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Srijanee D. Majumdar

Indias top taekwondo player Latika Bhandari walks a long road

India's top taekwondo player Latika Bhandari walks a long road

This National Sports Day, let's remind ourselves of the need for sporting activities in life. Latika Bhandari opens up...

Srijanee D. Majumdar27 Aug 2022 2:24 PM GMT

How Rajesh Kasana went from selling tea to becoming Indias best lightweight boxer

How Rajesh Kasana went from selling tea to becoming India's best...

On the edge of the vast Thar desert resides the small country town of Bhiwani. Down a dusty lane in a half-built...

Srijanee D. Majumdar15 April 2020 4:25 PM GMT

Best time to learn something new, says shooter Anjum Moudgil amid COVID-19 lockdown

Best time to learn something new, says shooter Anjum Moudgil amid...

“I can certainly retain my touch!”, India’s ace rifle shooter Anjum Moudgil is hoping to see the world win the battle...

Srijanee D. Majumdar13 April 2020 4:06 PM GMT

How athletics is infusing new life to Indias African-origin community

How athletics is infusing new life to India's African-origin community

One runner, one straight line. A bang, an explosion of muscle and, ten seconds later, emerges a future champion. And all...

Srijanee D. Majumdar11 April 2020 3:37 AM GMT

Ten full marathons and counting, this 64-year-old mother won’t stop inspiring

Ten full marathons and counting, this 64-year-old mother won’t stop...

Mumbai’s Pushpa Bhatt has run more miles in her golden years than most people do in a lifetime. At 64, that count is...

Srijanee D. Majumdar7 April 2020 8:29 PM GMT

Why are there no left-handers in field hockey?

Why are there no left-handers in field hockey?

Roughly about 90 percent of humans are estimated to be right-handed by nature. Perhaps, contrary to how a child picks up...

Srijanee D. Majumdar7 April 2020 11:27 AM GMT

On this day in 1896, the first modern Olympic games were held

On this day in 1896, the first modern Olympic games were held

Before the prestigious Olympic Games became the spectacle it is today, it began as a modest ensemble of athletes in...

Srijanee D. Majumdar6 April 2020 10:50 AM GMT

Meet the engineer who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro & hoisted 72 Indian flags

Meet the engineer who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro & hoisted 72 Indian...

August 15, 2018. Atop Mount Kilimanjaro’s 19,341-foot (5,895-meter) summit, Vaibhav Aiwale drops to his knees, bows his...

Srijanee D. Majumdar5 April 2020 3:33 PM GMT

Coronavirus: How can athletes stay on track with diet goals?

Coronavirus: How can athletes stay on track with diet goals?

Every athlete strives for an edge over the competition. Daily training and recovery require a comprehensive eating plan...

Srijanee D. Majumdar2 April 2020 6:19 AM GMT

My disability is my strength: Kashmirs first woman wheelchair basketball player

My disability is my strength: Kashmir's first woman wheelchair...

Inshah Basir recalls playing her first game of wheelchair basketball in an open court, surrounded by mainly male...

Srijanee D. Majumdar29 March 2020 12:47 AM GMT

Meet Kuntal Joisher, a software engineer who conquered Mount Everest

Meet Kuntal Joisher, a software engineer who conquered Mount Everest

Imagine knowing what it would take to carry out to your maximum day in and day out while believing that you could do it....

Srijanee D. Majumdar23 March 2020 9:44 PM GMT

Both arms amputated at 11, Chandeep Sudan is now a national-level skater

Both arms amputated at 11, Chandeep Sudan is now a national-level...

When Chandeep Singh Sudan lost both of his arms in a deadly electric shock measuring almost 11,000 volts at age 11, he...

Srijanee D. Majumdar23 March 2020 12:49 PM GMT