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Welcome to Mic & Magic, where your host, 14-year-old Manan, sits down for insightful interviews with successful entrepreneurs, trailblazing athletes, and inspiring leaders.
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They Said She Wasn’t Fit for India. She Became MVP | Taarushee Tarun | Mic & Magic Ep 29 (opens the original)
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They told her she wasn’t fit for the Indian team. At 16, Taarushee Tarun became MVP of India’s Youth National Basketball Championship and played for India at the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup 2026. In this episode of Mic & Magic with Manan, Taarushee opens up about overthinking, India’s 99–17 win over Oman, thesemi-final loss to Kazakhstan, meeting NBA stars at Basketball Without Borders Asia, the Thai player who “cooked” her, her lucky braid ritual, and her biggest dream: to dunk. WHY YOU MUST WATC
Never Bowled a Leather Ball Till 16, Now Karnataka’s Purple Cap Pacer | Abhilash Shetty (opens the original)
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He didn’t touch a leather ball until he was 16. At 27, Abhilash Shetty became the Best Bowler of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026 — and a champion left-arm seamer for Karnataka. WHY YOU MUST WATCH This is what the road to Indian cricket looks like when there is no academy, no floodlights and no famous surname — just a wet ground in Mangaluru, a sports quota admission at 16, and a boy who refused to let “no facilities” become his excuse. If you have ever been dropped, injured, overlooked or told
India's Table Tennis Star Answers a 15-Year-Old's Toughest Questions |G. Sathiyan (opens the original)
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Indian table tennis star Sathiyan Gnanasekaran discussesbalancing academics, professional sport, and elite-level competition. He opens up about scoring 96% in Class 10 while playing Nationals, 6–7 hours daily training, defeating Sharath Kamal, and lessons from coach Raman. Sathiyan speaks candidly about losing his father days before winning Commonwealth Championship gold, recovering from career-threatening injury, handling online criticism, playing in the German Bundesliga, and managing success-
Everything You Know About Fitness Is Wrong | Former BCCI Sprint Coach Explains (opens the original)
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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 mental health? And why do so many people feel anxious walking into a gym for the first time?In this episode of Mic & Magic, host Manan sits down with Ahireta Mukherjee — BCCI Sprint Coach, Cricket Performance Specialist, ACE Certified Trainer, and founder of MoveMental — to separa
10-Year-Old World Chess Champion A.S. Sharvaanica on Magnus, Gukesh & Grandmasters (opens the original)
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At just 10 years old , A.S. Sharvaanica has already become one of India's brightest young chess talents. A World Championand National Champion, she has defeated Grandmasters online, won the Nationals with a perfect 11/11 score, and dreams of one day defeating Magnus Carlsen. In this episode of Mic & Magic ,Sharvaanica shares how she bounced back after losing her first World Championship game, why she never uses chess engines, her pre-match routine,lessons from her coach, thoughts on Gukesh, blin
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