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‘Why Should Boys Have All the Fun?’: Iqra Rasool at YKA Summit

The summit is being organised by the digital media platform Youth Ki Awaaz in Delhi.

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Sharing her inspiring journey, which includes the age-old perception that only boys can participate in sports, 'Baramulla's Supergirl', Iqra Rasool, the cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir addressed young audiences at ‘The Youth Ki Awaaz Summit 2018’ on Saturday, 1 September.

The summit is being organised by the digital media platform Youth Ki Awaaz in Delhi.

"Ladkiyan Cricket Ke Sapne Kyun Na Dekhe?", one of the sessions at the summit, touched upon a wide range of issues faced by woman sportspersons in India.

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Sharing her journey, Rasool said, “When I started playing cricket, sports was not considered a place for girls by the society at large. I wanted to change this belief and despite all the challenges I faced, I was selected to play U-19 at the age of 13 and U-23 at the age of 16 J&K women cricket team.”

She further added:

I am very happy that the mindset is gradually changing in Kashmir and parents are encouraging their daughters to join sports. In fact, there is one private cricket academy for girls only in Srinagar. I urge private players and the government to direct and motivate the youth of Kashmir towards sports.

Apart from Rasool, speakers at the two-day summit include Congress leader Sachin Pilot, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal, actor Konkona Sen Sharma, female top cop Vijayanta Goyal, among others.

  • Delhi (South) DCP Vijayanta Goral with Youth Ki Awaaz power user Isha Chitnis

    (Photo:YouthKiAwaaz)

The first day of the summit witnessed discussions and debates on critical topics such as caste-based discrimination; manual scavenging; afforestation in urban India through the Japanese method of Miyawaki; patriarchy affecting female police officers; life of millions of children on India’s streets without an official ID proof; implications due to lack of privacy; breaking stereotypes about disability, love and happiness; rampant fake news circulation; empowering young people to build a more gender-equal society etc.

The first day of the summit witnessed participation of over 1,000 participants who came from different parts of the country.

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