All stories by LAXMI NEGI
'The main challenge is social distancing in slums'
Rediff.com10 May 2020'When we talk about social distancing, it almost impossible to maintain this in slums.' 'So we had to talk to the people about cleanliness.' 'It was a task because everybody uses public toilets. So our volunteers targeted those spots to spread awareness.'
What Ashwini Ponnappa will do after lockdown ends
Rediff.com20 Apr 2020'Head out!' 'It has been a long time that we have not met family and friends.'
And, run to the court.'
SEE: Footballer embraces lockdown with bhangra moves
Rediff.com18 Apr 2020Bengaluru centre back Gursimrat Singh Gill choreographs and stars in a bhangra video.
QUIZ: How much do you know about Indians at the Olympics?
Rediff.com16 Apr 2020Take our quiz to find out just how much you know.
'I still want that Olympic gold'
Rediff.com27 Mar 2020'No matter when the Olympics are -- they can be after four months or after one year and four months -- I will be ready.'
Run Dutee Run!
Rediff.com17 Mar 2020'For years we train for the Olympics and when we are this close, how can we stop training?'
'I want to be the best hockey player in the world'
Rediff.com26 Feb 2020'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.'
Indian teen who is the toast of world hockey
Rediff.com17 Feb 2020'I play in the present without thinking about the buzz in the background,' says Vivek Sagar Prasad, who has just won the FIH Rising Star of the Year award.
The Parsi Dronacharya
Rediff.com2 Jan 2020'I am a gadha (donkey)! But God has been on my side and I have managed to produce players,' Dronacharya Awardee Merzban Patel tells Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com.
'I am preparing for an Olympic medal for my nation'
Rediff.com18 Dec 2019'If you work with honesty and perseverance, success will surely come to you,' says Dutee Chand as she prepares to make her second Olympic appearance in Tokyo.
Mary Kom, this is Nikhat Zareen!
Rediff.com21 Oct 2019'All I am saying is just give me a chance. It is my dream to compete in the Olympics too.'
'I am not saying let me go to the Olympics. I am asking for a fair chance for a trial.'
'All these years I have been training for what? What is the point if I cannot compete?'
PIX: Thousands witness grand finale of Mangaluru Dassehra
Rediff.com9 Oct 2019Mangaluru Dassehra hosts a grand procession wherein most of the roads in the city are decorated with lights to give it a carnival atmosphere for the entire ten day festive period.
WATCH: Mangaluru's 'tiger dance' festival for Dassehra
Rediff.com8 Oct 2019Every year, during Navratri, the key attraction in Mangaluru is the tiger dance, popularly known as Pili Vesha or Huli Vesha.
'I will come back with an Olympic medal'
Rediff.com1 Oct 2019'I was determined to return with a medal from the World Championships.'
'World silver has boosted my confidence'
Rediff.com25 Sep 2019'The judges won't be giving me points for my looks or height.' 'All I know is my punches are important and I just go about throwing them at my opponent.'
'These days there is pressure to perform'
Rediff.com16 Sep 2019'I hope to perform better at the World Championships,' says Dutee Chand.
The girl who ran away from home to play football
Rediff.com21 Aug 2019Turambekar's story is inspiring, to say the least. Read on as she recounts her remarkable journey in conversation with Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi.
Real Kashmir FC boss: 'This is not new to us'
Rediff.com9 Aug 2019'Things changed for us and all the children in the valley when we won the Second Division' 'When we played our I-League home matches it was always a full house. Rain, snow, sunshine, our fans came to cheer for us'