Sports & Culture

The Bloomberg Square Mile Relay will return to Mumbai for the second time on Thursday, 6th March 2020, following a successful inaugural event in 2019. The internationally-renowned annual event, which also takes place in 11 other cities across the world, will see the city’s top businesses to come together, as teams of ten employees each...

When Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to hand over the ball to Joginder Sharma to bowl the penultimate over of the 2007 T20 World Cup, everyone watching the match was left in a state of uncertainty. A well-set Misbah belted the first couple of deliveries to the boundary and surely it felt that it was...

One of the first scenes in this year's superhit film Kabir Singh shows the titular character (portrayed by Shahid Kapoor) threatening a woman at knife-point to undress, so he can have sex with her. Worse, the scene is played for laughs. It's a classic example of the ever-present toxic masculinity in Bollywood movies, which...

Children with intellectual disabilities (which may include Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and other cognitive delays or disabilities) need physical activity just as their typically developing peers do. Sports can help build kids' confidence and help them get to know other kids in the community. In kids with Down syndrome, in particular, cardiovascular fitness...

A jubilant Rafael Nadal received a rapturous ovation from the crowd after having defeated Juan Martin del Potro in a five-hour-long Wimbledon quarter-final match in 2018. The crowd was entertained with a scintillating display of tennis. Yet, what pleased the spectators most was the moment when Nadal crossed over the net to console a...

Today marks the beginning of a year-long celebration to commemorate the 150th birthday of the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi, popularly known as Gandhi Ji or Bapu. With the strength of his character and his non-violent ways of protesting, Gandhi was able to oust the British government from India, granting us the freedom...

JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru, part of Marriott International, will host the ‘Run to Give’ charity run in Bangalore on September 22, 2019. JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru will join other Marriott International hotels across 23 countries and territories concurrently in the Asia Pacific for this fund-raising initiative. Ever since the event inaugurated in 2014, ‘Run...

On 7th July 2019, America once again was in the limelight, but it had nothing to do with their Trump Government or its policies. It was the United States Women’s National Soccer team that had their hands, rather their feet, in making the world take note of their calibre! Stad de Lyon had witnessed, what...

Sport has the ability to bring out the best in us – both as individuals and as a nation. It unites us across region, caste and economic differences. There was no Indian who did not have a lump in their throat when Hima Das came up from behind and crossed the finish line as the...

Following his father’s footsteps—a national level swimmer— young Suyash Jadhav started swimming and aspired to fulfill his father’s destiny by competing in the international arena. Tragedy struck in Class 6, when a routine day of fun and games ended with Suyash suffering serious injuries to his upper limbs after getting accidentally electrocuted by unprotected...

On the occasion of National Sports Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Fit India Movement’ in Indira Gandhi Stadium New Delhi yesterday, with a vision to inculcate a culture of fitness among the citizens. Sports icons like World Badminton champion PV Sindhu, sprinter Hima Das along with celebrated wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik are...

According to the World Health Organisation, in their World Report on Disability - about 15% of the world’s population live with some form of disability, of whom 2-4% experienced significant difficulties in functioning. While museums world-over have already taken great strides in the area of accessibility, cultural spaces in India are still catching up. A...