At the end of the Dingy Tatma Toli Lane Stand a Ramshackle straw and mud hut. It is the home of Meera kumari, who has won three Gold medals besides A silver and Bronze in the National shooting championships.
Meera’s profile is in Sharp contrast to images of Shooting Champions fashioned By Olympic Winners AbhinavBindra and Rajyavardhan Sing Rathore. She sits in the Dark hut where rain water Seeps through the tin Shade and Spreads all over the place. But her Hardships notwithstanding, Meera steel dream’s Big. The 18 year Old has been taking part in 50 mt rifle shooting tournaments as an NCC cadet since 2002. She has treasured her Medals in a plastic Box. They include a Gold and a Bronze won at NCC’s interdirectorate, GVMavalankar. Championship in Agara. At the Same place Same year, She won a gold at the all
India GVMavalankar Shooting Championship. She also won a gOld at the 51First national Shooting Championship As conducted by AHEMDABAD Military rifle training Association in 2007 and a silver at a National Rifle Associations of India event.But unlike Bindra or Rathor, Meera can’t prepare for the events.” I have not practiced At all this year as I don’t have the access to a 0.22 German Rifle, “She says.
A BA Student at a
Local
Mahela
College , Purnia, Meera Know her hobby is highly expensive. But she is Hop full she will over come the odd and Become an Army officer one day.
Courtesy:- Times of India (
Hyderabad , edition) |