INTERNATIONAL
1 week ago
Age no bar for these inspiring senior Indian women athletes
They may be called India’s late bloomers in the world of sports. It makes them more inspiring. These confident women…
4 weeks ago
Fancy a long walk? Hop, skip, and step towards Chennai’s newly designated 8km Health Walk stretch
There is a steady drizzle at 6.30am and when I look up, the skies are ominous. I am standing at…
October 20, 2023
63-year-old homemaker from Kochi wins four gold medals at the recently concluded International Powerlifting Federation championships at Ulaanbaatar
Reeni Tharakan power lifting at Ulaanbaataar | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When Reeni Tharakan hit the gym 10 years ago,…
October 11, 2023
Is rock climbing picking up as a fitness option in India?
On the first trip to a bouldering gym, apprehension takes over. As you step into your shoes and warm up…
October 4, 2023
Meet these tailors from Thoothukudi who are stand up paddling champions
R Muthukutti who won the Palk Bay Stand Up Paddle boarding (SUP) championship. R Muthukutti, V Muthumariammal and R Ramalakshmi…
September 16, 2023
How trekking companies in India are redefining luxury with gourmet meals and massages
At 6.45am on an uneventful day in July, seven trekkers and I wished each other cheery ‘good mornings’ at our…
September 12, 2023
Fun meets fitness at the newly launched BOUNCE adventure park in Bengaluru
As I inched closer to the top of the 10-foot high climbing wall at the Bounce indoor adventure park, a…
July 6, 2023
Two Visakhapatnam girls to represent India in free style artistic skating in Asian Games
Visakhapatnam girls Dontara Greeshma and Akula Sai Samhitha who will be representing India at the Asian Games in the free…
July 5, 2023
Want to learn how to swim in the sea? Chennai now has instructors who specialise in open water swimming
Minutes before getting dropped off mid-ocean at Kovalam (Covelong) for our first open water swimming lesson, Murthy Megavan, the founder…
June 23, 2023
With ruffles, prints, and quirky silhouettes, swimsuits are going from beach to bar
When the pandemic took a little breather in the last quarter of 2020, it propelled Maldives and Goa to superstar…
June 21, 2023
Tamil Nadu at the Comrades Marathon | Six runners speak about clocking the gruelling 87.7 km run
(From Right) Erika Patel, Chandrasekhar G, Vasu Rangachary, Dharmendar Bafna, Rose Naidu, Yasmin Gulab The road to success at the…
June 21, 2023
Coimbatore gets LuLu’s first hypermarket in Tamil Nadu
LuLu Hypermarket | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S The first impression takes your breath away. Day two at the newly-opened…