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PLAYED in FULL

Business is booming in the Indian esports market, where increasing numbers of people see gaming as a viable career choice. But as women players push for a piece of the action, they're being met with a backlash from men who can't hack their talent
PLAYED in FULL
My Chat Kaashvi Hiranandani didn't plan on being a professional gamer – most people don't. She gave up a career in finance and an MBA for this life. A life of late-night streams on YouTube, where the Indian version of PUGB: Battlegrounds and Battlegrounds Mobile India get her thousands of views. “I'm the least educated in my family,” Hiranandani chuckles, “even my grandmother has done her master's degree.” As with most places, gaming in India is not a traditional career path or one that people associate with women in particular. But the gaming market in India is booming. Because an estimated 1.2 billion people have a phone in India, mobile games are preferred over desktop ones. According to a 2022 Reuters report, Indians access more mobile games than people in…
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