Can a Ball Really Change the World?
9 Jan 2020 | 18 seconds
A very touching story that emerged was that of the ladies who came from Sontyam, a village in Andhra Pradesh. Against all odds, they cleared all their preliminary matches and made it to the grand finale.
A very touching story that emerged was that of the ladies who came from Sontyam, a village in Andhra Pradesh. Against all odds, they cleared all their preliminary matches and made it to the grand finale. How did women who had never stepped out of their village even qualify or make it so far? Watch this moving account, from the ladies themselves, of how a ball has indeed changed their world…
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