This is the Olympic season, but Mary Kom, India's brightest star not so long ago, is happier away from the limelight than in it. It is a space, she says, of her own making
FARIDABAD: Mary Kom is not answering the door. The distant sounding echo of a cartoon show on TV is the only sign of activity inside her house. We gingerly open the door and step inside. Sleeping on the L-shaped sofa are two kids, sleeping as only kids can - mouths open, limbs sprawled. They are Prince and Merlyn Kom, just back from school and lost to the world.