Unlike many Indian sports persons — men and women — who see sports as a means of IMPROVING THEIR LIFESTYLE, Sakshi had a fairly comfortable upbringing. They may not be rich, but Sukhbir and Sudesh — her parents — did not eke out a hand-to-mouth existence to provide for their daughter.
It’s easy to divide the state of Haryana into two categories — Gurgaon/Faridabad and the rest. The premise is that the two towns are more a part of “metropolitan” Delhi than “backward” Haryana.
A short trip to Rohtak, across the other end of Delhi, does enough to show how misconceived such notions are. The road connecting the city to Delhi is a wide four-lane highway ensuring the distance is covered in quick time.
Rohtak itself begins as any other Indian town — a well-developed suburb appears before the various residential sectors. It is in this town, in the quiet Sector 4 neighbourhood, that Sakshi Malik first dreamt of becoming, of all things, a wrestler, an Olympian, a medallist.
IT WASN’T EASY. House No. 45 is just like any other row house in the locality. The neighbours are not textbook elite. The huge hoardings outside — sponsored by various television channels as backdrop for their special programmes — distinguish it from the rest of the neighbourhood. The prosperity is visible, and any expectations of women shrinking from public view are quickly junked. Women do not go around with their head and face covered here and girls wear jeans and ride two-wheelers like any other teenager.“We aren’t as backward as people think we are,” Sakshi’s brother Sachin laughs.
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