Defying gender taboos with a game of kabaddi
The Times of India covered ICRW’s Parivartan for Girls program, which uses the wrestling-like sport of kabaddi to empower young women and adolescent girls. The article highlighted a tournament, where girls reclaimed public spaces in their slum community, as a turning point in how the community views girls.
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