United We Sail - Sailing bridges gaps of racial barriers

7:55 PM Tue 8 Jun 2010 GMT

'Ajay in Action during the 2009 Australian University team racing regatta - United We Sail' Cameron Cooke

For Indian student Ajay Rau, the sport of sailing has bridged the gaps of racial barriers and launched a platform for cultural harmony. As a journalism student and professional sailor studying at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Ajay has immersed himself in the Australian way of life and his multicultural surroundings being elected as the Secretary of the UNSW Windsurfing and Sailing Club. For him, the language of sport transcends ethnic and lingual differences because it is a stage that allows everyone to participate, regardless of race. 'When you're on the water, you're not looked at as ...

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by Smitha Ramamurthy