She is the daughter of a tea plucker. Perhaps she would have followed the same profession. But Sandhya Rai pursued a vocation that is completely out of their world. Sandhya found Rugby as her future. Now, at 20, she has been chosen the ‘Unstoppable’ Indian face of a global campaign …
Read More »To him ‘the mind is without fear’; triple amputee Tinkesh Kaushik breaks all barriers
Tinkesh Kaushik was just 9 years old when he got electrocuted. The accident took away both his legs from below the knee and his left arm. But Tinkesh never let his capabilities be limited by his disabilities or pessimistic thoughts. He belongs to an Indian state that has never fallen …
Read More »Shafali Verma, the wonder teen who is shining brightly amidst the glory of Indian Cricket
Shafali Verma is the young sensation of Indian Cricket whose explosive batting in the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup 2020 has taken the world by storm. Cricket experts and fans are hailing Shafali as the next Indian superstar of Indian Women Cricket. She is only 16 and had already surpassed …
Read More »Sweety Kumari speeds from Bihar’s Nawada to become the International Young Player of Women’s Rugby
“The Young Player category resulted in some of the most diverse nominations, over a dozen names being put forward from more than 10 different countries. All of our nominees made a major impact on the game having started their careers at clubs or schools but only one began after forming …
Read More »Gunasekharan for Glory- with the first name Anandan, this Indian Blade Runner is taking the world by storm
It has been an enthralling 32 years for Anandan Gunasekharan- from a small village of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu to becoming a soldier of Madras Sappers in the Indian Army and then surviving from near death to be an Indian blade runner winning multiple national and international medals. In 2005, …
Read More »Aishwarya Pissay rode past all roads to become the first Indian to win a world title in Motorsports
“It’s absolutely overwhelming. I am out of words.” Aishwarya Pissay’s out of word performance in the just concluded FIM Baja World Cup made her the first-ever Indian to claim a world title in Motorsports. The 23-year old from Bengaluru emerged as the eventual winner with 65 points overall after four …
Read More »North-east boxing star Jamuna Boro punches hardships away to eye Olympic 2020 qualification
When six-time world champion MC Mary Kom claimed the gold medal at 23rd President’s Cup in Indonesia, it was rejoiced by our nation. As the name of Mary spells magic now, her achievement did not go unnoticed. But in the same tournament there was another girl from North-East who also …
Read More »When ‘Lakswavedh’ becomes the reason – Young shooter Om Kubal pursues sport not only for himself but for the society as a whole
“Generally sports activities start at the age of 10. I started when I was 18. So there was less time and many things to learn”. Yes, Om Kubal started late. While at Mumbai’s Ruia College, Om first had an experience of Shooting. Ruia College, known for having one of the …
Read More »Women on pedals painting their cities green: Here are the changemakers appropriately conferred ‘Bicycle Mayor’
Nikita Lalwani is an instrument engineer from Baroda, Bhairavi Joshi practices dentistry in Valsad, Pooja Vijay is a lawyer in Jaipur and marketing professional Firoza Suresh is from Mumbai. These four different names pursue four different professions but they follow a common fervor. Nikita, Bhairavi, Pooja and Firoza are cycling …
Read More »In teens they won Asian Games medals- Radha Venkatesh and Rashitha Raju are India’s pride; only that they are para athletes
Radha Venkatesh and Rakshitha Raju have certain things in common. Both of them are still in their teens; they go to the same school; they are track and field athletes and both of them are Asian Games medallists. But most importantly they are both visually impaired. Radha, who is from …
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