Roopa Unnikrishnan

Stories by Roopa Unnikrishnan

How to DEFEAT the NEXT Pandemic

How to DEFEAT the NEXT Pandemic

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2021

Illustrious international thinkers met at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2021 and many discussions addressed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world at large.

Tribute: 'Learn from the last shot and keep going'

Tribute: 'Learn from the last shot and keep going'

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2019

Roopa Unnikrishnan, Commonwealth Games gold medalist pays tribute to her beloved coach Jalal Uncle.

When Jaya asked me to meet her

When Jaya asked me to meet her

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2016

'She leaned forward and asked what I'd want -- and I said, "your blessings".' 'She smiled and replied, "You already have that, but tell me how I can help you".' Commonwealth gold medalist and Arjuna Awardee Roopa Unnikrishnan recalls how Jayalalithaa took her breath away.

How not to be a mountain monkey!

How not to be a mountain monkey!

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2015

'Use your emotion well. My own Vedanta guru would say, "Anger should be like a handkerchief. Take it out of your pocket, use it, and then return it to your pocket".'

Mobile First: A Traveler's Tale

Mobile First: A Traveler's Tale

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2015

Strategy Guru Roopa Unnikrishnan decided to go Mobile Only when she and her family took a recent vacation.

Pravasi Special: 'India has stayed in my blood'

Pravasi Special: 'India has stayed in my blood'

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2015

'My own Indianness has kept me evolving and changing -- and that's something that nobody and nothing can take from me,' says Roopa Unnikrishnan, who left the Indian shores a decade ago. As India gears up to honour its pravasis to mark their contribution in the nation's development, Rediff.com presents different perspectives on the Diaspora.

What can a leader learn from honest outsiders?

What can a leader learn from honest outsiders?

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2014

A documentary on football and a biography of Jesus make Roopa Unnikrishnan mull over the lessons organisations can learn from honest outsiders.

When a KILLER is set free...

When a KILLER is set free...

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2013

A young man was killed in Florida on February 26 because he was black and wore a hoodie. When his killer was acquitted on July 13, Roopa Unnikrishnan's faith in the justice system was shattered, forcing her to look at life through the prism of colour.

An Indian in America

An Indian in America

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2013

'As I became a citizen of the United States of America, I knew I was supposed to be shedding my Indian citizenship, but at the end of the day, Mera dil hai Hindustani,' says Roopa Unnikrishnan, Rhodes Scholar, Commonwealth Gold Medalist and Arjuna Award winner.

A champion salutes another champion

A champion salutes another champion

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2010

'What heartens me is that Tejaswani's road to medals continues to be one where family and friends remain the lynch-pin of the journey,' says Roopa Unnikrishnan whose 12-year-old Indian shooting record was broken by Tejaswini Sawant last fortnight.

Message to Vijay: Tee Off, Don't Sound Off

Message to Vijay: Tee Off, Don't Sound Off

Rediff.com   21 May 2003