self defence

Alwar's Asha Suman has dedicated her life to imparting self-defence skills to young girls. So far, she has trained 30,000 girls across Rajasthan. This Teacher’s Day, she was conferred with the National Teacher’s Award 2023.

Mohammad Saif Khan from Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh founded Josh Academic Samiti, an NGO offering free self-defence training and boxing lessons to girls and boys of the village

59-year-old SreeRam started learning this form of self-defence when he was 45, and three years later, started his own Krav Maga academy in Chennai.

The 25-year-old’s story is akin to every sportsperson in India who didn’t have a godfather and struggled before garnering national limelight.

The 15-year-old was travelling with her father in the differently-abled compartment of a Mumbai local at the time of the incident.

This initiative was started in the year 2002 and since then, every summer, a self-defence camp has been organised for the women and girls of Delhi/NCR.

The police officer boarded the auto without invitation, started asking for her phone number. When refused, he said he only wanted to develop a “friendship” with her. Neha was furious.

The Akhada (arena) imparts training to women and girls and prepares them to protect themselves in any adverse situation in life.

The 21-year-old’s talent was noticed during a self-defence workshop organised by her college, which helped her participate in a boxing competitions.

Project Adhikaar aims to break gender barriers by enabling women to take up a profession largely dominated by men, and also tackle the issue of environmental pollution.