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Ambassador of hope
Akash Dube’s life, though short-lived, is an inspiration to anyone wanting to make a difference in the world. YASHASVINI RAJESHWAR
Google “Akash Dube” and you will find nothing amiss. The first hits are about the Terry Fox run annually conducted at IIT-Madras, his facebook profile along with his LinkedIn page. There are even a couple of […]
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Society steps out
The third edition of the Terry Fox Run’s Chennai leg was a success on all counts.
YASHASVINI RAJESHWAR
It had rained all night long. The streets were wet and a general calmness prevailed. It was the perfect morning to cuddle deeper into those blankets and catch a few more hours of sleep. It was Krishna Jayanthi, a […]
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Canine company
It was a Sunday morning, and I just could not understand why my mother was frantically waking me up. She said something about a run and, in a few minutes, I was rushing towards the bathroom, for a quick bath. I could not believe I was going to be late for an event I was […]
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Running for what?
AWARENESS Do runs and marathons really serve their purpose? JANANI GANESAN ponders aloud…
A group of athletes from a polytechnic college in the city have come to the IIT campus to run. They neither seem to know Akash Dube, the person behind the Chennai edition of the Terry Fox run, nor have any idea about why […]
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Sweating it out, for a cause
Runners in Chennai gather on a Sunday morning to carry the Terry Fox legacy forward…
JANANI GANESAN
I pull my lazy self up on a cloudy Sunday morning; so blissfully perfect to remain tucked in bed. Sceptical of how many people would have turned up for the Terry Fox run, held at the IIT campus, I stroll […]
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Running for a cause
TERRY FOX RUN Dealing with cancer does not stop Akash from caring for others. MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN
There are different ways to say “thank you” — cards, gifts, a big smile… But 17-year-old Akash Dube plans to thank the city that hosted him differently. A typical high schooler in Sharjah, Akash was working towards his dream of […]
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