By N Satyajeet
Imphal, Mar 8 (UNI) 'I rise', a 52 minute documentary on the life of World boxing Champion, Laishram Sarita by Borun Thokchom, painstakingly made after five years of research and filming is a living testimony of a struggle of a village girl to reach the pinnacle in a mentally and physically challenging sport , boxing.
Using his experience, Thokchom brings forth before the masses the journey of a woman who faced obstacles, challenges in every phase of her sports and personal life. Sarita has won every Championship, a pioneer of world women boxing and the film tells the inside story of the woman who says, “Boxing runs in my blood”, “I never accept defeat” . The controversy of her refusal to accept a medal in the podium of Asian