Bhawna Jat to compete in 20 km walk at Olympics
All of Rajasthan will keep a close eye on the 20km race walk to be held in Tokyo Olympics on Aug 6. That’s because Bhawna Jat who hails from a poor farmer’s family at Kabra village in in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district will be competing. She had qualified for the Olympics with a national record time at the National Championships in Ranchi last year. For the past several months, she has been training hard at the Sports Authority Centre in Bangalore. Her effort of qualifying for the Olympics has inspired many across the state. People in her village are holding prayers and can barely wait to see her on TV. Here’s wishing the best for Rajasthan’s daughter when she competes on the penultimate day of the Olympics !!
Married off at age 2, emancipated girl dreams of becoming a police officer; read her inspiring story IANS
Jaipur: After being shockingly married off at the innocent age of just 2, a Rajasthan girl was finally freed from the clutches of child marriage after 18 long years Thursday.
Soon after, the victim, expressing her happiness, said that she wanted to pursue her dream of becoming a police officer.
Nimbu, who is a resident of Baap tehsil of Jodhpur district, was married off in May 2002 when she was a mere 2 years old in Bikaner district.
Speaking to IANS, she said, “This child marriage had ruined me but Kriti Didi (Kriti Bharti, the managing trustee and rehabilitation psychologist of Saarthi Trust) has given me a new life and now my child marriage is over. Now I will study and become a police officer,” she said.
Married off as toddler, emancipated girl dreams of becoming cop
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Married at 2, this girl wants to be a police officer after being freed from child marriage. Image Source: IANS News
Jaipur, Dec 24 : After being shockingly married off at the innocent age of just 2, a Rajasthan girl was finally freed from the clutches of child marriage after 18 long years on Thursday.
Soon after, the victim, expressing her happiness, said that she wanted to pursue her dream of becoming a police officer.
Nimbu, who is a resident of Baap tehsil of Jodhpur district, was married off in May 2002 when she was a mere 2 years old in Bikaner district.