Tripura: A state-wide holiday in honour of Gymnast Dipa K!

Tripura: A state-wide holiday in honour of Gymnast Dipa K!

AGARTALA: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, fresh from the Rio Olympics  received a rousing welcome as she touched down on her home state. The state government declared a one day holiday for educational institutions in honour of Deepa, who actually didn’t win a bronze but took fourth place. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar announced that  Dipa Karmakar would be […]

Pseudo Nationalist terror stalks woman on Twitter

Pseudo Nationalist terror stalks woman on Twitter

Before Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s performance in Rio Olympics, a woman tweeted her opinion and received ‘death and rape’ threats. Here is the story: In a series of tweets on August 14, the woman wrote, “Conflicted about Dipa Karmakar’s Olympic Vault final. “It is an incredible achievement, of course but gymnasts from richer countries don’t […]

In Rio: Tripura Girl in Gymnastic Final

In Rio: Tripura Girl in Gymnastic Final

At the 31st Olympic Games in Rio de Janeirio,  Northeast Indian  gymnast attained a spot in the Indian history of the Olympics by securing eighth place in the final tryouts . She will compete with seven other gymnasts in  the individual vault final in artistic gymnastics. Dipa, from Tripura, became the first Indian gymnast to enter the […]