Football for freedom: Girls from rural Rajasthan play ball to fight patriarchy
Girls—aged between 10 and 20—from villages including Chachiyawas, Hansiyawas, Kharekhadi, Tedvon Ki Dhani and Padampura around Ajmer, Rajasthan, are finding confidence and perseverance in playing football and scoring goals on the field and in life
By: Amit Verma
Close to 500 girls in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan are using football as a tool to fight against patriarchy, poverty, and other social ills, and are asserting personal agency with the help of the Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti (MJAS).
