PATKAR's video: MAMATHA HAS ROCKED IN KABADDI FINAL ASIA 2010

Mamtha too grew up in humble settings and has reached the top owing to her determination, according to sports enthusiasts and her brother Vishwananath Poojary. She hails from Hermunde village in Marne Gram Panchayat near Karkala Mr. Poojary, who runs a garage in Karkala town, said that Mamatha was an employee of Central Railways working in Secunderabad. She had her early education at Hermunde Primary School, Jyoti High School in Ajekar and Government Junior College at Muniyal. She did her B.A. at Gokarnanatheshwar College in Mangalore. He said that Mamtha was a volleyball player. "But her coach Ramesh Suvarna encouraged her to try kabbadi, when she was studying at Government Junior College in Muniyal. She was encouraged by Ramakrishna Hegde, physical director at Government Junior College in Muniyal and physical director at Gokarnanatheshwar College Purshotham. Since then she concentrated on kabbadi. She regularly attended the sports camps. " Mr. Poojary said: "All our family members and friend including my sister Mamtha grew up in trying circumstances. We had a humble beginning. Since she was tall, she was encouraged to take to kabbadi." Mamtha Poojary is the second child of Bhoja Poojary and Kitty Poojary.