Heroes Of The Sporting World
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Numbers game: The computer professional who is trying to fill badminton’s giant statistical hole
Badminton statistics are notoriously hard to find and a Danish computer professional, Jens Christiensen, hopes to change that.
Abhijeet Kulkarni
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The story of Shankarrao ‘Buwa’ Salvi: The selfless administrator behind kabaddi’s exponential growth
The Maharashtra-born Salvi devoted his entire life to the growth and development of the sport without gaining financially from it.
Kaushal Shukla
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How Mumbai’s North Stand Gang became one of the most recognisable Indian cricket fan groups
A group of die-hard fans united for a collective cricket experience in 2009 and within a decade, became an institution in the stadium and on social media.
Zenia D'Cunha
Trending
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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An engineer who became an essential part of Indian football: Meet Unni Paravannur, man behind @fni
FNI, Indian football’s most popular platform, currently enjoys a following of over 38,000 on Twitter while its Facebook page has nearly 66,000 likes.
Nicolai Nayak
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A GIF to tennis: Meet @doublefault28, a gifted technician who keeps the sport dynamic on Twitter
Alexander, who is based in Moscow, started the account to follow tennis but it has grown into a popular platform dedicated to creating GIFs in real-time.
Zenia D'Cunha
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How Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay’s weekly chess column shaped India’s interest in the game
The Thipsay chess column had an unbroken run of 20 years in The Times of India.
Ashish Magotra
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Guiding from the shadows: Selfless Vasant Gore shaped many a shuttler’s path to national glory
The 85-year-old, who passed away on Wednesday, was instrumental in moulding careers of national champions.
Abhijeet Kulkarni
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A game of numbers: How BG Joshi became sole keeper of hockey records in India
For over four decades, Indian sports journalists have been ringing up a now-retired engineer for statistics that even the associations didn’t have.
Abhijeet Kulkarni
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A passion for cricket and love for numbers came together: Story of India’s stats man Mohandas Menon
Cricket broadcast changed completely in the 1990s and that’s when Menon saw an opportunity for a career switch from HR to statistics.
Vinayakk Mohanarangan
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success