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One Last Shot, a Perfect 10.8: The Morning Abhinav Bindra Made History
At Beijing 2008, shooter Abhinav Bindra won the 10m air rifle, giving India its first ever individual Olympic gold medal.
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The lives and achievements of Indians who made history.
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From Selling Newspapers in Rameswaram to Rashtrapati Bhavan: The Life of Dr Kalam
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam rose from a modest home in Rameswaram to lead India's missile programme and become its 11th President. He inspired millions of young Indians.
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Why Is the Sea Blue? The Question That Won India Its First Science Nobel
In 1930, C.V. Raman became the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in science, for a discovery made with simple equipment in Kolkata.
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Eighteen and Champion of the World: The Quiet Genius of D. Gukesh
In December 2024, 18-year-old D. Gukesh of Chennai became the youngest undisputed world chess champion in history.
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One Man, One Sandbar, Forty Years: How Jadav Payeng Grew a Forest
Starting as a teenager in 1979, Jadav Payeng planted trees on a barren sandbar in Assam. Today it is a forest of more than a thousand acres.
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The 66-to-1 Underdogs Who Conquered Lord's: India's 1983 World Cup Miracle
On 25 June 1983, Kapil Dev's India beat the mighty West Indies at Lord's to win the Cricket World Cup, changing Indian cricket forever.
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Two Lakh Lunches, Almost No Mistakes: The Genius of Mumbai's Dabbawalas
Every day, Mumbai's dabbawalas deliver home-cooked lunches across the city with legendary accuracy, using bicycles, trains and a simple colour code.
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87.58 Metres That Ended a Century of Waiting: Neeraj Chopra's Golden Throw
At Tokyo 2020, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won India's first ever Olympic gold medal in athletics. This is his story.
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385 Banyan Trees Instead of Children: The Extraordinary Love of Saalumarada Thimmakka
With her husband, Thimmakka planted and raised 385 banyan trees along a 4.5 km road in Karnataka. She received the Padma Shri and lived to 114.
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Where Even Breathing Is a Battle: The Soldiers Who Guard Siachen
Since 1984, Indian soldiers have held the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, in some of the harshest conditions on Earth.
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Barefoot at Rashtrapati Bhavan: Tulsi Gowda, the Woman Who Knew Every Tree
Tulsi Gowda of Karnataka's Halakki community planted and nurtured lakhs of trees. She received the Padma Shri in 2021 and passed away in December 2024.