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Sports Charcha Podcast: Behind the Scenes with Junior World Champion Para-Swimmer Niranjan Mukundan

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Recorded with two collar mics and a phone on a tripod in Bengaluru (560095), Sagar Rai's Sports Charcha episode with Junior World Champion para-swimmer Niranjan Mukundan strips away podium glamour to talk about freezing morning water, post-surgery rehabilitation, and the years of quiet training before cameras ever show up.

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