Dola banerjee hobbies for women
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23 November 2007 - Question period of Dola BANERJEE (IND)
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On Families - Hobbies - Pastimes
I am the the youngest of three BRATS (Born Raised and Transferred) kids from the Defence background who reminds my kids that I spent the first nine years of my life in eight locations across the countryÔÇèÔÇöÔÇèfrom Jodhpur to Pathankot to Wellington in the Nilgiris in South India. I started my career in the tea and coffee estates where I spent two-and-a-half years walking in the most pretty locations in IndiaÔÇèÔÇöÔÇèMunnar, Kalakkad-Mundantharai hills in Tirunelveli and finally in Kodagu. This was followed by an eight-year stint in journalism and now for the past 17 years, I work in an MNC, based out of NCR. I am a father of three children, one daughter and two sons.
I like to quote a line from a book by Abraham Eraly (and one which reflects my own life so far), which described Humayun thusÔÇèÔÇöÔÇèhe stumbled out of life as he stumbled through it! To balance out life between work, more so to help my children see the variety and beauty of life, I indulge in endurance sports and activities like marathons, trekking and generally like to travel like a lout, where all one does is to hang about taking in the sights, smells and experiences.
ÔÇ£We like to take perspective holidaysÔÇØ, was a line that caught the interest of a trainer who was con
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Eyeing Glory
Dola Banerjee takes aim during practice |
At her best, Dola Banerjee can take on the mightiest archers in the world, as was seen at the in last year. She became the toast of the community that follows the sport after striking gold at the on November 24. She pipped second-seeded South Korean Choi Eun Young 110-109 to emerge champion in the 12-arrow contest.
The 28-year-old had earlier shown World No 1 Natalya Erdyniyeva of Russia the door with a 108-106 victory in the semis. That, this victory came only three months after her top place finish in the fourth stage of the World Cup in Dover, left her supporters craving for more.
But, form as one knows is a fickle beast capable of devouring the best of athletes. A similar thing happened to Banerjee in 2008 as she began struggling at various world meets. The situation was such that her Olympic berth was at stake as she continued jostling demons in her mind month after month.
Staying composed
The Archery Association of India held the selection trials in the last week of June in and this was the only opportunity where Banerjee could redeem herself and book a ticket to Beijing. And thankfully, for the Arjuna Awardee, she found her composure just when it mattered and joined L Bombayla Devi and V Pran