Updated On: 18 August, 2021 08:46 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
That is how her mother discovered her natural talent in weightlifting. Mirabai went through so much training before finally making our nation proud.

Kailash Kher. Pic/Shadab Khan
National award-winning singer and song-writer Kailash Kher, who released his new song `Yeh Hai Badalta Bharat, Naye Hauslon Ka Naya Bharat` to celebrate the achievements of the Tokyo Olympics medal winners, says parents must encourage their sons and daughters to pursue their passion, because "not all young people can become doctors or engineers".
Speaking with IANS, Kher said: "If we look at the story of Mirabai Chanu, who won a silver medal for India, we`ll see that her journey started from zero. She used to go along with her mother and brother to the forest to collect wood and her mother noticed that she could carry more wood than her brother. That is how her mother discovered her natural talent in weightlifting. Mirabai went through so much training before finally making our nation proud.