New Delhi: Delhi police commissioner BS Bassi has invited the Ladakh-based ‘Drukpa Kung Fu nuns’ to train the city school girls for self-defense.
“Even though society needs to change, we will also have to strengthen young girls and women so much that they can give befitting reply to those who try to harass them,” the police chief told a function to conclude a 2,500 km cycle journey undertaken by Kung Fu nuns of the Ladakh-based Drupka Order.
Gyalwang Drupka, spiritual head of the 1,000-year-old Drukpa Order based in the Himalayas, led 250 nuns in the 52-day journey from Kathmandu to Delhi, ibnlive.com reported.
“These nuns,” Bassi noted, “are experts in self-defense and judo-karate. So, I request you all to stay in Delhi for one year as our guests and help us in giving self-defense training to the girls of the city.”
The Drukpa Kung Fu nuns from various states, including Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and from Bhutan participated in the cycle journey to carry the message of women empowerment and environment consciousness.
National Commission for Women Chief Lalitha Kumaramangalam said that the Kung Fu nuns have shown so much of strength and will power that was generally not talked about.
“It reminds of the immense strength that women embody. It also reminds that women play huge role in conservation and environment consciousness and that they can be the biggest influencers in this campaign,” she said.
The cycle journey began on November 18, 2015, and passed through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar via Gorakhpur, Gaya, Patna, Rajgir, Varanasi, Allahabad, Kanpur and Agra before culminating in Delhi on Friday.
“The journey points to the independent and collective will power of women and their equivalence with men,” explained the Gyalwang Drukpa, founder of ‘Live to Love’ global humanitarian initiative.
“At the same time, the use of cycle that is environment friendly sends a strong message of conservation and environment friendliness,” she added.