the older locomotives increased the chances of forest fires.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Coimbatore / by Rohan Premkumar / Udhagamandalam – February 18th, 2017

Book on genetically modified crops released

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Coimbatore :

Former director of Centre for Plant Molecular Biology at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University S Sadasivam on Wednesday released a book – “Genetically Modified Crops: A Scientist’s Perspective.”

The book aims at creating awareness about the advantages of GM crops among people and farmers.

President of Association Of Biotechnology Led Enterprises- Agriculture Focus Group (ABLE-AG), P Murali released the book, and the chairman of Rasi Seeds, M Ramasami, received the first copy.

Speaking about his book, Sadasivam said, “I was in academia and research from 1964 to 2011. Teaching was my passion and research was my interest. However, popularisation of science was the third dimension in my career.”

He further said, “Since 1964, I have participated in radio programmes discussing science and technology. I have authored six books so far. This one too is an attempt to make people aware about the benefits of genetically modified crops.”

The book is short and has four chapters. The book is written in Tamil so that it can reach out to the local farmers. The book talks about gene, theories of evolution and the introduction of genetically modified crops. “It is not a textbook material. It is written as a conversation between a scientist and a common man,” said Sadasivam.

Vouching for genetically modified crops, Sadasivam said that a group of 107 Nobel Laureates have recently passed a resolution that GM crops are safe. “There are regulatory bodies and the central and state governments have deeply accessed the advantages and consequences of GM crops. We need more research in the area of GM crops to address the growing needs of food and grain shortage,” said Sadasivam.

ABLE-AG has published Sadasivam’s book. Executive director of ABLE-AG Shivendra Bajaj said, “About two-three states have stalled research on GM crops. While others have not banned it, they are either positive about it or are evaluating the pro and cons.”

Ramasami said that Bangladesh has been cultivating Bt Brinjal for more than three years now. “Bangladesh has acquired all the data from India’s research and has begun cultivating it,” said Ramasami. The only GM crop cultivated in India is Bt Cotton .

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Coimbatore News / by Adarsh Jain / February 15th, 2017

From farmer to CM pick — the rise of a Jaya loyalist

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File photo of Edappadi K. Palanisamy and AIADMK cadres participating in a yagam at a temple in Salem for the speedy recovery of Jayalalithaa. | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan
File photo of Edappadi K. Palanisamy and AIADMK cadres participating in a yagam at a temple in Salem for the speedy recovery of Jayalalithaa. | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan

The AIADMK’s new Legislature Party leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who is the Minister for Public Works, State Highways and Minor Ports, has been a staunch loyalist of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) supremo Jayalalithaa since the time she entered active politics in the 1980s.

He was part of her four-member kitchen cabinet from 2011-16 along with Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and former ministers Natham R. Viswanathan and R. Vaithilingam. Presently, he is ranked number three in the Cabinet.

Hailing from the rural Nedungulam village in Edappadi taluk, 62-year-old Mr. Palaniswami joined AIADMK in the 1980s. He threw his weight behind Jayalalithaa when the party suffered a split after the demise of founder M.G. Ramachandran in 1987.

Jayalalithaa instantly rewarded Mr. Palaniswami, hailing from Kongu Vellala Gounder community — a dominant community of the western region of the State — by nominating him as the AIADMK (Jayalalithaa) candidate in the rural Edappadi constituency in the 1989 elections. He tasted success in his maiden attempt and retained the seat in the 1991 elections.

Mr. Palaniswami, a farmer by occupation, who remained on the sidelines for almost a decade, was in the fray from Edappadi once again in the 2006 elections. However, he lost to the Pattali Makkal Katchi’s (PMK) V. Kavery.

But he wrested the seat for the third time in 2011, defeating M. Karthe of the PMK. He was inducted into the Cabinet as State Highways and Minor Ports Minister. He soon became a close confidante of Jayalalithaa.

Cabinet constant

Though Jayalalithaa reshuffled her Cabinet umpteen times, dropping even senior Ministers during her 2011-16 term, Mr. Palaniswami remained a prominent member of her team for the entire five years.

In the May 2016 elections, Mr. Palaniswami was fielded again in Edappadi and he romped home with a whopping margin of 42,022 votes over his nearest PMK rival N. Annadurai in a 15-cornered contest. While Mr. Palaniswami secured 98,703 votes, Mr. Annadurai polled 56,681 votes. The DMK candidate P. A. Murugesan was pushed to the third position with a vote tally of 55,149 votes.

Mr. Palaniswami not only won his seat comfortably, he also steered the AIADMK to a near clean sweep in Salem district, winning 10 of the 11 Assembly constituencies — many with decent victory margins. In recognition of this striking show, Jayalalithaa not only retained him in the new Cabinet with the same portfolio, but also rewarded him with the powerful PWD.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Tamil Nadu / by Syed Muthahar Saqaf / Salem – February 14th, 2017

Tales of Cooum and its 113 temples

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At the book lauch in Madras Literary SocietyRomani Agarwal
At the book lauch in Madras Literary SocietyRomani Agarwal

 

Chennai :

The Cooum River has for long been a talking point in Chennai — albeit for all the wrong reasons. Environmentalists decry the pollution and neglect the river has been subjected to, turning it into a nauseous cesspool, as opposed to its rather cleaner upstream that starts from the source.

