Discovering her strength while carrying heavy bundles of firewood in her Manipur village, and surviving the heartbreak of a 'Did Not Finish' at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Mirabai came back to win Tokyo Olympic Silver.
One public heartbreak does not write the final chapter of your story.
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