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Nouf Al Marwaai – Saudi Arabia’s first yoga acharya
(Our Bureau, May 24) When you are fighting a battle with your body, it’s not easy to overcome the odds and become an example for others. That’s why Saudi Arabian national Nouf Al Marwaai stands out. Born with an autoimmune disease that eventually started affecting her...
Meet the Indian gurus who took yoga to the world
Kundalini, Kriya, Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, aerial, acrobatic… there’s a yoga type to suit all kinds of needs and lifestyles. In fact, the yoga industry is so popular that it is worth more than $84 billion today with more than 300 million yoga practitioners across the...
Milkha Singh: The man who ran to survive and succeed
On Friday, India’s Flying Sikh breathed his last after a prolonged battle with COVID-19. The 91-year-old Milkha Singh, who’d maintained an active lifestyle right till the end, was diagnosed with Covid in May and was under home quarantine. A week later though, things...