Author: Rahul Giri

She has been waiting in the wings for long and now that she has got her opportunity, she is determined not to let it go. Nikhat Zareen, reigning world champion and CWG gold medallist says she wants to win every competition that she takes part in and the eventual goal has to be Paris 2024. She is Revsportz female athlete of the year. Excerpts from a conversation with Boria Majumdar, which is part of the inaugural episode of Backstage With Boria Season 4. Boria- Nikhat you are an embodiment of change. Have you thought about it ever? Nikhat- Laughs.…

–Boria Majumdar They remain fond memories. Multiple conversations with King Pele spread over days during his visit to Kolkata in 2015. While some were formal interviews, others were conversations on the fly as we travelled all over the city. So when my colleagues asked me to write this, I checked my notes and put together some of the best answers that Pele had given in the course of our numerous conversations. Boria- Almost everyone considers you to be the greatest. The king. Can there be a second Pele? Who comes closest to Pele? Pele- Listen everywhere I go to people…