It was as an attempt to restore a cultural significance to both the river and the historical temples on its banks that the book The Gods of the Holy Koovam, by heritage enthusiast Priya Baskaran, was launched
recently at the Madras Literary Society.

Inspired to take up the project while she was part of the Cooum Cultural Mapping Group — a group of heritage lovers aiming to regenerate interest in the river through cultural cartography — Priya said that her aim was to map the various temples of importance along the course of the river that have been obscured from history.

“This book is not the first of its kind to try and retrace history — but it definitely is the first to retrace the history of Cooum,” said Priya. “Most of the information for temples in the Cooum region was not available in the public domain and was elusive. Books that detailed historical inscriptions (such as The Topographical Inscriptions of Madras Presidency (1915) by V Ranchacharya) went out of print decades ago.”
Initially organised as a trip to the source of the river in a village by the group, Priya wanted to detail more about the holy shrines along the river. “I found that the Cooum, a relatively short river of 72 km had its own Koova Puranam (which is a part of the Skanda Puranam). That is where we started from, and through further research, we found that the Cooum had 24 cheris and 18 kotams annexed to it — that was its importance! It clearly was a treasure hunt for us!” she said. She has mapped nearly 113 temples starting from the source of the river right up to the heart of Chennai.
She also found that many temples had inscriptions that could be of great historical value. “However, the sad part is that in most temples these inscriptions are no longer available as they have been modernised and subsequent work has left them bereft of heritage value,” she rued.

She also lamented the fact that several temples in the region have not been getting any patronage and are in an advanced stage of disrepair, often with certain buildings being taken up by surrounding encroachments. “The temple tanks of several temples require repair and if revived they can help replenish surrounding water bodies and villages too,” she added.
The book was released by K Sridharan, retired deputy superintendent of archaeology, state archaeology department. Priya also runs a blog called ‘Aalayam Kanden’, where she writes about lesser known heritage sites, has been featured among the top Indian travel and spiritual blogs for the last six years. A part of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be used to set up a Tamil section at the Madras Literary Society.
To order a copy, call 9790918056 or write to aalayamkanden@gmail.com

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / by Gokul M. Nair / Express News Service / February 13th, 2017

This city gal aspires to make it big in boxing

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Coimbatore:

Boxing. It’s the only focus of 14-year-old D R Harshita. And her dream is to make it big in the sport.

She was introduced to martial arts such as Karate and Taekwondo at the age of eight. But, Harshita knew that boxing was her call. The sport, she said, gave her the much needed courage and strength to face anything in life.

“It started with small incentives that I got in terms of cash prizes when I won district and state level competitions. I knew this was a way to not only help my struggling parents but also to become brave,” Harshita said.

Harshita has won three consecutive gold medals at the state-level in the 48-50kg weight category under the 14 age group. She also has represented the state at the national level event. At the Khelo India, organised by the National sports Authority of India in January this year, she was placed fourth.

The journey has not been an easy one. Harshita’s father Ramesh Arvind is a farmer and mother, a system analyst. “Harshita’s father faced huge losses in business 20 years ago and since then we had been struggling to make both the ends meet. I started to work to support the family,” said P Jayanthi, her mother.

“I decided to teach both my daughters martial arts so that they could protect themselves. But seeing their passion for boxing, we decided to support them,” Jayanthi said. Harshita’s elder sister R Yashwantika is also a boxer and has won medals at the district level.

Harshita said her role model had always been Mary Kom and other wrestlers. “Women face a lot of hardship in any sport. I just got hooked to boxing and wanted to set an example for others. Even today, when I look around, I find parents not letting their children travel alone as they are scared of their safety. I want this to change. I want parents to treat both sons and daughters equally,” she said.

Harshita’s coach Selva Shankar said he was proud of her and wanted parents to come forward and support their children when they take up sports like boxing. “Usually, we do not see many athletes or sports personalities from South India. But Harshita’s parents have set an example. They have helped both their daughters pursue their passion in a lesser known sport. Despite their hardships, they continue to support them,” Shankar said.

Alvernia matriculation higher secondary school for girls, he said, allows their students to take up boxing as a professional sport. “Usually, we do not see schools encouraging the sport. If more such schools help their students take up sports, we will have many international champions,” Shankar said.

Shankar now trains Harshita to help her qualify for international events that are scheduled for April in Malaysia.

Jayanthi said it was often difficult to fund her daughter’s sporting dream. “We had to work extra and collect money to ensure she was comfortable. We wanted to make things easy for her so that she could win at the state and national level,” she said.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Coimbatore News / TNN / February 13th, 2017