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  Swapna Barman gets customised shoes for her 12-toed feet

  Other Sports | March 08, 2019 15:46 IST

  Apart from Swapna, Adidas recently signed athletes Hima Das and Nikhat Zareen amongst others to use sports as a catalyst to bring positive change.

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  I could have logged more points: Asiad gold medallist Swapna Barman

  Other Sports | September 04, 2018 19:48 IST

  Barman collected 6026 points, her career best, to win the gold in the recently concluded Asian Games. Her earlier best total from the seven events was 5942.

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  Swapna becomes the first transgender to take a civil services examination

  India | December 02, 2013 12:10 IST

  New Delhi: A civil service aspirant since school days, this 23-year-old is perhaps the first transgender who was given the liberty of choosing a gender while applying to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC).