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Parashar Kalita

Guest Columnist

Passionate about covering sports at the grassroots level

Peace, fight against insurgency: Bodolands lofty football goals

Peace, fight against insurgency: Bodoland's lofty football goals

Bodoland FC's campaign in the 2023 Durand Cup came to an end with 1 win in 3 matches. Matches in Kokrajhar have also...

Parashar Kalita23 Aug 2023 1:25 AM GMT

Alen Deory, once a promising forward, struggles to preserve his football dream

Alen Deory, once a promising forward, struggles to preserve his...

27-year-old Indian footballer Alen Deory's career and future are in disarray after an untimely injury and a series of...

Parashar Kalita10 Aug 2023 5:15 PM GMT

Amlan Borgohain

Football to sprinting overcoming bullies, stutter — Amlan Borgohain is...

"Back in school days, people used to bully me due to the stutter," Amlan opened up in a conversation with The Bridge.

Rajdeep Saha18 April 2023 3:12 PM GMT

Jintimani Kalita: Girl who refused to dress up makes Assam proud in WPL

Jintimani Kalita: Girl who refused to dress up makes Assam proud in...

Jintimani Kalita, the Mumbai Indians all-rounder, never wanted any jewellery or clothes in her childhood. All she wanted...

Parashar Kalita9 March 2023 8:09 AM GMT

Indias first transgender team finds no opponents

India's first transgender team finds no opponents

A transgender team in Manipur has helped some footballers rise above discrimination and find confidence in their...

Parashar Kalita19 Oct 2022 6:30 AM GMT

Anita Chanu: Manipurs secret in churning out world class weightlifters

Anita Chanu: Manipur's secret in churning out world class...

What is common between all the champion weightlifters from Manipur? It is their coach Anita Chanu, who broke locks for...

Parashar Kalita16 Aug 2022 9:38 AM GMT

Anyone else would still have been alive: Dingko Singhs family pleads for help

'Anyone else would still have been alive': Dingko Singh's family...

Dingko Singh's wife says it was the legendary boxer's inability to step outside the ring even after he had cancer that...

Dipankar Lahiri15 Aug 2022 1:16 PM GMT

Started Lawn Bowls because its a sport without injuries, Nayanmoni Saikia within 1 win of Indias first ever medal

Started Lawn Bowls because it's a sport without injuries, Nayanmoni...

Commonwealth Games 2022: The Indian Lawn Bowls women's team will be playing the semifinal on Monday. Can Nayanmoni...

Parashar Kalita1 Aug 2022 3:00 AM GMT

Top junior paddler D Vishwa killed in road accident

Top junior paddler D Vishwa killed in road accident

One of Tamil Nadu's table tennis players passed away when the vehicle carrying the men's team met an accident on way to...

Parashar Kalita17 April 2022 3:32 PM GMT

Grit, craze, equality: Why Manipur dominates the Indian team at...

Eight of the 23 players selected in the Indian women's team for the AFC Asian Cup hail from the northeastern state of...

Parashar Kalita15 Jan 2022 10:10 AM GMT

From mud roads to a paved street, water supply, sports complex: What...

Barmukhia's enormous civic troubles appear to be on a path of ending with its star boxer throwing it in the limelight....

Parashar Kalita29 Dec 2021 9:34 AM GMT

Brahmaputra Volleyball League: A silent sports revolution in Assam

Brahmaputra Volleyball League: A silent sports revolution in Assam

BVL is one of the biggest sports events in India, going by the number of people it involves. Following its mega-success...

Parashar Kalita17 Dec 2021 9:59 AM GMT