: A new career option? Maharashtra will start Pro Govinda dahi handi league #IndiaNEWS Every year since he was 12, Salman Mirza has been an enthusiastic participant in the “dahi handi� human pyramids

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A new career option? Maharashtra will start Pro Govinda dahi handi league #IndiaNEWS
Every year since he was 12, Salman Mirza has been an enthusiastic participant in the “dahi handi� human pyramids that characterise the celebration of Krishna Janmashtami in parts of Maharashtra. Light weighted and agile, Mirza – now 21 – is a member of one of the many neighbourhood groups that travel around Mumbai on the festival that marks the birthday of the deity Krishna. They form multi-tiered human pyramids that attempt to reach up to the earthen pots of yoghurt that are suspended high above streets across the city. The group that manages to break open the pot earns a monetary reward. This year, Mirza was even more excited – and it was not just because the richest purse on Friday was Rs 55 lakh. On Thursday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that dahi handi would be given the status of an adventure sport. This means that govindas, as the participants in pyramids are known, can apply for government jobs under the 5% quota reserved for sportspersons. Competitions will be held throughout the year, not just on Janmashtami and sponsors will be roped in to fund this Pro Govinda League.For Mirza, who works as a driver, this may be the opportunity to covert...Read more

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