Can a feeling of social inequality be the catalyst for change? | Seema Tomar | TEDxNITW

From firing her first gun as a young teenager to becoming the only Indian woman to ever win a Silver medal in the Shotgun World cup, Seema Tomar shares her journey and the struggles she faced becoming a female shooter coming from a small patriarchal village in India, breaking gender stereotypes. Hailing from Johri, a village in Uttar Pradesh, Seema was expected to marry and become a housewife. However, as fate would have it, her aptitude for shooting, passed down to her by her mother, Prakashi Tomar, began to bloom. She started accompanying her mother and aunt to the shooting range and there was no looking back.

Seema initially shot with an air rifle, consequently switching to a shotgun and currently specializes in trap shooting. Aged 37, she is the only Indian woman to win the Silver Medal for the shotgun event, at the 'International Shooting Sports Federation'. She has gone forth to secure 6 gold medals and 2 silver medals in various editions of the National Shooting Championship's Trap events. She has also acquired 2 bronze medals in the Asian Clay Shooting Championship's as well as participated in the Commonwealth Games. Alongside her mother, she still continues to run a shooting range in her village where many girls come to learn. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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