Dooars resident to receive L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Award 2014

Pradip Lama, EOI, kalchini, 27 March 2014: Dooars resident Bhavani Munda has been selected to receive the L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Award 2014 in the sports category and she left for Mumbai today. Bhavani, who has been playing football since her childhood, has appeared in local, district and even state level tournaments.

Attached with Kalchini-based ‘Dooars Eleven’ since 1993, Bhavani has won several medals and established herself as a well-known footballer in the region. The administration may have failed to take note of her skills and contribution to women’s football, but organisers of the Femina-L’Oreal Paris initiative has invited her to Mumbai to felicitate her.

Bhavani owns a small tea shop near Kalchini Hindi High School with which she ekes out a livelihood and she also owns and manages Dooars Eleven.

Speaking over phone with this correspondent, she said nobody from the administration or any local organisation has stepped forward to support her and her club. However, her efforts have been recognised by Femina magazine deputy editor Urvasi Panta, who mailed her an invitation to Mumbai on March 24. She added club members are joyful beyond words before boarding her flight from Bagdorga airport.