Dipankar Bhattacharya is one of the most outstanding Indian badminton players. He was born and brought up in Guwahati, Assam. At an early age of two, Dipankar started playing badminton. He is the first men’s badminton player to represent India at the Olympics. He has represented India twice at Olympics: Barcelona Olympics (1992) and Atlanta Olympics (1996). He has won the Indian National Badminton Championship thrice and was runner-up on two occasions. He was placed [...]
Dingko Singh is one of the greatest boxers in the history of Indian Boxing, Dingko Singh is the winner of an Asian Games gold medal. He has also won several other national and international boxing championships. Dingko’s rise to success can be an inspiring story for any aspiring sportsman. He was born in Lamalong, Manipur. His birthplace is a very remote area of the hilly state. Born to a very poor family, Dingko Singh had [...]
Dinesh Kartik is a talented young Indian cricketer with tremendous potential. He is a wicket-keeper/ batsman in the Indian cricket team. His full name is Krishna Kumar Dinesh Karthik and he was born on June 1, 1985 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the son of Krishna Kumar, a former first-division cricket player from Chennai. After spending two years in Kuwait due to his father’s job, he returned to India where under the immense [...]
Dilip Vengsarkar is the former Indian captain and a member of the 1983 World Cup winning team Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar was born on April 6, 1956, in Rajapur, Maharashtra. Fondly called as ‘Colonel’, Vengsarkar made his international cricket debut at Auckland against New Zealand in 1975-76. He played his last test against Australia at Perth in 1991-92. Vengsarkar played a total of 116 tests scoring 6868 runs at an average of 42.13 with 17 hundred [...]
Dilip Tirkey is known for his brilliant career in hockey, Born on the 25th of November in the year of 1975. Dilip Tirkey played his first match in the year of 1995 and rose to prominence due to his immense contribution in the field of Indian sports. Dilip Tirkey consistent performance at international level matches has helped him to become the captain of the Indian Hockey team at a very young age. He plays in [...]
Dibyendu Barua is a renowned chess player of India. He was the second Indian to become a Grandmaster after Viswanathan Anand. He is one of the pioneers of this game in India who gave impetus to the young generation and inspired them. Born on October 27, 1966, in West Bengal Dibyendu Barua displayed his interest in the game at a very early age. In 1972, his achievement shot a high as he beat the 2nd [...]
Dhanraj Pillay is the former captain of the Indian hockey team, Dhanraj Pillay was born on July 16, 1968 at Kirkee in Maharashtra. His brother, Ramesh Pillay had also represented India at the international level. He made his international debut in 1989 when he represented the nation at the Allwyn Asia Cup in New Delhi in 1989. He was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 1999-2000, besides the Padma Shri in 2000. The [...]
Dara Singh Randhawa was a man of many talents. He was most famous for his wrestling success worldwide and acting career in the Indian film industry. Born on 19th November 1928, Dara Singh hails from Village Dharmoochak in Amritsar, Punjab. As one of the successful Indian wrestlers, Dara Singh had represented India in the several World Championships. In 1962 he started acting in Hindi films. He was also nominated as a Rajya Sabha Member by [...]
Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known as The Great Khali, is one of the eminent wrestlers of India. With a towering height of 7 ft 1 in, he had been an officer in the Punjab State Police: however, presently, he is signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Dalip Singh Rana made his first appearance in film in The Longest Yard. Dalip Singh Rana, also known as Giant Singh, became a professional wrestler for All Pro Wrestling [...]
D.N. Sardesai is a former Indian Test cricketer whose immense contribution with the bat has turned many a match in favor of India. His full name is Dilip Narayan Sardesai and he was born on 8th August, 1940 in Margao, Goa, India. Over the years, Sardesai pursued his interests in cricket, beginning his career playing in the inter-university Rohinton Baria trophy, then in the Board President’s XI against Pakistan, moving on to play thrilling first-class [...]
