Three prominent personalities fron Northeast region - Arupa Patangia Kalita, an eminent author of Assam, L Sarita Devi, the first Indian woman pro-boxer from Manipur and Agnes Kharshing, a prominent social acticvist of Meghalaya, have penned down their thoughts of Norhteast Today.
L Sarita Devi, Boxer, Manipur
Sportswomen of Northeast: Opportunities and challenges
Being a sportswoman from Northeast India, one has both opportunities and challenges. Having said that the opportunities and advantages that a sportswoman hailing from the Northeast region gets are plenty. The liberal mindset of the Northeast people is one of the main advantages that the sportspersons of this region, specially womenfolk enjoy. This helps us in taking up our area of interest as our profession and move forward in life.
Another added advantage for the people of this region is the unique physical features, which help them climbing ladders in different sports. It is also because of the strong physique that people of the Northeast are highly recommended and encouraged to join sports. The exclusive food habits of the people native to the region is a major factor in gaining this unique physical feature. The strong build actually helps the sportspersons of the region in scaling heights in different sports. Again, the people of this region have a cherished age old sporting tradition. I must admit that, for us, sports has been always a way of life. We can’t leave sports aside from our day to day lives and we inculcate this habit at a very tender age. This is something which is quintessential in this part region. We have been very fortunate to have this kind of sporting culture in our genes.
But there are challenges too for the sportsperson of the Northeast, especially for women. Sometimes they face low expectations from the people and sometimes parents, despite so many women achievers from the region. It is a sad reflection of our times that some people are yet not ready to fully support girls to go into sports. Sometimes there are societal discouragements as well, although this is sporadic.
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