Superstar Indian shooter Manu Bhaker’s father Ram Kishan has revealed that the secret to his daughter’s success is her mother Sumedha’s specialities prepared with Gond, a gum-like edible resin used commonly in Haryanvi cuisine. On Tuesday, after Manu alongside teammate Sarabjot Singh clinched the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze medal at the Paris Olympics to add to her individual 10m air pistol bronze which she won on Sunday, her father  told mid-day over the phone, “Manu loves maa ke haath ka khana and in particular the gond dishes that she makes.” 

“In fact, even before leaving for the Paris Games, the only discussion at home was what food Manu will carry since we are pure vegetarians and it’s not easy to get our choice of food abroad,” Ram Kishan told mid-day over the phone from their home in Faridabad.