GAIL announces scholarship for Tripura gymnast
State-run GAIL has announced a ₹2,00,000 grant and a ₹20,000 monthly scholarship over the next two years to Ashmita Paul, a gymnast from Tripura. The 15-year-old daughter of a daily wage earner represented India at the World School Championship in Turkey. Paul is reportedly dubbed the "Next Dipa Karmakar", after the gymnast who secured the fourth position at Rio Olympics.