Vadodara, 17 August 2011

Gujarat’s tribal sportsperson Dineshbhai Bhil who established Ekalavya Academy of archery in Nasvadi, Vadodara will be given ‘Real hero’ award by Sachin Tendulkar in Mumbai in a program organized by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).

A former national level archer, Dinesh gave up on his international dream to set up an archery academy in the tribal region of Naswadi in Gujarat. It’s the most impoverished academy that used equipment rejected by the Archery Association and practices with bows and arrows. But Dinesh’s boys are already outshining others at both state and national level.

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