The Hindu·3 min read·easy
Sangli-based daily-wage earner training students to become pole vaulters in rural Maharashtra
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Snehal Mutha
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Anis Shikalgar, a former daily-wage laborer from rural Maharashtra, has transitioned into a volunteer pole vault coach for underprivileged students. Despite his own missed opportunities to compete professionally, he now provides free training to help local youth excel in the sport.
At 7 a.m., Anis Shikalgar (33) leaves his house to live out the changes he has made in his life. Speaking over video call from his home in Ankalkhop village in Sangli district, waving his hand, he said: “Five years ago, at 7 a.m., I used to reach the mazoor adda [a daily-wage labour market]; now I go out to give fitness training.”
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