Rohtak, Sept. 20 -- For Joginder Kaur and Sunita Hooda, the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool was a dream come true. Watching their daughters - Jaismine Lamboria of Bhiwani and Minakshi Hooda of Rorki, Rohtak - topple Paris Olympics medallists and top seeds to emerge champions filled them with pride, reinforcing their faith that daughters can rise and shine even in a patriarchal society.

Minakshi got past Kazakh Paris Olympics bronze medallist Nazym Kyzaibay 4-1 in the women's 48kg final on September 14, while Bhiwani's Jaismine rallied to stun Polish Olympics silver medallist Julia Szeremeta 4-1 in the 57kg summit clash late on September 13.

The male members in both the Jat families were against the idea of the girls pursuing a c...