Indian female wrestlers: The body politic of resistance
June 02, 2023  11:33
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"In wrestling, to be on your back, shoulders hitting the ground is to be "pinned', defeated. This is where every bout ends. In the photo, as unknown hands try to yank Sangeeta upwards onto her feet and into the police van, she is being held down by her cousin Vinesh. What looks like defeat is actually a snapshot of resistance."

Sharda Ugra on the wrestlers' protest. Read the column here. 
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