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00:00What is your name and where are you from?
00:02My name is Meera Huniyala and I am from Podigarhwal.
00:05Meera ji, rugby game is a very injury-inducing game.
00:11Why did you choose to play rugby?
00:14I felt it was something different.
00:16I used to play kabaddi and 100 meters.
00:18In rugby, you have to tackle and you need speed.
00:23I found both in rugby.
00:26I felt it was something different.
00:28You have to tackle and you have to play with a lot of enthusiasm.
00:31That's why I liked rugby and that's why I started playing rugby.
00:34What was the response of your family when you first started playing kabaddi?
00:41What was the response of the people around you?
00:45The people around me didn't know much about me.
00:48I live in Dehradun and I study here.
00:52When I told my family, they were always supportive.
00:59They didn't know what rugby was.
01:02I told them that this is how it is.
01:04That's when they started knowing.
01:06Do they know that there is a possibility of injury?
01:09Yes.
01:10Sometimes they tell me not to play.
01:12They tell me to focus on my studies.
01:15But I have to do it.
01:16That's why I chose this game.
01:18For the first time, you are participating in an international game.
01:23How do you feel?
01:26What are your expectations?
01:28I feel very proud.
01:31The area where I come from has not developed much.
01:38I feel proud that I am from that area.
01:41I am making that area proud.
01:43I am making Uttarakhand proud.
01:45I am very excited to play our national game and score a goal.