To be born a girl in Jharkhand, an Indian state about 700 miles southeast of New Delhi, often is to be sentenced to a life of poverty, illiteracy and violence.
So when Franz Gastler, an American working as an English teacher in a Jharkhand village, was approached by a group of local girls who wanted him to coach their soccer team, he agreed, despite having no experience playing the sport.
He started holding soccer practices -- as well as extracurricular ...
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