Originally Published in Madras Courier
Editorial Note
Constitutional guarantees of an egalitarian society exist only in letter & never in spirit.
Vandana Katariya is a lynchpin forward in the senior Indian hockey team who has been rendering stellar performance for the country for the past 11 years. She has competed in more than 200 international matches, holds the rare distinction of being the sole Indian player to score a hat trick in the Olympic Games and was instrumental in India’s spirited surge for a medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.