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They battled against the odds :: Meiraba Mangang (14)
The Hindu | Bangalore, Nov 14, 2011
In schools across the city on Monday, Children's Day will be marked by cultural programmes, games and festivities. On this occasion, we bring to you stories of four children who have battled against tremendous odds, and despite not having the launch pad of a safe and secure upbringing, have managed to achieve a measure of success in their lives.
Meiraba Mangang (14)
At 14, Meiraba Mangang, who was born in a little town near Imphal, Manipur, is a source of inspiration to many. Bright and evidently hardworking, Meiraba has been training in the martial art Taekwondo. He represented India and bagged the ‘best fighter' title at the South Asian Championship for Taekwondo held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
A member of the football team, and an ardent Cristiano Ronaldo fan, this teenager who now aspires to be a computer engineer in “the age of computers”, has come a long way from his humble beginnings in a poor family in Manipur, where despite his parents working hard to put him through school, classes were barely held owing to prolonged curfews.
Today, studying in ninth standard, his sporting talent makes him a hero of sorts at Parikrma, a school for the underprivileged at Sahakarnagar. He says that after school he hopes to be able to help more underprivileged children.
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