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Seema Rao has been training India’s Special Forces for 20 years!
Seema Rao is a 7th-degree black belt holder in military martial arts and is India’s only female commando trainer. A prominent expert in close quarter battle, Seema has been giving commando training
Kaustubh Radkar India’s Ironman Triathlete.
Being a Doctor what made you take up the Ironman Challenge?Ironman happened for me in early 2008, couple of my friends In Boulder, Colorado had returned earlier from an Ironman event,
Ajeet Bajaj – Adventurer and Explorer
First Indian skier to complete the Polar Trilogy of North Pole, South Pole and Greenland. There is almost no adventure activity that Ajeet hasn’t pursued. Certainly, one would have to search hard to find another chap with a
‘Aanchal Thakur’ – India’s 1st International Medal Winner in Skiing
The 21year-old, Aanchal Thakur clinched the bronze in the coveted Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup Federation International Ski Race (FIS) at Turkey in January. She won the medal in the Slalom race category.“Months of training have finally borne fruit. I started well and managed to take a good lead, which helped later in getting the third-place finish,” Aanchal told the press from Turkey. Her feat is special given that there is no culture or even infrastructure for winter sports in India. Also, those par
The Race of a Lifetime
Abhilash Tomy, the first Indian to do a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe, is preparing for a bigger challenge in 2018.Commander Abhilash Tomy is not afraid to be alone at sea. “Solitude in itself causes me no turmoil,” he says,
Arunachal’s Anshu Jamsenpa The first woman to scale Mt Everest twice in 5 days
Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa has recently become the world’s first woman to scale Mt. Everest twice in five days.Her ascent of the world’s tallest peak in the mighty Himalayas at 7.45 am on 21st May 2017 was her fifth ascent of the Everest overall, and the second after May 16.
Achievers Corner – Minaram Gogoi
Minaram Gogoi of Assam’s Nameri National Park wins Zeiss Wildlife Conservation AwardMinaram Gogoi knows a thing or two about flying, although he had never been on a plane until last month. When the 35-year-old boarded a flight from Guwahati to Delhi to receive the Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award in March,
Achievers Corner – Anita and Jagat Nanjappa
Known for their grit and determination,Jagat & Anita Nanjappa once completed a rally despite having a flat rear tyre with Anita having to sit on the petrol tank of the bike for a distance of 70 kilometres (43 mi) to reduce the weight on the flat tyre.Jagat and Anita Nanjappa are a well-known couple in the sport of motor racing in India. They belong to the Kodava community and are natives of Kodagu district of Karnataka. They have participated and won many motorbike and car rallies in India. Jaga
Achievers Corner – Vol 1 – Issue 3
A young woman … Attacked by thugs.. Thrown off a running train… Amputated left leg… Bones of right leg held together by a rod… and a near impossible dream of climbing the highest mountain in the world…In a small district 200 kilometres outside of Lucknow called Ambedkarnagar. Arunima “Sonu” Sinha was born in 1988, Her father an engineer in the army and her mother a supervisor with the health department. Naturally athletic as a child, she loved cycling and playing football & was a national level
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Billed as the most dangerous race in the world, about 61 people have died, either participating or watching as spectators, over the past 37 years!What makes Dakar so dangerous? The rally pits drivers not only against each another, but also against
