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  • 20080826, Delhi, India, Mud Wrestling - Shri Hanuman Akhara (mud wrestling school) in Old Delhi. Home to over 60 wrestlers and akhara to over 60 more. This school has produced many medal winning wrestlers, the latest being the 3rd runner-up in the 2008 Olympic Games, Rajiv Tomar Pehalwan.
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) reaches home through the alleyways of Ekbalpore after she picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) leaves in a taxi with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) is peels potatoes to prepare lunch for her son at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam's many accolades decorate her fridge and home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Hunting hobbyists are seen hunting wild boar with professional hunter Ah Kwi and his seven hunting dogs in Bukit Cerul, Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia. Boar hunting is encouraged by the authorities to keep the hyper-abundance of these native wild pigs in check..Wild boars are also hunted both for their meat and to mitigate any damage they may cause to crops and forests. A charging boar is considered exceptionally dangerous quarry, due to its thick hide and dense bones, making anything less than a kill shot a potentially deadly mistake.
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  • (clockwise from left) Lital, Tal, Gil and Shuki chat after they do power sit ups, pushups and stretching exercises after their daily morning run..(please refer to emailed captions for individual stories).Shuki Rosenweig and Students in training and daily life in Bangkok Thailand on 28th to 29th January 2010. .Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Saihaan, Razia's son, spends a few minutes next to Razia Shabnam while she judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam hands the referee her score sheet as she judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) waits for a taxi outside her apartment block with her son Saihaan, in Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India as she leaves to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam stands in the referee / judge line-up at the opening ceremony where she is to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam's record book of assignments as a referee / judge filled to the brim. She checks her documents as she arrives to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) waits for her colleagues to pick her up at the train station with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) chats with a surprised fellow passenger about her career choices while in a train with her son Saihaan (unseen), to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) boards a train with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) boards a train with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) says farewell to her husband as she leaves in a taxi with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam assists a child with sit-ups while she conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (left, in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) helps her son with lunch at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) enjoys an intimate moment with her son at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) is constantly on the phone organising the upcoming boxing competition while at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) and son walk up to their home in Ekbalpore after picking her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) buys coconut juice as she picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) buys some snacks as she picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Boxing gloves lay on the grass as Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Generic photos of Calcutta for story on international boxing referee.Razia Shabnam, Calcutta, West Bengal, India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Hunting hobbyists are seen hunting wild boar with professional hunter Ah Kwi and his seven hunting dogs in Bukit Cerul, Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia. Boar hunting is encouraged by the authorities to keep the hyper-abundance of these native wild pigs in check..Wild boars are also hunted both for their meat and to mitigate any damage they may cause to crops and forests. A charging boar is considered exceptionally dangerous quarry, due to its thick hide and dense bones, making anything less than a kill shot a potentially deadly mistake.
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  • Shuki and students training; and generic shots of Bangkok...Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Shuki and students training; and generic shots of Bangkok...Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Shuki (front left) and his students rest in a hall before their fight at a Muay Thai competition in Phigit, a small town 300km north of Bangkok..(please refer to emailed captions for individual stories)..Shuki Rosenweig brings five fighters to fight in Phigit, a town 300km north of Bangkok, on 1st February 2010. Israelis Lital, Ilya, Gil and two other fighters, one from France and another from Brazil..Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Shuki Rosenweig brings five fighters to fight in Phigit, a town 3 hours north of Bangkok, on 1st February 2010. Lital, Ilya, Gil and two other fighters, one from France and another from Brazil..Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Gambling and cheering on other fighters in Bangkok..Shuki Rosenweig and Lital Zastlin in training and daily life in Bangkok Thailand on 30th to 31st January 2010. .Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Shuki Rosenweig and Lital Zastlin in training and daily life in Bangkok Thailand on 30th to 31st January 2010. .Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Shuki Rosenweig and Lital Zastlin in training and daily life in Bangkok Thailand on 30th to 31st January 2010. .Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • 29 September 2008, India, Delhi - Kushti, Shri Hanuman Akhara in Old Delhi; Home to over 60 wrestlers, and akhara to over 60 more. This school has produced many medal winning wrestlers, the latest being the 3rd runner-up in the 2008 Olympic Games, Rajiv Tomar Pehelwan.  Photo : Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • Street shots of north India. Photo by Suzanne Lee Gun Market, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,
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  • 29 September 2008, India, Delhi - Kushti, Shri Hanuman Akhara in Old Delhi; Home to over 60 wrestlers, and akhara to over 60 more. This school has produced many medal winning wrestlers, the latest being the 3rd runner-up in the 2008 Olympic Games, Rajiv Tomar Pehelwan.  Photo : Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) waits for her colleagues to pick her up at the train station with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam's record book of assignments as a referee / judge filled to the brim. She checks her documents as she arrives to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) shares a chai (tea) with her son Saihaan, while on a train to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam's many accolades decorate her fridge and home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) feeds her son as he watches cartoons at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam's score sheet as she judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Inter-state boxers fight it out at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam looks on at a fallen boxer as she judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Inter-state boxers fight it out at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Inter-state boxers fight it out at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) waits for her colleagues to pick her up at the train station with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) chats with a surprised fellow passenger about her career choices and juggling motherhood while in a train with her son Saihaan (unseen), to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) boards a train with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) boards a train with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) boards a train with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) says farewell to her husband as she leaves in a taxi with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) waits for a taxi outside her apartment block with her son Saihaan, in Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India as she leaves to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) waits for a taxi outside her apartment block with her son Saihaan, in Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India as she leaves to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) leaves her apartment block with her son Saihaan, in Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India as she leaves to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) goes down the stairs of her apartment with her son Saihaan, in Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India as she leaves to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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