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Shrutha's climbing adventure at Friendship Peak

Shrutha's climbing adventure at Friendship Peak

I love solo travel. One of my most memorable travels was on a mountaineering expedition to the ‘Friendship Peak’. This was back in 2018, I had been preparing for months for that climb. But weeks before the planned climb,Manali saw one of the worst floods in history. Most passes were shut and I wasn’t sure if the climbing route would be open. But my tickets were booked and I was mentally already in the mountains, so I took the flight out. 
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Karishma's love story with guns

Karishma's love story with guns

Like most girls in India, my exposure to any sort of physical activity was limited to playing badminton in the gullies near my house. I wasn’t a fitness freak, nor was I into any kind of sports. I was happy going to school, hanging with my friends, watching TV - the usual. It was one innocent day in college, when my friend told me he was going to the shooting range and asked if I wanted to tag along. Little did I know that my innocent curiosity of wanting to know how it felt to hold a gun in my hand, would change everything  I knew, loved or wanted from my life.
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Myra's ride through life with Kathak, Scuba Diving and Yoga

Myra's ride through life with Kathak, Scuba Diving and Yoga

In my late teens I developed a love for travelling. I started travelling to contribute more to the community I visited. Short vacations became month-long stays.
It was one of these journeys to Andaman which led me to the underwater world.The morning of my first dive I was beaming with excitement, until my instructor started strapping me on with heavy equipment. Suddenly I was claustrophobic, getting into the water- a bizarre vast space of nothingness, seemed to be the worst idea ever. I wanted to give up, but something inside me wanted to push through and prove to myself that I could do it.
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Gowri's passion for Rock Climbing and Snakes

Gowri's passion for Rock Climbing and Snakes

I’ve always loved the outdoors. I’ve spent a big part of my childhood scrambling on rocks and trees. At the age of 12 I discovered my love for snakes. We had a couple of ex-students at school working on a project with snakes - so every day I would annoy them, asking if I could “hang-out” with the snakes. I would spend all my free classes with a Sand Boa on my lap staring at that beautiful creature.
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Mohnaa's journey on how she became "Batman"

Mohnaa's journey on how she became "Batman"

I was a teenager when I saw Alla Kushnir belly dancing. I was awe-struck by her strength, she could do ANYTHING with her body effortlessly. She instantly became my superhero - my ‘Batman’. I decided I wanted to train my body to do this even if it took a lifetime to get there. I started my quest to become ‘Batman’ with my equally enthusiastic mom who was my ‘Robin’.
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Kushpinder’s incredible journey of recovery #WomenWhoMove

Kushpinder’s incredible journey of recovery #WomenWhoMove

I was going for my birthday party, which my sweet friends had thrown for me, when out of the blue a cyclist jumped in front. In order to avoid collision I took a sharp left and ended up skidding and falling under the bike. I quickly brushed myself off, slightly embarrassed and leaned forward to stand up. But my legs wouldn’t move.
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Ayushi's story of Waacking and mental health #WomenWhoMove

Ayushi's story of Waacking and mental health #WomenWhoMove

In college, I would spend my free time watching the dance crew practise. One day the crew leader Abhishek, asked me to join in and that's how it began. My journey with waacking was a serendipitous one, Abhishek showed us a video of an Asian dance crew moving their hands around vigorously. It looked unique, crazy and I just had to learn it.
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Veekshitha's Zumba adventure on the beaches of Mangalore

Veekshitha's Zumba adventure on the beaches of Mangalore

Given my background in journalism, I spent long hours at a desk through which I developed a back issue. My back pain became so severe that I had to be admitted to the hospital, the only way to prevent a relapse was by moving and strengthening my back. Thus began my journey into fitness and in turn Zumba.
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