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‘No school, no skating’: the Indian skate park bringing children together
Bringing skateboards to children in Madhya Pradesh gives them enthusiasm to go to school and gives girls a confidence in themselves
The children skid into the dusty courtyard at breakfast time, grabbing skateboards from a stack near a tethered brown cow.
Boards jammed under arms, they sprint barefoot past a large well pump, the main water supply for many families here. They slap their wheels on to the still-clean concrete of Janwaar Castle – India’s newest skateboard park.