Nandu Natekar

Past Masters of Indian Badminton: TN Seth — A gentle, graceful sporting champion who was revered by teammates and rivals alike

TN Seth was a winner of five national titles, including four singles crowns in the years 1952, 1955, ’56 and ’57, effectively punctuating the title run of his greatest rival, Nandu Natekar; and one mixed doubles title in 1951 with Doris H David at a time when foreigners were permitted to play in the Indian Nationals.

Past Masters of Indian Badminton: The Ghosh brothers — one of India’s deadliest doubles duos

The doubles record of the Ghosh brothers is exemplary. They were indisputably the best Indian doubles combination during the 1960s, reaching the National final on each and every occasion between 1963 and 1970, and winning the crown five times together.

Past Masters of Indian Badminton: Sushila Kapadia — the extrovert who played with grace and aggression on court

Sushila was a graceful, yet attacking player who loved dictating the pace and trend of a rally.

India's badminton legend Nandu Natekar impressed by current crop of country's shuttlers

Natekar, who made it to the quarter-finals of the then unofficial All-England Championship in 1954 in his only appearance in the prestigious tournament, feels badminton in India is going through it's golden phase.

HS Prannoy credits Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu for positive change in mindset of Indian shuttlers

According to Prannoy, when Saina and Sindhu started winning big tournaments and started beating Chinese players, the other players too started believing that they could also also achieve a similar feat.

Prakash Padukone's contribution to badminton makes him worthy of BAI Lifetime Achievement Award

What sets Prakash Padukone apart from other badminton greats that India has produced is the fact that he has given back to the game as much as he got from it

With Danish star Erland Kops’ death at the age of 80, badminton loses a legend

Erland Kops, Denmark’s pride and joy, was the first male badminton player to win seven All England singles titles between 1958 and 1967

Sunil Gavaskar to be conferred Lifetime Achievement award by Mumbai journalist body

Gavaskar recorded a phenomenal aggregate of 774 runs in his debut Test series on the tour of the West Indies in 1971, and was the first batsman in the annals of Test cricket to cross the 10,000 run mark.

How champions Padukone and Gopi stayed hungry and foolish

Steve Jobs brought the phrase ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ to life and made it fashionable. Today, almost everyone wants to adopt this motto. But not everyone can be Jobs. Just like not everyone can be a Prakash Padukone or a P Gopi Chand. That requires a special kind of hunger.