PUBG debuts IIT Roorkee, girls want to break 'male-dominance' myth

Popular online game PUBG has officially made its debut at the annual sports festival of IIT-Roorkee, where students, especially girls, are enthusiastic and say they want to break the myth of it being a "male-dominated game".

The event also includes online games such as Counter-Strike, NFS, indoor games like foosball, chess, carom. Outdoor sports like football, basketball, badminton are also drawing participants' attention during 'Exuberance', the annual fest organised by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee's Department of Management Studies (DoMS).

"My brother introduced me to the game of PUBG. Now, I am myself a PUBG enthusiast. I was so thrilled when I got to know that this game is a part of the sports fest," said Radhika, a first year MBA student and a participant of PUBG.

"Based on the usual notion it is thought that PUBG is dominated by male players only. I wish to change this belief by giving a tough competition to other players. I am excited and I am going to play to ...