Breaking gender stereotypes and fighting routine taunts from neighbours and relatives, 19-year old Nadiya Nighat from Srinagar’s Rambagh area, is now Kashmir’s first female football coach-cum-referee. Nadiya’s dreams are big. She has the courage to dream and conviction to realise them. She is an all-out success story. Her dogged determination is an inspiration for other Kashmiri women who want to chase their dreams. Idol Ronaldo Since early childhood, Nadiya wanted to emulate Brazilian star footballer Ronaldo, and play exactly like him. “Ronaldo’s cuts, techniques and dribbles would inspire me while I’d…
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