We all have memories of trying to crack the Rubik’s Cube. And most of us also remember it as something we gave up on, eventually. But not these three Mumbaikars, who have been solving this adage-old riddle as a competitive hobby. Such that they won the

Mumbai qualifiers of the Red Bull Rubik’s Cube World Cup that will be held in Moscow later this year. As Shantanu Awale and Riddhi Shukla prepare for the national finals in Chennai, they tell us what got them addicted to the mind-boggling puzzle and how it helps them cope with what life throws at them.