A cricketer at the zonal level, a cyclist that completed India’s biggest cycling tour, a participant in the Ladakh Marathon, The Kaveri Trail, Ultra Run, Coorg Escapade, and most recently the Boston Marathon. We’re talking about Sagar Baheti, the marathon runner that was diagnosed with Stargardt disease that caused the athlete to lose his vision…
Devastated after a back injury that forbad him to play Cricket, Amjyot Singh switched to playing Basketball. He eventually loved the game of Basketball and has never looked back to cricket ever since. In 2008, at the age of 16, is when the athlete first played for India. He started to play in other countries…
As the first Indian to compete in Luge at the Winter Olympics, the five time Olympian, Shiva Keshavan has achieved paramount success in the sport of Luge. Shiva also has the accolade of setting a new Asian speed record of 134.3 km/h, which not only earned him a gold medal in Asia Cup, 2011, but…
Mission: Adventure. Location: Nature. Purpose: Freedom. Fearless and loving life, is the definition of Belinda Kirk. She has worked as a diver, is an expedition leader, and a BBC film maker (making adventure and wildlife films). Belinda has been organising treks and trips across the length and breadth of the UK, and as far afield as the…
There is a new kind of addiction growing rampantly in our hectic and draining city lives: Travelling. Many are taking to the road to protest their mind-numbing city lifestyles; and escape into nature, immerse into different cultures, and hear stories of people far and wide. One such adventurer and explorer dedicated to exotic adventures is…
Sharath Gayakwad is swimming to victory one medal at a time. This paralympic swimmer has participated in several prestigious sporting events like the 2012 London Paralympic Games, Asian Para Games, China, 2010, and the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games, 2009. He has done us proud by winning multiple gold, silver, and…
Ishan Roy is India’s youngest undocumented expeditionist who is set to sail around the world. As the son of an army officer, Ishan got to travel the length and breadth of India, but always away from the big cities. In his own words: “Never settling roots anywhere, always free to roam.” Growing up in this…
Why should boys have all the fun? Breaking barriers and reigning strong in a male dominated space, Stephanie Harvey (also known as missharvey) is a five time champion and professional Counter-Strike player. And gaming is just stuff she does on the side. She has a degree in Architecture; has worked on popular games like Prince…
Dave Cornthwaite is no ordinary globetrotter. He travels the world via every unimaginable means of transport, if even one can even call them that. Skateboarding, paddling, sky-gliding (and much more) his way across the world, he truly embodies the spirit of adventure. And we get to read all about his thrilling journeys in the books…
“I have always loved the competition and the tiredness after a long training session,” says French para-athlete, Emmanuelle Morch. This athlete is getting ready to take the Tokyo 2020 by storm. The snowboarding accident that cost Emmanuelle her legs became the turning point in this Paralympic athlete’s career. It has been six years, and she…
Weighing a mere 46 kgs with a petite frame, Anam Hashim gets jaw-dropping reactions to her daring motorcycle stunts. People are unable to believe that a small-built girl like her can control massive motorbikes and perform audacious stunts. But Anam isn’t complaining. She says, “I love the shock and awe reactions. That’s a big compliment!”…
India, thanks to sportspersons like Saina Nehwal, Mary Kom, Umesh Yadav and now Srikanth Kidambi, has been put on the map of excellent sportsmanship. These are the individuals who have tales from obscurity to fame. Srikanth Kidambi, the 23-year-old, who once ranked World no.3 in men’s single, has more than proved that grit a sports…
Fencing, Swimming, Gymnastics and Squash are sports that our nation’s Fencing champion has dibbled her hands in. But, sabre fencing was the sport that awakened her passion. C.A Bhavani Devi has been fencing since 2003 when she was in school. And since then she has been on a winning streak: a Gold in Nationals, selection…
Coming from a family of highly educated achievers is a woman of who makes accomplishing any task, however hard, seem like a walk in the park. Jinnie Gogia Chugh herself is a lecturer, author, brand ambassador of #FitIndia, international athlete and a mother of a nine year old. A beauty with brains and brawn, she…
Shekhar Vijayan: entertainer, sports presenter, stand-up comedian, scriptwriter, blogger, influencer, motivational speaker, fitness expert and poet all rolled into one. Phew! But perhaps his most inspiring achievement is his personal battle of getting from ‘fat to fit’. How did it happen? He says, “My moment of truth was when the commode, and a plastic chair…
They say everything happens for a reason. In Roshni Sanghvi’s case, no prediction has had more of an impact as devastating and rewarding as her relationship with fitness, and when life’s idiosyncrasies pushed her in the direction of untold possibilities she stood tall and rose to all the challenges that were thrown at her. Trained…
All those ‘Yo, Mamma’ jokes just don’t apply to this strong-willed woman. Sonali Swami is a fitness extraordinaire, an Asian Championship medallist and most remarkably a mother of two. Sonali’s extraordinary journey into fitness began when she was 38 after having trouble shedding the baby weight she had put on after her second child. Sonali…
When you are getting a big, good salary and are a senior software developer, but then decide to shift your career by a huge margin, you know some people are bound to talk about you. Shweta Mehta is one such person who is breaking the fitness glass ceiling these recent years. She had a job…
It’s important to trust your intuition, because it’s your soul speaking to you. Akanksha trusted her intuition that cricket was the sport she was meant to play. She was just 4 years old when she held a cricket bat for the first time. Her cousins and friends introduced her to the “gully” cricket format during…
The first time Nadia sat on a horse she was barely six months old. Today Nadia Haridass is regarded as the finest horsewoman in the country. The relationship she has had with horses as an adolescent has grown into a profound professional bond ever since she started training in the year 2000. “The first time…
