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Vigneshwaran M from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is helping thousands of Indians learn English via his YouTube channel 'Let's Learn'. But he is employing the terms used by Indian commentators during the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.

“It was very early on in life that I developed an interest in swimming. I remember there were so many villagers who would ask me how and why I am swimming but it was something that I enjoyed doing and therefore continued with it,” he recollects.

59-year-old SreeRam started learning this form of self-defence when he was 45, and three years later, started his own Krav Maga academy in Chennai.

For Mother's Day, my older son, all of five, has decided that he will ‘surprise’ me with some flowers and coffee in bed!

"My dream is to clinch medals in the World Powerlifting championship as well as to become an air hostess.

For Anand Mouli Patnaik, teaching martial arts to the profoundly deaf children is both challenging and exciting. Such physical activities make a big difference to the children’s lives, he says.

Single working women are often seen as outcasts in Indian society, with everybody questioning them and their abilities. However, this woman refused to let herself be brought down by her experiences, using them to fuel her growth and become an inspiring figure for others.