Sudarsan Pattnaik: How a school dropout became a world-renowned sand artist
(October 13, 2021) “The beach was my canvas and my fingers, the brush. Water gave shape to my sculpture and the only color needed was that of sand,” said Bhubaneswar-based sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, echoing his sentiment towards his art. Something he...
Rani Rampal: From battling poverty to leading the Indian women’s hockey team to script history
(August 3, 2021; 5.45 pm) In April this year, when the Indian women’s hockey team was training hard for their Olympics outing, disaster struck: six of the team members had tested positive for COVID-19 and were forced to go into isolation for two weeks. One of the six...
Capt Gopinath: The man who pioneered ₹1 flights inspired by RK Laxman’s ‘Common Man’
(July 22, 2021; 5.30pm) Back in 2003, buying an airline ticket was a dream unattainable for many. That is until one man dared to turn that dream into reality and gave wings to the common man. In fact, he created the model for his ground-breaking low-cost airline based...