In Delhi
Training is coming to an end at the Rajiv-Gandhi Stadium in Rohtak.
Arranged in a circle, about fifty young people reproduce the gestures of their coach.
Sandeep Pannu, a former soldier whom everyone calls
“Pannu, Sir”,
does stretches and yoga poses in front of his students.
The two-hour session started at sunrise, at 5:30 a.m., like every day.
Everyone here shares the same dream: to pass the competition to become an infantryman in the Indian army.
All of them have been preparing for the tests for two to three years at a small private training center, the Mission Defense Academy, which accommodates them, trains them for three hours a day and trains them for the written tests.
Each year, between 3 and 3.5 million young Indians try their luck in the competition.
Less than 2% is allowed.
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