SS: Eka Lavya's daughter - Note on pg 7 - Page 5

Shoba,
Congratulations. That is such a wonderful accomplishment that you greatly deserve. You are an awesome storyteller and writer.

I loved this story. I loved the simplicity of the writing. I was completely lost and captivated with this Bani and her small world.

👏 👏 👏

Guys,

The IF rules state that I can't put my blog's address there. So I will send the URL to all the people who posted on this thread.

Thank you so much for your good wishes and congratulations!
😃 😃

Di when I read the title at first, I was like I didn't know Eka Lavya had an daughter 😆 😆 😆

But i read the story, it reminded me of when I saw Mahabhart

Loved the story, I could imagine the scenery and very thing, loved how you wrote in first person, reminded me of an creative writing class i took last fall.😆 I wish their was more people.

Loved how Tarun and Jai helped Bani achieve her dreams, and loved the part how you related JB with Eka Lavya and his guru, with the fingers.

Congrats for your story being published in the magazine, all the best for your future writing assignments. 🤗

Shoba Di,

big congrats.Super super happy for you.I will surely read the story on your blog soon.once again congrats and wish you all the best with everything. 😃 😛

preet 😳

I loved this story. Even though it wasnt a typical love story, it spoke of trials and triumphs. Very inspiring. Especially loved the scenes where you describe Bani running with the bow, that has to be my absolute favorite part. One simple imagery and it speaks volumes about her character, Jai's deepening respect for her, everything. Great job.
Congratulations on getting the story published. Do let us know the name of the periodical in due time. And I look forward to reading your blog as well.
Good luck with all your future ventures as well.

Update - News flash!!

V.Pranitha is the person this story is based on. She went to a non-profit rural school before going to Tata's steel plant.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/pranitha-dola-mak e-it-to-beijing-olympics_10065913.html

Pranitha, Dola make it to Beijing Olympics

Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Junior archer V. Pranitha and veteran Dola Banerjee made the cut for theBeijing Olympic Games archery on the concluding day of the trials for the mega event here Sunday. The duo would join L. Bombayla Devi in the Indian women's recurve archery team at Beijing.

At the end of the four-day trials at the SAI, Eastern Centre, the 17-year-old Pranitha of Steel Plant stood first with a cumulative total of 5167 out of a possible 5760 points. Railway employee Dola, who got her second successive Olympics berth, was second with 5141 points.

Uttar Pradesh girl Punya Prabha, Chekrovolu Swuro of Nagaland and Railway's Reena Kumari were third, fourth and fifth with 5128, 5124 and 5119 points respectively. Another junior Pratima Boro of Steel Plant, came sixth with 5043 points.

Each archer was asked to shoot 144 arrows daily for four days over a distance of 70m for a total of 576 arrows.

At the Olympics an archer will shoot only 72 arrows over the 70m distance in the FITA round qualification. Only 64 archers make it to the Olympics round knockout individual championship and top 16 nations for the team championship.

Indian archery squad for Olympics:

Men: Mangal Singh Champia (Railways). Women: Laishram Bombayla Devi (Rly), V. Pranitha (Steel Plant) and Dola Banerjee (Rly).

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Good for her and best luck to the team. 👏 Hope she can win a medal.