An engineer by profession, Shilpi Sahu, is a long-distance runner by passion. Sahu grew up in Bihar and then went to IIT Kharagpur, now working in the tech city she prefers to cycle every day to work and back. Shilpi Sahu, a self-proclaimed eco-nut, speaks to us about her various passions including running and biking. Shilpi believes […]

Five decades ago, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. On Monday (Oct 9), the 70-year-old again took part in a run along with other women in New York, Fox5ny.com reported. Switzer is in New York to prepare for next month’s marathon. Kathrine Switzer, one of the most iconic figures in women’s sports, will […]

Chandra Gopalan, Director of Contours India, biggest chain of women’s gyms in the country, quit her job as regional manager of Swiss Air to pursue her passion as her profession. Chandra is the first senior woman to complete the 100 kilometres and a 24-hour run on the Bangalore Ultra. She loves running, it is a way of life […]

A 94-year-old, Harriette Thompson, has become the oldest woman in the world to run a half marathon.

A 29-year-old trail runner, Mira Rai from Nepal, has won National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year 2017 title.

A Lucknowi girl, Eti Agarwal (24), has emerged as the topper of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The results of the CA final examination (Nov 2016) was announced on Tuesday.

Failure, defeat, breakdown. These are the words that do not exist in Pranjil Patil’s dictionary. The 26-year-old lady cleared the prestigious Union Public Service Commission exam in her maiden attempt. This, inspite of being visually-impaired. A resident of Ulhasnagar, Patil, inspite of facing a lot of obstacles in her life, has achieved what she had […]