high altitude warfare school

Gulmarg, March 1 – The medals shone in the faint mountain sunlight, but when asked where the true gold was made, the athletes indicated the podium, not the slopes. Instead, they pointed upward to the snow-covered ridges of Gulmarg and the rigorous environment of the High Altitude Warfare School...

Gulmarg, February 26 Born and raised in the hills, but completely unaware of what snow felt like for the first 24 years of her life, Renu Danu only took two years to not just become a skier, but also to win multiple silver medals at the Khelo India Winter Games, which concluded here on Thursday...

In Gulmarg, Renu Danu first saw snow and didn't touch it. She studied it while standing on the slopes of Gulmarg, with the only sound being the skis slicing across the frozen ground.The snow was different from what she had seen in films. It didn't matter that she was 26, a constable in the...

Gulmarg, February 24 Two races, two gold medals, and a promise fulfilled.Nordic skier Kajal Kumari Rai achieved an emotional comeback at the Khelo India Winter Games, winning back-to-back gold medals a year after a personal tragedy had derailed her campaign.Kajal's world had come crashing...