by Charu Thakur | May 12, 2024
(May 12, 2024) Ever since she was little, R Vaishali found herself drawn to an 8×8 square grid with alternating dark and light squares – a chessboard. She would spend hours learning the game and coming up with strategies to oust her opponents. She harboured...
by Namrata Srivastava | Sep 1, 2023
(September 1, 2023) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa’s triumph, securing the silver medal at the 2023 FIDE World Cup, marks just the initial step for India. Not too long ago, Magnus Carlsen, the World’s No. 1 chess player showered Indian chess players with...
by Namrata Srivastava | Dec 28, 2022
(December 28, 2022) It has been a year of sports for India. From our young guns’ marvellous performance at the Commonwealth Games to sports stars like Nikhat Zareen, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Neeraj Chopra, and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa securing gold at the individual...
