Guwahati: It all started one chilly November evening in Tipomia village, some 30 km from district headquarters Jorhat. Rumi Gogoi, then 12, was thrashed by her father Joycha Gogoi at a neighbour’s behest over a petty cattle-grazing issue. Unable to bear her father’s wrath, a helpless Rumi somehow managed to defend herself, thus sowing the seeds of her boxing career......
Challenge accepted: How Boxer Rumi Gogoi channelised childhood anger for a better life
Rumi Gogoi, the third among five sisters and a brother, felt boxing was a natural choice as she used to accompany and guard her sisters against the other boys of the village.
