{"id":36677,"date":"2019-05-17T09:16:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T09:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=36677"},"modified":"2019-05-17T09:16:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T09:16:21","slug":"orphaned-dumka-s-dular-discovers-solace-in-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=36677","title":{"rendered":"Orphaned, Dumka\u2019s Dular discovers solace in football"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dular\"By Soumo Ghosh,<\/strong>
AIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

LUDHIANA: Deep inside a village in the Dumka district of Jharkhand, there once was a little girl who would dribble her way round the paddy fields with a makeshift football made out of cloth at her feet.<\/p>\n

The region itself was listed as one of the 250 most backward districts in the entire country according to a census by the Indian Government in 2006, and receives aid from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.<\/p>\n

The aforementioned little girl \u2013 Dular Marandi \u2013 now a 23-year-old top flight footballer in the Hero Indian Women\u2019s League side SSB Women Football Club, herself accepts the fact that the kids in her village did not know much about the \u2018beautiful game\u2019 except perhaps the way it is played.<\/p>\n

Having shown some promise in the game, however, Dular was soon asked to join a football coaching centre, where she received training and soon progressed to play for her district and then the state of Jharkhand. The young striker has already represented her state five times now.<\/p>\n

AN ADOLESCENCE SHROUDED BY DARK CLOUDS<\/p>\n

While Dular was still learning her trade at her local football coaching centre, tragedy struck her household \u2013 he mother passed away. Dular was just 13. Five years later, her father passed away too.<\/p>\n

Dular was left with her two younger brothers, and quite bewildered. Eventually, they moved to their aunt\u2019s place.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was the turning point in my life. It was then that I decided that I needed to concentrate on my football, and try and earn a living that would help support both my brothers,\u201d said Dular. Her two brothers have since then, had to leave studies and have been working at local farms to earn a living.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I needed to do well at that point, so I continued to study and persisted on my dream to play football,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

THE SILVER LINING<\/p>\n

While she struggled in her late teens after her father\u2019s death, Dular\u2019s dark clouds finally got the silver lining it deserved in 2017, when she got a job in the armed border force known as the Shastra Seema Bal, thanks to her footballing exploits for Jharkhand.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was such a happy moment for me back then. I could finally give some support to by two brothers. Not only them, but I could now also support my aunt who has helped us in every way imaginable back in those tough days,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what made me even happier back then was the fact that all those years of toil and hard work finally paid off,\u201d said Dular. \u201cIt is as they say in Hindi \u2013 Mehnat ka phal meetha hota hai (sweet are the fruits of labour).<\/p>\n

LIFE IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL<\/p>\n

Once she joined SSB, Dular Marandi has never looked back, and has progressed step-by-step. Now playing in the top-flight of women\u2019s football in India, the 23-year-old has had to take up a lifestyle that she perhaps would never have otherwise imagined.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is properly regulated now at SSB. From tactical training to coaching, and right down to our sleep timings and the food we eat,\u201d said Dular. \u201cThis has only helped us improve our fitness and perform better on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

The young striker also looks up to her SSB teammate and India international Sangita Basfore, who has played an influential role for the Siliguri-based side in the Hero IWL so far.<\/p>\n

\u201cSangita may be young, but she has already learnt so much in the National Camps. She\u2019s always giving us small tips during training,\u201d explained Dular.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe herself is very fit, and never seems to run out of breath,\u201d she laughed. \u201cShe just keeps running up and down the pitch. That also motivates us to perform better when the chips are down.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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