If you’re in your thirties or forties, chances are that you don’t know how to skate; skating was never popular in India until a few decades back. But things have changed since then. Now, almost every school-going child knows how to skate; almost every school conduct skating classes on their premises.
Skateboard park in MP village has ‘No school, no skating’ rule
Boards jammed under arms, the kids sprint towards Janwaar Castle – India’s newest skateboard park. The recently launched skateboard park is located on the edge of Janwaar, a village in rural Madhya Pradesh. Its funded by the German organisation The Rural Changemakers.
However, the German NGO that funds it, set two rules for the young skaters: “No school, no skating” and “girls first”. The result has been increased school attendance and a chance to challenge prejudices; often there are as many girls skating as boys.
Children enjoy skating on the concrete, toddlers scoot on boards, laying on their stomachs, while older children try to perform challenging tricks. Children have embraced skateboarding with relish, demonstrating the sport’s potential as a learning tool. Read full story.
This is how most learn skating in Mumbai…that’s the space available to them
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