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Do you remember the 85-year-old ‘Warrior Aaji’ who grabbed eyeballs of the entire country with her spectacular lathi skills? Ofcourse you do!
Telling you more about Shanta Balu Pawar AKA Warrior Aaji, she was showcasing her lathi-kathi skills on the streets of Pune to sustain her family and herself in these difficult times.
When the video was noticed by the Messiah of our country Sonu Sood, he came forward and promised to set up a small training school for her where she can train women of our country with some self defence techniques.
Being a man of his words, here’s a proof of how Sonu has now opened up a martial arts and self-defence school in Pune where she will be training children in the skill she specialises.
Talking about his initiative to a leading news portal Sonu said, “When you see such talent, you want to pass it on to other people also. That lady at this age can inspire so many people, who say things like, ‘mera toh umar hogayi hai, mujhe kuch nahi karna.’ I thought she deserved a platform and what better way to pass this talent on through a school.”
The school was inaugurated on the special occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi & named after Sonu himself.
“I wanted the school to be named after her, but she insisted that she will call it Sonu Sood Martial Arts School. When for the first time I spoke to her and bounced the idea she was very excited saying that she always wanted to come up with her own training school. So, we are taking care of the expenses and Aaji can earn and make a living out of the minimal fees from her students. She wanted me to come for the opening, she calls me beta. I connected with her through video call. I am stuck in Mumbai with a lot of work. And frankly, it is her school and I didn’t want to take away attention from her on the big day with my presence,” he added!
Now that’s the type of people we need more in this age & time, right? What are your thoughts on Sonu’s humanitarian acts?
