May 23, 2022 | Khelo, Stories
Vicky first picked up a rugby ball at the age of 11. Him and his brother Sunny were brought up by his Mum as his Dad passed away when he was much younger. Vicky is from the bustee (slum) community of Hyde Road in the port area of Kolkata’s docks – where...
Apr 12, 2022 | Khelo, Stories
My name is Sharan I’m 13 years old. People call me DJ as well because am very funny and active person. I used to work in a ration shop. My Mom and Dad work outside. There was no one to tell me the importance of studying, so I left school and started working at the...
Feb 23, 2022 | Khelo, Stories
My name is Vinay and I’m 18 years old. I’m a young leader at Khelo Rugby. I would like to share about my community and how Khelo Rugby has helped me and many youngsters from my area, keeping us focus on good things. The name of my community is Ak Nagar which is in...
Feb 11, 2022 | Khelo, Stories
Jamuna is 17 and her family moved to Bangalore from Assam in North East India. She started school late and has not been able to physically attend school for two years, despite using her father’s phone to attend online classes four times a week. Jamuna saw lots of...
Feb 8, 2022 | Khelo, Stories
My name me is Anjali I am 14 years old. I study in class 8 in school and I am a rugby player. I love playing sport, but my father was not happy with me playing in the beginning. He wanted me to learn about house work and help my mother. I don’t like to do all those...
Jan 25, 2022 | Khelo, Stories
I am Mukesh. I am 17 years-old and in class 12. At home I have one younger brother and my mum. Mum looks after us and works as a house cleaner in local apartments. When I was younger, I didn’t have so many friends to play with. Nobody wanted to play with a fat guy who...
