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Manipur govt to award Rs 50 lakh to Mary Kom
Indian Express Manipur government would award Rs 50 lakh to woman boxer Mary Kom who got a bronze medal in the London Olympics. The decision to give Rs 50 lakh and two acre land to Kom was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister O Ibobi singh … |
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Even as India hails the Olympic bronze medal won by Manipur’s Mary Kom, one cannot help but wonder whether this win will go some way in breaking stereotypes about the North East region in general and the North Eastern women in particular.