Karnataka: She made right moves in Manchester


Bangalore Mirror Bureau, 21-07-2018 10:25:49


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Karnataka: She made right moves in Manchester

Hearing-impaired girl, who won bronze at a global chess competition, returns to a rousing welcome

Yashaswi, a Class 10 student in Bantwal, has made the state proud by securing a bronze medal (junior) at an International Chess Competition for the Deaf at Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Yashaswi’s mother is a teacher, and her father, a lab technician. On Thursday, Yashaswi was given a warm welcome at Kadeshwalya High School in Bantwal. For the little girl, it has been a journey of remarkable grit and determination which defied all odds.

Yashoda, her mother, said: “It was her first international event. She had won awards at national meets twice. She participated in the special category (deaf) and we are proud of her achievements.”

Yashoda and her husband Thimappa stood like a rock through out her journey. Their elder daughter Yathishree, 20, a final-year BCom student in Puttur, is also deaf.

“When Yahtishree was about one-and-a-half year old, I realised that she was not responding to sounds. Her hearing capacity is just 20 per cent. Since I am a teacher, I first enrolled her in the school where I teach and then later sent her to a nearby school. She was sent to a college close to our house. Yathishree is a Bharatanayam dancer and is good at drawing. She has won multiple prizes. Both my daughters are good at classical dancing,” said Yashoda. When Yashaswi was born, Yashoda and Thimappa were keeping their fingers crossed.

“We were really worried. When she was born, I would make sounds hoping that she would respond. In a month, we realised that Yashaswi too probably could not hear. Later, we took her to a doctor who told us that chances of wax being filled in her ears could be a reason. When she was eight months old, we got her a hearing aid. Yashaswi’s hearing capacity is lesser than her elder sister, but she is highly intelligent. She scores above 90 per cent in academics,” said Yashoda.

It was indeed a very difficult phase for the couple.

“I would take Yashaswi all the way to Mangaluru during the weekends for speech therapy. Both my children were expressive and loved to dance. I had them enrolled for Bharatanatyam classes,” she said. On Yashaswi’s interest in chess, she said, “She would play chess at home and then in school. Teachers found her techniques brilliant. The game does not require communication skills. I got her enrolled at the Genius Chess School in Puttur.”

Yashaswi reached New Delhi on June 25 where she practiced before leaving for England on July 6.

“It has been a great learning experience for her. This was the first time, she was away from home this long. We wanted to accompany her, but that was not possible logistically. We were worried about her health. We are happy that everything went really well. She participated in women’s category (across all ages). In the team category, she represented India along with Mallika Handa. In individual category (Blitz) she won the bronze medal- junior. Despite all the struggle, I am happy that my daughters are leading a normal life,” said Yashoda.

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