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  1. Kabhi Jwala, kabhi aansoon ka pyaala

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    / July 31, 2012 / Leave a comment
    It was like an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were on game point in the third game of their women’s doubles encounter against Chien and Cheng of Chinese Taipei. When the delicate drop shot did the trick, Jwala let out a shriek, which conveyed relief, ecstasy and happiness...

  2. Kashyap’s London Dreams

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    / July 28, 2012 / Leave a comment
    “Isn’t it like a war camp out here?” I asked Parupalli Kashyap in a teasing tone. We were sitting in one corner of the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad, as he rested after a practise session. The air, as always, was filled with screeching sounds of the shoes massaging...

  3. Shuttlers fancy their chances in London

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    / July 24, 2012 / Leave a comment
    When Pullela Gopichand left Hyderabad on Monday, he carried with him a dossier on each of the players that his wards are likely to meet at the London Olympics. The team that reaches London later this afternoon, will lose no time in getting into practise mode almost immediately. The team...

  4. Jwala scores over Saina

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    / July 19, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Saina Nehwal is obviously one of the strongest medal contenders for India in badminton at the London Olympics. But netizens in India are searching more for fellow shuttler Jwala Gutta. The doubles player seems to be driving the majority of internet traffic on Google searches. Using Google Insights for search in...

  5. Can we have shuttlecocks please?

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    / July 5, 2012 / 2 Comments
    When he started out as a badminton player, Pullela Gopichand’s biggest worry would be how to maximise the life of a shuttlecock. One shuttlecock in the late 80s would cost six rupees and unless he owned one, none of the established players would be willing to play a game with...

  6. AP govt awards Rs 50 lakh to Saina

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    / June 22, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a Rs 50 lakh incentive – the highest so far – to badminton champ Saina Nehwal for her three titles in 2012. The cash award comes just five weeks ahead of the London Olympics where Saina is a serious medal prospect for India. Saina...

  7. A Father’s day gift from Saina Nehwal

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    / June 17, 2012 / 1 Comment
    When I called up Saina Nehwal’s father Dr Harvir Singh to congratulate him on his daughter’s incredible triumph at the Indonesia Open Super Series, I asked if he was laughing or shedding khushi ke aansoo. Harvir Singh’s tears do the talking whenever he feels overwhelmed with Saina’s performance. “Sudhir Sir,...

  8. Thai cuisine for Saina Nehwal

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    / June 10, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The issue with tournaments just before the Olympics is that either top players skip them or play very carefully to avoid any injury. Pretty much the case at the Thailand Open, where none of the four top Chinese players took the field, making Saina Nehwal the top seeded player at...

  9. Badminton on court, Sanskrit off court – the Sindhu way

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    / May 17, 2012 / Leave a comment
    After a three-hour long gruelling session on court, P V Sindhu is relishing her breakfast of puri-subzi and watermelon juice at the canteen at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy. Destresser is in the form of a loud Telugu film showing on the 32” inch LCD, which Sindhu tells me, is...

  10. On the 64 squares, 24×7

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    / April 15, 2012 / 4 Comments
    One of the regrets we have is that our daughter Tejaswini quit training in chess. She had joined well-known chess coach and International Master Lanka Ravi’s academy in Secunderabad when she was just about six years old but a few tournaments later, we realised that it takes a lot to...

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