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All the right moves: Indian chess prodigy Prraneeth Vuppala journey to grandmaster status

by vikram | Jun 8, 2023

(June 8, 2023) Prraneeth Vuppala’s parents introduced him to a variety of sporting activities when he was just six. Tennis interested him and so did football. Like most children, he loved swimming too. But it was chess that fascinated him the most. He only took about...

Great aspirations: Tennis champ Rushil Kholsa is the new talent to watch out for

by Namrata Srivastava | Jan 28, 2023

(January 28, 2023) While kids his age were stressing over the upcoming board examinations, 16-year-old Rushil Khosla was busy preparing for international tennis tournaments. And just a couple of days before his Class X Board final exam, the young champion won the...

Olympic Dreams: Tennis champ Shrivalli wants to bring home the gold

by Namrata Srivastava | Dec 22, 2022

(December 22, 2022) Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty, who was crowned the national hardcourt tennis champion (women’s singles) 2021, was 11 when she first held a tennis racket in her hand. Calling herself an “accidental” tennis player, Shrivalli was introduced to the...

Different Strokes: Teen tennis player and environmentalist, Dhruv Advaith spared a thought and made a difference

by vikram | Oct 24, 2022

(October 24, 2022) Dhruv Advaith is a young man of many talents. The 12th grade student at Chinmaya International Residential School is a national level tennis player, an environmentalist, a climate counsellor and a travel enthusiast, who has visited over 15 countries...