Martial arts training to girls in schools and colleges

Hyderabad, January 05:

Following Delhi gang rape incident Home Minister Sabitha Indira Reddy has put forth a proposal, to make martial arts as part of the school and college curriculum, so that women and girls can cope with any untoward incident. It remains to be seen whether the government fulfills its promise or not, but one thing is for sure that after Delhi incident parents have become more apprehensive about their daughters’ security. Crimes against women are on the rise in the country. 24206 girls and women were sexually harassed in 2011 and the year 2012 was worse for the women. As far as Hyderabad city is concerned 68 cases of rape were reported in 2012 and 54 cases were reported in 2011 while 1833 cases of eve-teasing were reported. Luckily various schools and colleges are imparting karate training to the girl students including martial arts. Azan International school has arranged Karate, Judo and other martial arts classes for 300 students. Instructor Azmath Rehana says purdah observing girls face no difficulty in learning karate. She said any girl can become self defensive within 6 months. Siasat news