India’s strongest Woman

Ayush Chaturvedi
The Wisdom Project
Published in
1 min readMar 9, 2020

Its difficult being an athlete.

Perhaps it's more difficult being an athlete in India.

And perhaps, it's a lot more difficult being a female athlete from the North Indian state of Haryana.

Vinesh Phogat is a champion wrestler.

This feature article that The Economist did on her is the perfect way to start off Women’s Day.

The 2016 Bollywood mega hit ‘Dangal’ was about the journey of her uncle and his daughters, but Vinesh’s journey is no less deserving of a movie of its own.

Its equal parts tragic and heroic. Its full of drama, passion and emotion. And yes, its as much her journey as its her mother’s.

Also, as Mr Modi would like to say, #SheInspiresUs.

Checkout the article —

In the ring with India’s most powerful woman

(12 mins read)

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