She was named Antim so that her family wouldn't welcome any more girl child. Now, she is India's first U-20 women's wrestling world champion - The Indian Express


8/20/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Nitin Sharma

Named 'Antim' following a village custom that discriminates against the girl child but supported by parents, 18-year-old brings glory as India's first U20 female world champion.

A blatantly regressive village custom straddled her with the terribly rude name Antim (last) because as the fourth born daughter, the Haryana family from Baghana (Hissar) was supposed to not welcome … [+5122 chars]

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