5 Indian girls dominated America: Some bought hockey by selling grains, some worked for the paralyzed father

The girls of Jharkhand who went to America to play hockey are promoting Jharkhandi culture in America along with sports. Pundi Saru and Juhi Kumari of Khunti district of Jharkhand, Henrietta Toppo and Poornima Neti of Simdega district and Priyanka Kumari of Gumla district were selected for the sports and cultural exchange program to be held at Middle Bury College, USA from June 24 to July 13. took place.

All these girls are currently in America. Along with sports, the girls of Jharkhand are also introducing Jharkhandi culture among the girls of America. The girls of Jharkhand are also being praised. Most of the houses in Hesel village of Pundi Saru in Jharkhand are made of mud.

People hope that maybe after this the poverty of their family will be removed. Everyone is praising the girls who have reached this stage after a severe deprivation.

If refused to play in the stadium, a new team was formed
Pundi Saru and Juhi Kumari of Khunti district fought hard to fulfill the dream. Khunti Ki Hariyali refused to play them at the Astrotuff Stadium. But there was such a passion on both of them that all the hockey player girls removed formed their own team and started practicing hockey game at Birsa College Ground. All the girls used to come from their village to practice at Birsa Ground.

Five girls of Jharkhand in America.

Refused to play over age
Both told that earlier she also used to come to play in Astrotuff ground but she refused saying that she is old. But now his talent has been recognized by America and he will be trained. There is a wave of happiness in the family of both.

Jharkhand girls with their team in America.

Leaving the practice, did the labor in the fields
Pundi’s father, Etwa Saru, found it difficult to drive home after a road accident. On the other hand, his elder sister Manguri had committed suicide due to low marks in matriculation. All the responsibility of the family fell on his shoulders. In such a situation, she used to take care of her family by working in the fields along with her practice.

Pundi Saru with his family.

played hockey for the job
Earlier both the sisters (Pundi and Manguri) used to play hockey together. Pundi Saru used to play football earlier. Then he felt that if he plays hockey, then he will get a job soon. Because if you get a job soon then it will be easy to run the family expenses. She had never boarded a plane before going to America. She says that she never even sat in the car, two years ago she was in the train for the first time.

There was no ground for any practice in the village of Pundi. So she used to cycle 8 kilometers away.

Jharkhand CM had praised a lot
These five women hockey players were selected on the basis of their performance in the hockey training camp organized in the second edition of East India Women’s Hockey and Leadership Camp 2020.

Hockey stick bought by selling grain
Pundi started playing hockey three years ago. Although then he did not have a hockey stick to play with. In such a situation, he bought sticks to eat at home by selling them by mixing the amount of madua (a kind of grain) and scholarship money. She has won many medals.

Priyanka’s father is paralyzed, mother runs the house
The story of Priyanka Kumari of Gumla district is also a struggle. Priyanka’s father is suffering from paralysis. The responsibility of running the family’s expenses rests with his mother. Due to Priyanka’s passion for the game, she made hockey with a bamboo stick. With the help of which he practiced day and night to learn and in view of his dedication today he has been selected in this program for training.

Before leaving for America, the five players met CM Hemant Soren. While congratulating these five hockey players, the CM had expressed hope of performing better in future.

Mother worked hard and brought her daughter forward
Harnita Toppo has also been selected for this program. Harnita is a resident of Simdega. Harnita’s mother is a laborer. She has worked hard to bring her daughter forward in the field of hockey.

Leaving the troubles ahead
On the other hand, Poornima, a resident of Simdega, is also doing better today leaving behind many financial troubles and is going to America to participate in this program with the Indian team.

Pundi considers Indian player Nikki Pradhan from Jharkhand as her role model and wants to play for India like her.

Village proud of its daughters
The people of Hessel village are very proud of their daughters. The people here have raised their daughters by feeding them bread and greens. In the absence of money, they all started playing hockey with sticks made of bamboo. Now some people have provided wooden and fiber hockey sticks and T-shirts, so convenience has become.