Sports

On the invitation of NGO Asha, which is training 100 promising footballers — mostly tribals — under the CSR initiative of Central Coalfields Ltd, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, Founder-Editor M. Madhusudan takes a closer look at ‘Project Football’

Having earned laurels in Wushu, Kickboxing and Thai Boxing, the 17-year-old Bhuyan boy is now focused on the Indonesian Pencak Silat to carve a niche for himself in the international arena. Niroj Ranjan Misra speaks to him

Some social outfits and villagers themselves on their own have started taking initiatives to preserve this age-old traditional game that often pits the married men against unmarried youth, writes Sudhir Kumar Mishra

Dancing, singing and a quick wit are all needed during an evening’s entertainment in many tribal communities in Odisha. Niroj Ranjan Misra joins in the fun

No gyms, no workouts and no diets. The traditional game of circular cock fight race can help you build up your strength more than any sophisticated method. Proyashi Barua jumps in

It’s fun, strenuous and pays off with delightful prizes. Here’s a game that originated 400 years ago and is still prevalent among the Jaintia, Khasi and Garo hill tribes, reports Proyashi Barua

International Archery Day is celebrated annually on the second Saturday in May. As the day gets marked this year, Niroj Ranjan Misra meets up a Santhal sportsman who donned the mantle of a coach to achieve much acclaim after his budding career as an archer got cut short [...]

Tribal youngsters can sometimes be seen running about energetically in a traditional game in several parts of Odisha. The game used to be played similarly in neighbouring Jharkhand but it has now seemingly gone extinct, finds out Niroj Ranjan Misra

Four tribal girls, all all-rounders, from the State have made it to the first-ever Indian women’s cricket team for the blind and the team will be the first to compete in a T20 Bilateral Series for Blind. Niroj Ranjan Misra traces their journey as the quartet is set [...]

On World Sports Day, observed on April 6 every year, NIROJ RANJAN MISRA brings to you the exploits of an unsung Santhal tribal sports star from Odisha in a lesser-known game that has its origin in Japan