Pulella Gopichand, born in the year 1973, is considered as one of the finest badminton players India has ever seen. Gopichand started his career in the year 1989 when he became the National Badminton Champion in a tournament in Goa. After this win, he never had to look back. In the year 1997, he made his mark as one of the world class badminton players. He made it to the finals of the Indian Open, which [...]
Pranav Dhanawade Fifteen-year-old has made it to history books after smashing an international record and scoring an unbeaten 1009 during an inter-school tournament in Kalyan, Mumbai. Son of an autorickshaw driver, Pranav has become the first batsman to score 1000-plus runs in an innings in any form of cricket. He has broken the 116-year record of 628 runs made by AEJ Collins for Clark’s House in 1899. While batting against Arya Gurukul School in the [...]
Prakash Padukone is a renowned badminton player of Indian origin who has created the record of being the National Champion from the year 1970 to 1978. Prakash Padukone was born in Bangalore city, Karnataka in the year 1955. Having a keen interest in badminton, Prakash Padukone used to watch the tournaments played by famous players with great curiosity. This very interest and his personal zeal made him the National Junior Champion at the tender age [...]
Poulomi Ghatak is an Indian table tennis star was born in West Bengal in 1983. Poulomi is known for her excellent performance in the various tournaments. From a very tender age, she started practising table tennis and was always keen on taking it up as a profession. Being trained by Indian coach Tapan Chandra and Korean coach Mekim, Poulomi started her tennis career in the year 1992. From her initial days itself, Poulomi Ghatak was a [...]
Parupalli Kashyap is an Indian badminton player. He is currently the top ranked badminton player in the male singles in India. He made India proud by winning the gold medal in men’s singles tournament at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014. He also reached the quarter-final of the London Olympics 2012, but missed to bag a medal. A right handed player, Parupalli is also a receiver of the Arjuna Award 2012. Early Life of Parupalli Kashyap [...]
Narain Karthikeyan, India’s first Formula One driver, was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on January 14, 1977. Karthikeyan got hooked on to car-racing early on in life. His father and uncles were former Indian national rally champions. He went to the Elf Winfield Racing School in France to hone his skills. He competed in the Formula Vauxhall Junior Championship in Great Britain, which gave him valuable experience. In 1994, he went back to the U.K. [...]
Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi is a famous Indian weightlifter was born on March 1, 1968 in Imphal, Manipur. She started participating in sports right from her schooldays in Imphal’s Sindam Sinshang Resident High School and went on to complete her graduation from the Maharaja Bodha Chandra College in Imphal. Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi broke two National Records in Trivandrum in 1987 and went on to win three silver medals in the World Women’s Weightlifting Championship in Manchester [...]
Murali Kartik is a classic left-arm spinner in the Indian cricket team known for his fiery attitude and quite a few memorable match-winning performances. Born on the 11th of September 1976 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, he has represented India in the international cricketing arena off and on after making his test debut in 2000. In his early years, Kartik was a medium pacer before taking up his trademark left-arm spinner action. Murali Kartik first made [...]
Mouma Das was born on 24th February, 1984 in West Bengal. She started playing table tennis on a full-fledged basis from the year 1993. Currently he is the No. 2 player of India. Father Asit Kumar Das is said to have made a major contribution towards honing the table tennis skills of Mouma Das. He is getting training under Shri Jayanta kumar Pushilal. A senior level table tennis player, she had made a mark for [...]
Mohinder Amarnath or Jimmy as he was popularly known was born on September 24, 1950 in Patiala, Punjab. His father was Lala Amarnath, the first captain of India in the post-independence era. Mohinder had a long stint at the highest levels in international cricket after having made his debut against Australia at Chennai in December 1969. After playing his debut series, he had to endure a long wait before he got back into the Indian [...]
