Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Le Panga‘ theme song for the brand new season of the Pro Kabaddi India League tournament has taken the Internet by storm. As one of his die-hard fans, I bobbed my head in sync with the peppy beats too, though I’m hardly a kabaddi enthusiast. With the advent of such leagues for cricket, football, kabaddi, etc., the sports industry has grown into a behemoth with passionate fans throughout the nation.

    But erstwhile sportspeople of the country could’nt care less about such glamorous developments. They are more concerned with the crushing poverty that haunts them and the means to get two square meals a day. India has had a chronic propensity for selective amnesia with regard to sportspeople of yore.

To name a few:

Shanti Devi 

  Then - Kabaddi Player Shanti Devi was once a pro kabaddi player in India. Making her debut for Bihar in the 25th National Kabaddi....