Limba Ram was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1991, one of the superstars of Indian archery. The following year he won laurels for his country by winning the gold medal at the Asian Championship in Beijing. Coming from a poor tribal family of Rajasthan, the meteoric rise of Limba Ram can be an inspiring story for any youngster. Limba Ram was born on 30th January, 1972. The turning point in his life came in [...]
Leslie Walter Claudius was an Indian field hockey player from Bilaspur. Born on 25th March 1927, Leslie was of Anglo-Indian descent and was India’s triple Olympic gold medalist and one of the legends of hockey in India. As a part of the golden generation of Indian hockey, he along with his team won the Olympic gold three times in London 1948, Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956. As a midfielder player, Leslie was the first Indian [...]
Leander Adrian Paes has been the flag-bearer of India’s tennis for a long time now. Born in Goa on June 17, 1973, he has won many titles all over the world in the singles, doubles and the mixed doubles categories. Brought up in Kolkata, both his parents have sporting backgrounds. While his mother was a national-level basketball player, his father represented the Indian team in hockey at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He shot to international [...]
Koneru Humpy ” The grand Chessmaster ” was born on 31st March 1987 at Gudivada in Andhra Pradesh. This nineteen-year-old sportstar won 4 World Titles-under 10,12,14 and when she was only 15 she achieved the GM title and broke the record of Judit Polgar. According to the recent record of Fide Ratings Koneru’s rank is 5th in the world. In the month of July(2006) Koneru occupied the second position in women’s rankings with an Elo score of [...]
KM Beenamol was a gold medalist of the 2002 Asian Games, achieved the prestigious feat of reaching the Olympic semi-final in 2000. After P.T. Usha, she became the second Indian women to qualify for the semi-finals in her favorite event – 800 meters. She and her brother, K.M. Binu, have created another envious record. They are the first siblings in Indian sports arena to win medals at the same international competition. They won medals at [...]
Kiran More is a former Indian wicketkeeper who has served the Indian cricket team dedicatedly from 1984 to 1993. His full name is Kiran Shankar More and he was born on 4th September, 1962 in Baroda, Gujarat, India. Pursuing his interests for the sport, Kiran has come a long way in Indian cricket. Even after retirement, Kiran More has served cricket by starting the Kiran More-Alembic cricket academy in 1997 and then moving on to [...]
Javagal Srinath is a former Indian cricketer who recently retired from international cricket after serving the Indian cricket team with his outstanding bowling. Javagal Srinath was born on 31st August, 1969 in Mysore, Karnataka . He completed his education from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore, obtaining a B.E. Degree from Mysore University. He also pursued his intense passion for cricket. Ever since he was noticed at a club match by former Indian Test [...]
Jaspal Rana, one of the eminent luminaries from the world of shooting, was born on 28th June 1976, in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi District. His childhood was spent in the capital city, New Delhi. In fact, he even did his schooling from Delhi’s K.V. Air Force School and then went on to attend the elite St. Stephen’s College and Sri Aurobindo College. Jaspal Rana’s mentor and his source of inspiration was his father Shri Narayan Singh Rana, [...]
Jaidip Mukerjea is one of the stalwarts who took India to great heights in the game of tennis. He was a member of the famed trio of Indian Tennis – Premjit Lal, Ramanathan Krishnan and Jaidip Mukerjea. Together they have pulled off many victories for India in the Davis Cup. Jaidip has also defeated the likes of John Newcombe, Roy Emerson, Fred Stolle and Arthur Ashe in his illustrious career. A visionary and a true [...]
Irfan Pathan is a talented Indian cricketer and a significant member of the Indian national cricket team since 2003. Irfan Pathan is an all-rounder and has been compared to the likes of cricketing great, Kapil Dev. His original name is Irfan Khan, and he was born on October 27, 1984 in Baroda, Gujarat, India. Pathan was born into a devout Islamic family who wished him to be an Islamic scholar, however he and his brother, [...]
