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Mirabai Chanu: The accidental weightlifter who tackled major setbacks to clinch Olympics glory

Mirabai Chanu: The accidental weightlifter who tackled major setbacks to clinch Olympics glory

by Global Indian | Jul 27, 2021

(July 23, 9:05 am) Chanu Saikhom Mirabai’s historic win at Tokyo Olympics 2020 is nothing short of a Bollywood film script. A girl from a small village in Manipur who picked firewood from the jungle as a teenager becomes the first Indian weightlifter to win an...
Meet the Indians who brought home Olympic laurels

Meet the Indians who brought home Olympic laurels

by Global Indian | Jun 23, 2021

When Milkha Singh participated in the 1960 Rome Olympics, he missed bagging a medal by a whisker. The regret stayed with him for the rest of his life. The ace sprinter hoped that one day an Indian would bring home an Olympics medal. While we may not yet have cracked...

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Global Indian – a Hero’s Journey is an online publication which showcases the journeys of Indians who went abroad and have had an impact on India. 

These journeys are meant to inspire and motivate the youth to aspire to go beyond where they were born in a spirit of adventure and discovery and return home with news ideas, capital or network that has an impact in some way for India.

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