. How do the young wrestlers start their daily routine of training in Balali?
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It’s 3.30 p.m. on a clear day. Balali village, in the Bhiwani district of Haryana, is slowly whirring to life after the siesta. There’s a whiff of mustard in the air as the fields of yellow sway in the gentle breeze. The serenity, however, barely seeps in to a hall adjoining the rabi crop where 11-year-old Komal Sangwan is giving the mats a hurried sweep. In minutes, the hall would be packed with 20-odd children, Komal included, first warming up and then straining their sinews to instructions yelled out from the doorway.
The tough taskmaster in question: Mahavir Singh Phogat, father and coach to golden grapplers Geeta and Babita. The father-daughters’ exploits, known in sporting circles for over half a decade, have entered the national conversation with the Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal, the Bollywood blockbuster that’s scripting a new collections high at the box office each passing day.
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