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Articles by Aniruddha Dhar
Budhia Singh: The Marathon Boy lost in the streets of Odisha
Budhia Singh, the overnight running star, touted as the next Milkha Singh, suddenly vanished from the magazine covers, athletic events and the streets of Odisha after 2007, almost as suddenly as he had appeared.
Updated on Oct 06, 2015 10:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Want to go back, but where’s development? Bihari migrants ask
The political slugfest and mud-slinging ahead of Bihar’s five-phase assembly election is of little importance to Mukesh Kumar. The only thing that gets this 37-year-old interested is the possibility that the winning party may construct a concrete approach road to his village Paharpur in Bihar’s Katihar district.
Updated on Sep 28, 2015 02:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
They hacked Niloy, now threatened to rape me: Bangladesh blogger
The brutal murders of Niloy Chatterjee, a Bangladeshi secularist blogger and MM Kalburgi, a renowned Indian scholar, in August sent shockwaves across the two nations.
Updated on Sep 10, 2015 03:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Meet Rakesh Vaid, the lord of 20,000 key rings
Neighbours and friends called Rakesh Vaid "mental" and his wife was furious when she first heard his "crazy" idea in 2013 but he remained resolute. In the next two years, Vaid made over 200 national and international records, including three Limca Book of Records, for the largest collection of key rings (13,500), largest collection of key rings on Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan (1,110), biggest key ring (Titanic), smallest key chain (Indian national flag) among others.
Updated on Aug 29, 2015 02:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Assam journo in the news after sexist report on women's clothes
On being asked about why he didn’t focus on men wearing similar attires, he replied: After doing that report, I even met a psychiatrist. He told me that…when a man walks pass a girl wearing shorts, he doesn’t stimulate her... It's opposite in a girl's case."
Updated on Aug 20, 2015 09:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Meet Arvind Gupta, a toy-maker who proved science is fun
Meet engineer-turned-educationist Arvind Gupta, who has been inspiring generations of students to learn science with their own hands on ‘Tarang’, the DD show, since the 1980s.
Updated on Aug 19, 2015 03:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
'Giant head' baby Roona needs another medical miracle
Tripura-born Roona Begum, who made headlines around the world after her head swelled up to 94 centimetres (circumference) due to hydrocephalus (water on the brain), will turn four-year-old this November. After seven surgeries at Gurgaon-based Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) in 2013, the child can now communicate in mono syllables with her parents.
Updated on Aug 03, 2015 03:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Chase your dreams: The slum boy to whom Kalam gave wings
Ever since the news broke about the demise of former president APJ Abdul Kalam, Mayar Harsh has been busy giving interviews about the person who had changed his life.
Updated on Jul 29, 2015 11:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
World Cup winning blind cricket captain who earns just Rs 15K/month
While Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become an icon in India and the country’s richest sportsperson , very few have heard about Shekar Naik, the captain of the national blind cricket team. His earnings? A mere 15,000 per month.
Updated on Jul 26, 2015 09:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Officer material: Disabled woman rejected for IAS is a winner
Around 28 years ago, another wheelchair-bound was barred from becoming an IAS officer. In the years to come, a ‘rejected’ Sruti Mohapatra went on to become a crusader for the differently-abled's rights.
Updated on Jul 17, 2015 05:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Tripura bride sets record with ‘longest’ wedding gown
Kanika Debbarma, an engineering student, wore a pink gown with a train as long as 110 metres, said to be longest worn by a bride in India. In fact, it was so long that the train had to be held up over 100 perons.
Updated on Jan 12, 2015 07:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
After Glasgow bronze, 'injured' Dipa Karmakar aims for gold at Incheon
Good things come in small packages, they say, and when these packages are studded with gold medallions, they are even more prized. Such is the story of Dipa Karmakar, barely 5 feet tall, who has created a sensation in Indian gymnastics.
Updated on Sep 16, 2014 05:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi