Now Akshita, who is in standard six at the Ashok Hall Girls Higher Secondary School, keeps pushing her mother to go for more.
“She pushes me a lot as her interest in the sport is really motivating,” she said.
It was not only her game, but her daughter’s final assessment back here in Kolkata that kept her on toes.
“We would discuss not only matches but about her studies at the end of every match. I don’t have any personal goal but it’s the passion for the sport that keeps me going,” Anindita said.
“I feel privileged to play alongside a bunch of talented girls. It’s really hard for me to stay fit but my trainer works a lot with me,” Anindita, now a coach and selector, added.