The women’s hockey team did India proud by winning the Asia Cup (Editorial – “Girl power”, November 7). But so too has our women’s cricket team. In fact Indian women have excelled in almost every sport. We have Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj in cricket, Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu in badminton, Sania Mirza in tennis, Mary Kom in boxing; all world class. It is not just the Hockey Federation but the entire sports fraternity in the country that should pay heed to India’s victory. The Sports Ministry should devise plans and programmes to ensure international competitive exposure in all women’s games. Women’s empowerment is best started in sports and games.
C.V. Venugopalan,
Palakkad