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From drought prone village to WHIL: Rutuja Pisal story

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January 21, 2025

IF you wish to visit Rutuja Pisal's village from Pune and opt to use the public vehicle, you have to get to Phaltan, a town in the northeast part of Satara district, first.

- KALYANI MANGALE @Chennai

IF you wish to visit Rutuja Pisal's village from Pune and opt to use the public vehicle, you have to get to Phaltan, a town in the northeast part of Satara district, first. Then you have to take another vehicle and travel for some 15 minutes to reach Kolki, a quaint village in the drought-prone area of the district. The village is so unassuming that you wouldn't know this is the place that has produced a world-class hockey player.

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