Download or read book SMASH The Rise of Indian Badminton written by Benedict Paramanand and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Badminton has become a popular sport in India thanks to Prakash Padukone, Pullela Gopichand, Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa, Kidambi Srikanth, and a few others. Each of them has a riveting story. The author has tried to weave all their stories into a fascinating canvas. This book is about how Indian badminton emerged as a global powerhouse in over a decade; what’s gone into the making of several world champions; who all played pivotal roles, and much more. It also reflects on the current shortcomings that could slow down the rise of the sport and how they could be addressed. Anyone keen on learning the secrets of peak performance from Indian champions and their coaches; how to bounce back stronger from setbacks; how and how not to lead a team, will find this book appealing. I hope people learn a lot about the history of Indian badminton from this book, Jwala Gutta, Indian Doubles Champion
Download or read book Courting Success written by Shirish Nadkarni and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heritage of Rising Nation written by Vikash Tiwari and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the centuries, India is known for affluent heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief and political systems, artifacts, and technologies. The book is attributed to poetically articulate numerous aspects of diversity, music and songs, art and culture, sports, natural beauty, countryside hallmarks, great emperors, freedom fighters, armed forces, and novel revolutions.
Download or read book Shuttling to the Top written by Krishnaswamy V and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volleyball was the topic of conversation at breakfast and dinner table, but badminton player Pullela Gopichand was P.V. Sindhu's hero. At a time when Saina Nehwal was a rising star, eight-year-old Sindhu would travel over 40 kilometres from her home in a railway colony in Secunderabad, every day, to get to Gopichand's academy and train. Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu is the fascinating story of the junior player who went on to be the first Indian to win an Olympic silver medal for badminton.
Download or read book Badminton written by Pranav Prakash and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Brief History of Badminton from 1870 to 1949 written by Betty Uber and published by Blumenfeld Press. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
Download or read book The Caravan written by Delhi Press and published by Delhi Press Magazine. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The country's first and only publication devoted to narrative journalism, The Caravan occupies a singular position among Indian magazines. It is a new kind of magazine for a new kind of reader, one who demands both style and substance. Since its relaunch in January 2010, the magazine has earned a reputation as one of the country's most sophisticated publications-a showcase for the region's finest writers and a distinctive blend of rigorous reporting, incisive criticism and commentary, stunning photo essays, and gripping new fiction and poetry. Its commitment to great storytelling has earned it the respect of readers from around the world. "India's best English language magazine", The Guardian, London "For those with an interest in India, it has become an absolute must-read", The New Republic, Washington The Caravan fills a niche in the Indian media that has remained vacant for far too long, catering to the intellectually curious and aesthetically refined reader, who seeks a magazine of exceptional quality.
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Download or read book Shuttler s Flick written by Pullela Gopichand and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'But the return is not always easy, especially when the world has moved on without you, when the people who were rooting for you have now found other heroes to support.' When Pullela Gopichand had to undergo a risky arthroscopic surgery, chances of his full recovery were not great. His return to the badminton court seemed a far-fetched dream. The odds were stacked against him. Then, in 1998, he won the bronze in the Commonwealth Games. His biggest win was yet to come. In 2001, Pullela became the second Indian to win the All England Championship. This is the story we know. From not being able to walk to winning the most prestigious title in badminton, this is Pullela the player. But his success hasn’t stopped at just him. The Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, set up in 2008, boasts of a host of World No. 1s including Saina Nehwal and Srikanth Kidambi and World Badminton Champion PV Sindhu. What is it about his teachings that propels players right to the top? In his official autobiography, we meet Pullela the coach. Through his own voice, as well as those of his students, mother, and wife, we get a look at the mind that revolutionised the game. We are shown not only what it takes to get to the top, but also, and more importantly, how to stay there. With the principles of his play laid bare, we are invited to apply them to our own everyday lives. In doing so, we ask questions, take accountability for our actions and perhaps find the answer to the greatest question of all—what does it take to become a champion?
Download or read book Badminton written by Tony Grice and published by Steps to Success S.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Steps to Success' books provide expert instruction and drills to help adult learners master the basic skills of the featured sporting activity, in this case badminton.
Download or read book Badminton Queen of India Saina Nehwal written by Renu Saran and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saina Nehwal, the badminton queen of India, has become a role model to young women not only in our country but also across the globe over the last few years. Her growing popularity quotient soared higher after her Olympic feat in London in the year 2012; the year she earned the title of India's first shuttler to win a medal at the quadrennial event. The living legend, Saina Nehwal, the best player of India and one of the top enterprising individuals in the world badminton map, holds an influential rank in the Badminton Globe Federation position. Her incredible success has made the country people proud and placed India on the international badminton arena. This young, immensely talented girl has proved that Indian players are capable of counter attacking the infamous control of China on the game. Nehwal's unparalleled success as an international badminton player is one of the most inspiring and soul-stirring stories of Indian sports. The girl from a middle-class family was gradually groomed and transformed into a world-class player. The journey wasn't easy for Saina and her family but the girl managed to achieve great heights in the face of awesome odds. We pray and wish that this 'Super Girl of India' accomplishes larger glorious heights for herself and the entire nation.
Download or read book Sophie s World written by Jostein Gaarder and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Download or read book Sport Bibliography Sports written by Linda Wheeler and published by Sport Information Resource Centre = Centre de documentation pour le sport. This book was released on 1983 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Captain Cool The M S Dhoni Story written by Gulu Ezekiel and published by Westland Sport. This book was released on with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book THE MOST POPULAR BIOGRAPHY OF INDIA’S COOLEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL CRICKET CAPTAIN Mahendra Singh Dhoni is as calm and unruffled a sportsman on the field as he is self-effacing off it. But ‘brute strength’, ‘murderous form’ and ‘a man possessed’ were some of the phrases that came to mind when, on 5 April 2005 in Visakhapatnam, he exploded onto international consciousness by becoming the first regular Indian keeper to score a one-day century. With his striking form on the day, his long locks visible beneath his helmet, red tints glinting in the sunlight, ‘Mahi’ Dhoni had transformed from a boy hailing from an obscure small town to a sports legend with the aura of a rockstar. And yet, Dhoni was no child prodigy, no overnight success. When he made his international debut at 23, he was already mature by Indian cricket standards—with five grinding years of domestic cricket behind him. How that legend came to be, and grew from game to game, is told here by noted sportswriter Gulu Ezekiel in his crackling but measured prose. Captain Cool is the story of M.S. Dhoni, Indian cricket’s poster boy. It is also the heart-warming account of the life of a young man who won India the World Twenty20 in 2007, the 50-over World Cup title in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013, but can still tell his throngs of admirers, ‘I am the same boy from Ranchi.’ .
Download or read book Ice Candy Man written by Bapsi Sidhwa and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now Filmed as 1947, a motion picture by Deepa Mehta Few novels have caught the turmoil of the Indian subcontinent during Partition with such immediacy, such wit and tragic power.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Sports Science written by John Zumerchik and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides coverage of the mechanics of sport and the scientific principles involved plus entries and treatment.
