A 10-day self-defence workshop was recently organised by Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad in 40 colleges in the city. As part of the Mission Sahasi initiative, girls were taught the basics of judo and karate.Demonstration of a girl breaking a tile with her foreheadThe training also focussed on teaching the girls to use products of daily use like bags and pen as weapons in times of need. The participants displayed various skills like shoulder throw and breaking wooden logs with their bare hands.More than 3,000 girls participated in the final demo hosted in the campus of Government Maharani College.A participant breaks a wooden slab as part of her trainingAjeet Meena, Regional Secretary, said, “The graph of violence against girls and women is growing by leaps and bounds. So, to infuse confidence among girls and make them self-reliant, we hosted a 10-day self-defence workshop in different colleges of the city. Today around 3,000 girls are displaying their self-defence skills, which they learnt during the workshop.”Picture credit: Pankaj Sharma

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