Rohit MitraRaipur, March 31 -- Starting archery with make shift bamboo bows, Jharkhand's Komalika Bari would never have thought that her marksmanship would one day make her a world champion.
Komalika' s international accolades include world youth championships women's singles gold (Wroclaw, 2021), a gold medal at world cadet championships (Madrid, 2019) and Under 17 cadet world champion among others.
Hailing from a tribal family of modest means, her father is a Life insurance corporation (LIC) agent and her mother is a former Anganwadi worker. Speaking to UNI on the sidelines of the ongoing Khelo India Tribal Games being played in Chhattisgarh she recounted her struggle and credited the Tata Archery academy for transforming her fortunes"I...