sainik school

“This Diwali, we thought of his comrades-in-arms, who suffer harsh climes and the enemy from across the border, as well as some within."

“We saw no reason to separate them in sports or class. There is an opportunity for them to talk, interact etc. If you cordon them off, what is the use? The point is to prove that girls and boys are equal.”

15 girls became the first set of female candidates to be admitted to a state-funded UP Sainik school after competing with over 2,500 aspirants.