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India's first generation of freediving stars are making waves and inspiring a new era for the sport

New Delhi, May 3 -- The nerves calm, the mind clear, a deep breath later, Akshay Thatte immersed face-first in the water. He was competing in the Static Apnea category at the AIDA Malaysia Freediving ... Read More


'A Fire Over Mount Everest': Why India's first female expedition was rife with conflict

New Delhi, May 2 -- In 1984, Siddharth Kak landed a ringside view into an expedition to Mount Everest as part of a film crew-at the heart of all the action, yet at a safe distance from it. Or so he th... Read More


Monday Motivation: InsuranceDekho's CEO Ankit Agarwal on why keeping your word is the ultimate leadership principle

New Delhi, April 20 -- A personal crisis in 2012 gave Ankit Agarwal a real understanding of the insurance he had bought. What had been packaged as a comprehensive policy had a hidden clause in it. A ... Read More


Ryan Williams makes national debut in style

New Delhi, April 19 -- Dream debuts don't come any better. A lot of the conversation before the tie against Hong Kong last month was about Bengaluru FC winger Ryan Williams's first appearance for the ... Read More


Monday Motivation: Joy Alukkas on how integrity and his father's lessons built a jewellery empire

New Delhi, April 13 -- Some of the earliest lessons for Joy Alukkas were picked up at the family dinner table. The conversations revolved around responsibility, ethics and respect for others. It's whe... Read More


Chris Bonington and the bold expeditions that defined modern mountaineering

New Delhi, April 11 -- In another life, Chris Bonington was a margarine salesman. Climbing was an affair that had started out in his teens. Yet, the stability of a job brought in more practical consid... Read More


How Assam's Brahmaputra Volleyball League is transforming grassroots sports

New Delhi, April 4 -- In the twilight of his volleyball career, Abhijit Bhattacharya started thinking of ways to give back to the game. He had his answer one morning in 2009 when he bumped into a few ... Read More


Monday Motivation: 'Uncertainty is normal and manageable'

New Delhi, March 30 -- Think footwear, and Bata instantly comes to mind, a legacy brand that has flourished across India for close to a century. When Gunjan Shah took over as the Managing Director and... Read More


Mapping the Sahyadri to rescue India's ancient mountain trails from being forgotten

New Delhi, March 21 -- Long before roads brought people closer, trails scripted a region's history. They took traders and scholars across the high passes. Resourceful kings, familiar with the terrain,... Read More


The quiet power of starting the workday slow

New Delhi, March 9 -- Even as her batchmates were celebrating campus placements and job offers, Vrinda Singhal was working overtime figuring out the basics of running a start-up. Through entrepreneurs... Read More