Watch: National-level skater and coach Dhwanit Rele trains and nurtures budding athletes
Dhwanit Rele, Mumbai-based skating coach, has been training young skaters into making them world-class athletes.
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Meet Shivendra Singh Dungarpur: the man behind the preservation of India’s film heritage
Meet Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, the man behind the preservation of India’s film heritage through his organisation Film Heritage Foundation.
Meet the citizens of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai fighting against the illegal clearing of mangroves
Mumbai and Navi Mumbai were built on land 'reclaimed' from the sea — and wetlands and mangroves were the collateral damage
Cyrus Khan talks about Parkour, jumping over walls and why he hates sitting
Inspiration can come from various places, for some it's injustice or simply the need to prove others wrong; for Cyrus Khan, a Parkour enthusiast, it is inactivity. "I hate sitting, I detest sitting. Sitting is the bane of my existence," he says.
Origami's many marvels: Artist Himanshu Agarwal demonstrates the paper folding art
Have you ever made a paper boat, fan or plane? A tipi-tipi tap? Knowingly or unknowingly, we’ve all done origami sometime in our lives. Derived from the Japanese words, Oru and Kami, which literally mean paper folding, origami’s premise is pretty simple: you start with a square or rectangular sheet of paper and transform it, through folding techniques, into a sculpture. It could be a swan, crane, violin, headphones, a fictional character… anything! It is, essentially, a craft that has been developed into an art, says Himanshu Agarwal, a Mumbai-based origami artist. The idea of origami is not restricted to a certain kind of paper, size or technique. Though the use of glue and cuts is often used to make larger and more intricate designs, it is discouraged in modern origami. Agarwal feels that it is more of a test than discouragement. He says, “It’s like a challenge, can you make it (origami) from a single sheet of paper.”
Kushti in Mumbai: Akharas preserve traditional form of Indian wrestling, despite lack of funding, support
The pehelwans practice Kushti in these akharas twice a day, while juggling day jobs
Mumbai couple appeals President of India for 'active euthanasia': Why the Lavates want a 'mercy death'
The couple has been in the news in the past few weeks for a letter they have addressed to the President of India with an appeal for ‘active euthanasia’. The Lavates are registered as organ donors, and reason that it’s better they die while their organs are still functioning perfectly, instead of later, from an ailment or disease. The couple’s utilitarian view of life includes leaving behind their bodies for medical research and their property to the government. They also believe it’s unfair that they be made to live up to a point where they contract a disease or infection, and are forced to spend money on treatment, before finally dying.
Meet Gladson Peter, India's only one-man band who can play up to 13 instruments at the same time
24-year-old Gladson Peter from Mumbai has learnt to play over 45 instruments, and his kit weights around 25 kgs
Meet the Ukrainian pole dancer who wants to popularise the dance form in India
Roksolana Chubenko, popularly known as Roxy, shot to fame when she was recently asked by Jacqueline Fernandez to train her in pole dancing for a Bollywood movie. Born and brought up in Ukraine, this pole dancer started training to dance at an early age and took up pole dancing as a hobby during her college days.
Khotachiwadi: A walk through the charming heritage precinct that's preserving Mumbai's past
In the maddening bustle of Mumbai's Girgaum locality, a quaint little street leads to the 200-year-old heritage precinct of Khotachiwadi.