Vidya Bharati alumnus starts an initiative 'Mission Shaurya', to help Indian youth through self defence

The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) suggests that 30% of women in India in the age group of 15-49 have experienced some form of physical violence in their life. According to Crime in India 2016 report by National Crime Records Bureau, as many as 39 crimes against women are reported every hour in India. Gender specific crimes against women contribute to about 10% of all crimes reported. Alarmingly every day we get to hear some news about rape, kidnapping, molesting, domestic violence, trafficking etc against the female population.

It is clear that in the present day scenario, learning some form of self defence is important for every woman, with many schools making it a mandatory part of their academic curriculum. But it's not only women that needs to prepare themselves through the art of self defence, it is equally crucial for boys to also learn the same so that if the need arises they are well equipped to help the helpless.

Gaurav Sharma an alumnus of Madhyamik Adarsh Vidhya Mandir Getolav Dausa, Rajasthan, has been inclined towards all kinds of sports and specifically martial arts from a very early age.  The Electrical engineering passout from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur, has been training in Martial arts for the past eight years and is presently a certified instructor with black belt in Karate and Taekwondo.

Gaurav started ‘Martial Arts Karate Academy NIT Hamirpur in his college with the desire of training students in self defense and to motivate the youth to grow an interest towards physical fitness. 

Gaurav has been invited as a guest to several educational institutes to share his knowledge regarding the importance of martial arts in modern lifestyle. He was even appointed as a Guest Lecturer on Self Defense for the students of IIIT.

Sharma is the brainchild behind ‘Mission Shaurya’ consisting of 60 member team which aims to train students studying in the Universities, Colleges & Schools in the fields of Self Defense and Unarmed Combat Training, which he feels is the need of the hour. According to him, along with the obvious advantage of knowing to protect oneself, martial arts training provides the added advantages of  improving mental and physical strength of the trainee, which in turn makes them more competent to deal with the stress of modern life.

Gaurav says that he draws his inspiration from the bravery of legendary Indian warriors like Maharana Pratap,Chatrapati Shivaji and Rani Laxmibai, who has changed the course of history with their mental and physical poweress. He is grateful that his school introduced him to the stories of such brave men and women from Indian history. He further elaborates that his school was also responsible for making him a disciplined person which is an important component in learning martial arts. He feels that indirectly his entire career choice and interest in martial arts was influenced by his school.

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