Reading Time: 2 minutesSince June last year, at quotidian gyms across the outer east, west and north of Melbourne, Indian women have been gathering once a week to enjoy something they seldom get the chance to do – sports. Aimed at making physical activity more accessible to Indian women, IndianCare’s “Aao Khelo” program has given countless women a spring in their step. “I think Indian women, especially older women, are often encouraged to do crafts or domestic duties, but not so much sports,” she reflects. A three-year initiative supported by the federal government’s Play Our Way grant, IndianCare’s “Aao Khelo” program is open to Indian women across Victoria, concentrated in areas with the largest Indian diaspora populations (Wyndham, Whittlesea, Casey). “You give to others, of course, and Indian women are very good at doing that.