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Chekrovolu Swuro - Remembering Nagaland's first woman Olympian

Archer Chekrovolu Swuro’s has paved a new pathway for budding athletes.

Chandra Moulee Das16 Aug 2019 2:46 PM GMT

How Ashok Kumar delivered India’s biggest moment at 1975 World Cup

‘Hockey Wizard’ late Major Dhyan Chand is undoubtedly the ‘biggest legend’ of Indian hockey. Although he was clearly in...

Suhrid Barua14 July 2019 10:29 AM GMT

Chetan Baboor: A versatile player on and off the arena

Growing up in a middle-class household in India, pursuing a sport professionally could be hectic. Apart from the...

Arunima Chakraborty22 Jun 2019 12:56 PM GMT

Indu Puri - One of first stalwarts of Indian table tennis

I remember when I was just eight years old, my father took me to the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium in Kolkata for my first...

Arunima Chakraborty17 Jun 2019 7:13 AM GMT

The "forgotten hero" who held distinction in both singles and doubles...

Former shuttler Uday Pawar served Indian men’s badminton with distinction in both singles and doubles, although doubles...

Suhrid Barua11 Jun 2019 2:15 PM GMT

False promises have not demotivated Bula Chowdhury to build her...

India's legendary swimmer and ‘Queen of Seven Seas’ Bula Chowdhury has been dreaming of her swimming school for the last...

Sudip Pakrashi6 Jun 2019 6:14 AM GMT

Dipankar Bhattacharjee: The No. 1 when Gopichand was No. 2

Dipankar Bhattacharjee might be an unheard name for this generation but he is indeed one of India’s most celebrated...

Sudip Pakrashi14 May 2019 3:07 AM GMT

Lucky to be contemporary of Prakash Padukone: Badminton queen Ami Ghia

Ami Ghia still remembers the day she found a badminton racquet at her home. A school student back then, Ami was the only...

Sudip Pakrashi10 May 2019 7:09 AM GMT

Ranjit Mukherjee: The star striker of Indian football in the '70s

In his halcyon days he was one of the best strikers in Indian football. In a career spanning over a period of 18 years,...

Sudip Pakrashi8 May 2019 4:18 AM GMT

Dr Karni Singh: The man who made all the difference in Indian Shooting

The consistent reason of pride for India has always safely rested in the arena of shooting and over the last few years,...

Sohinee Basu17 Feb 2019 11:31 AM GMT

Mohammedan Sporting Club: The erstwhile giants of Bengal football

There are a few clubs in the country which has a rich heritage and history such Kolkata’s Mohammedan Sporting...

Sounak Mullick26 Jan 2019 4:26 AM GMT

First Queens of Indian tennis and the reign of Rita Davar

The rich timeline of Indian tennis dates all the way back to the 1880s. It was because of the colonial rule of the...

Dr. Balraj Shukla10 Jan 2019 6:27 AM GMT

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