mo4ch:> Amrita Kumari: Fighting against odds to realise her dream to play for India | Mo4ch News

Braving acute financial and familial distress, the 20-year old from Siwan is fighting tooth and nail to don the national colours..."शॉट मार गोल में! निशाने पे रख! (Shoot on Goal. Keep it on target!)," used to scream a 11-year-old girl from the sidelines. When a striker failed to keep his attempt on target she would even kick the ground in disgust and then repeat those two lines in a heavily-accented Hindi. Sanjay Pathak, the coach of a small football nursery in Lakshmipur, Siwan, noticed the antics of the girl for quite a few days until one day he finally summoned her and asked, "खेलना है क्या? (Want to play?)." She nodded her head in affirmation but it was not easy for a girl to take the pitch in a remote village in Siwan district of Bihar. It was considered uncouth for girls to play soccer in shorts and boots. Moreover, the guardian's consent was paramount.  After repeated pleading, her mother agreed because she was still a 'बच्ची ' (small girl) but i…