Women turn to martial arts after Delhi gang rape
January 21, 2013 13:42
Arko Chatterjee, a 14-year-old national karate champion, has, for over six years, urged his elder sister to sign up for martial arts classes.
But his 17-year-old sister routinely turned down his requests, dismissing martial arts as a sport "too manly' for her liking, he said. Last month, however, Sneha Chatterjee finally set foot in her first ever martial arts class: a month-long self defense program.
The brutal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi on Dec. 16, she said, pushed her to enroll for the course."I was terrified,'said Chatterjee, a high school science student."What if it was me?" Read
But his 17-year-old sister routinely turned down his requests, dismissing martial arts as a sport "too manly' for her liking, he said. Last month, however, Sneha Chatterjee finally set foot in her first ever martial arts class: a month-long self defense program.
The brutal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi on Dec. 16, she said, pushed her to enroll for the course."I was terrified,'said Chatterjee, a high school science student."What if it was me?" Read
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