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Dhanraj Pillai



Dhanraj PillaiOne of the most dangerous forwards in the world, he is India's well-known hockey forwards. A person who has become famous for his on-field as well as off-field theatrics. Dhanraj will do anything for a win. Sometimes the entire team may give up, but Pillai will keep on trying to forge a move. With assets like speed and ball control, Pillai can unsettle any defence in the world. Till he is in the circle, no defence in the world can ever relax. His turn of speed in the circle is his main weapon, which throws defenders offtrack. The crowning moment of his career came when India under his captaincy won the Asiad Hockey Gold in the 1998 Bangkok Asiad games.


Ramchandra Panse



Ramachandra Panse has been featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for the record number of times he has climbed up Pune's famous Parvati Hill. For the past 57 years, Ramchandra Panse, now 69, has been walking up Parvati Hill every day at close to four in the morning. His daily schedule is chalked out. He gets up at 03:15 hrs, is out of the house at 03:40 hrs and atop the 260-ft high hill at 04:30 hrs. And he does so 365 days a year, be it monsoon or otherwise. Back from his walk, he does 50 push-ups. He is the man responsible for the maintenance of the various branches of the State Bank of India in the city. He also delivers lectures in schools and banks. He personally feels that early to bed and early to rise is the formula for a healthy life.
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