Mic and Magic with Manan

Most of us grow up believing fitness myths that simply aren't true.Does lifting weights stunt your growth? Should children take protein powder? Is expensive gym gear really necessary? Can strength training improve your...

Ranadeb Bose bowled 10,708 deliveries in first-class cricket without a single no-ball — believed to be a world record — and never got his Test cap. In this episode, the man who spotted Mustafizur Rahman and backed...

<p>Ranadeb Bose bowled 10,708 deliveries in first-class cricket without a single no-ball — believed to be a world record — and never got his Test cap. In this episode, the man who spotted Mustafizur Rahman and backed...

<p>She was 6-0, 5-3 up — two points from her first ITF junior title — when she fell and snapped her ACL. Eight months later, she became India's No. 1. This is Vaishnavi Adkar's story.</p><p>The guest: Vaishnavi Adkar is...

She was 6-0, 5-3 up — two points from her first ITF junior title — when she fell and snapped her ACL. Eight months later, she became India's No. 1. This is Vaishnavi Adkar's story. The guest: Vaishnavi Adkar is India's...

<p><br></p><p>He was 14-20 down. Six match points against him. What happened next is why you need to watch this episode till the end.</p><p>India's badminton smash machine Kiran George (BWF Top 50, Thomas Cup medallist)...

<p>The first Asian to ever jump over 8 metres sits down with Manan. This is T.C. Yohannan — long jump legend, Asian Games gold medallist, and the man whose national record stood untouched for 30 years.<br>Watch this if...

<p>He was ranked World No. 64. His opponent was World No. 2 — a three-time World Championship medallist. Sixty-six minutes later, the scoreline read 18-21, 21-12, 21-5, and Indian badminton had a brand-new name to...

<p>Today on Mic & Magic, Manan sits down with someone who proved that history doesn't always come from the people you expect. Anupama Ramachandran picked up a snooker cue at a summer camp when she was just 13 years old...

<p>We're told sport is about winning — but the real story is what happens in the ten years before the win. Manan sits down with Pooja Arthi, India's No. 2-ranked U-19 women's squash player and Khelo India Youth Games...

<p>He swam five races in a single day. His body gave out. He still won a medal…lying flat on the lane rope, too exhausted to move. Srihari Nataraj is India's fastest backstroke swimmer. 2 Olympics. 14 national records...

<p>She runs in complete silence. No gun. No crowd. No coach. And she's won 5 medals.</p><p><br></p><p>Meet Harini — a 19-year-old deaf athlete from Chennai who competes at the national and international level in 100m...

<p>What does it take to become an Olympian at 14?</p><p><br></p><p>She won 9 gold medals at the National Games. She swam at the Paris Olympics at the age of 14. And she still gets nervous before every race. This is the...

<p>What happens when chess meets business, AI, and superstar athletes?<br />In this episode, Manan sits down with Prachura — a professional chess player and entrepreneur — to talk about blindfold chess, global icons...

<p></p><p>Whathappens when chess meets business, AI, and superstar athletes?<br><br>In this episode, Manan sits down with Prachura — a professional chess playerand entrepreneur — to talk about blindfold chess, global...