Ashwini Ponnappa (born: 18 September, 1989) comes from the land of hockey players – Coorg. But at an every young age, Ashwini preferred a badminton racquet over a hockey stick. Her father too was a national hockey player but Ashwini chose to break the tradition. The right-handed Ashwini went on to become India’s top doubles […]
Prakash Padukone
In the year 1980, a man called Prakash Padukone came into the spotlight when he became the first Indian to win the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championship. That was the high point of his spectacular sporting career, which also resulted in him receiving the Arjuna and Padmashri awards from the Indian government. The Early […]
