Baichung Bhutia is undoubtedly the famous Indian footballer in recent times. Born on December 15, 1976 in the remote Tinkitam village of Sikkim , Baichung’s story is one of sheer grit and determination against all odds. At a young age, he won a SAI Scholarship to attend the Tashi Namgyal Academy in Gangtok and played for several school and local clubs in Sikkim. His performance in the 1992 Subroto Cup did wonders to his career. [...]
B.S. Chandrashekhar is a former Indian cricketer who is famous for his immense contribution to Indian cricket with his effective spin bowling prowess. His full name is Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar and he was born on May 17, 1945 in Mysore, Karnataka. Chandrasekhar was obsessed with the sport of cricket since his childhood and despite having a withered right-arm owing to polio, he worked hard to strengthen his interests putting aside his handicap, to eventually become [...]
About Ashwini Nachappa Ashwini Nachappa is a former athlete and an Indian film actress from Karnataka. She gained popularity during the 1980s after outrunning P.T. Usha on two separate occasions. She is popularly known as ‘Flo Jo’, or ‘Florence Griffith Joyner of India’. Like Flo Jo, Nachappa was known for her performances in the field along with her glamorous appearance. Her popularity and glamour-queen outlook brought her many film proposals, which she later accepted, only [...]
Ashok Shandilya is a renowned billiards player of India who was born in the year of 1968 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Working for Central Railway, Ashok Shandilya has held India high in the 1998 Asian Games, where he bagged two gold medals. Ashok Shandilya, from his childhood days, had a major interest in the game of billiards. During his growing years Ashok Shandilya started playing billiards with great enthusiasm as a result of which he made [...]
Arunima Sinha is India’s and the world’s first female amputee to climb the Mount Everest. She is a former national level volleyball and football player. She was born in the year 1988. In April 2011, while traveling in the Padmavati Express train to give an examination to join the CISF, Arunima Sinha was pushed out of a running train by thieves when she resisting them as they wanted to snatch her bag and Gold chain. [...]
Armaan Ebrahim is one of the most talented car racers of the country, he is the first Indian racer to win the Formula BMW Asian Series in 2005 at Sepang, Malaysia. He has also won the Asian Karting Open Championship in 2004 at Philippines. Armaan Ebrahim was born on 17th May, 1989 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The 18 years old became the Indian Junior Rotax Karting Champion in 2004. In the same year, he became [...]
Arjun Atwal is a 34 year old internationally renowned golfer. Arjun Atwal was born on March 20, 1973 in the town of Asansol in West Bengal, India. He started playing golf from the age of 14. His learning began at the Royal Calcutta Club which is one of the oldest golf clubs present outside United Kingdom. He studied liberal arts for two years in the US (Nassau Community College in Long Island, NY). He became [...]
Aparna Popat, who was born in the year 1978 in the month of January in Mumbai, Maharashtra had been ranked 16th among the world badminton players in 1999. Although she was born in Mumbai she shifted to Bangalore, which boasts of better training facilities. The Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy is the place where Aparna Popat got her training. Before joining this Academy in the year 1994, She was training under Anil Pradhan who was a [...]
Hindi theatre has a firm footing in India. A study reveals the fact that Hindi theatre is believed to have been first started by a person named Bhartendu Harishchandra of Varanasi. He tried to make Hindi theatre famous not only in India but also overseas. Bhartendu added few concepts of Sanskrit Theatre in Hindi. He established an association, Bhartendu Natyamandali, whose main aim was to make Hindi theatre famous world wide. The concept of modern [...]
Sampooran Singh Gulzar, more famous as Gulzar, has made a name for himself in the annals of Indian cinema. Besides being a lyricist, he is a poet, filmmaker, director and playwright. Born in Dina in present-day Pakistan on August 18, 1936, he has given the lyrics for some of Bollywood’s popular songs. His life story is almost straight out of movies. Before becoming a writer, Gulzar worked as a car mechanic. But soon he found [...]
