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Topic: Pullela Gopichand

Padukone to Sindhu & Thomas Cup — the many times Indian badminton shone on world stage

Raghav Bikhchandani -
As India beat heavyweights Indonesia 3-0 to clinch their maiden Thomas Cup title, a look back at major milestones in the history of Indian badminton.

When you lose a game, you don’t storm out or abuse: Pullela Gopichand

Pullela Gopichand -
In ‘Shuttler’s Flick’, Pullela Gopichand writes that losing badminton games for him is almost academic, you break down areas of improvement and work on them.

Where are India’s badminton coaches? We need more names than Padukone and Gopichand

Benedict Paramanand -
In ‘Smash—The Rise of Indian Badminton’, Benedict Paramanand writes that aging players are setting up academies, but few take coaching seriously.

How Indian badminton became global powerhouse, new book reveals

ThePrint Team -
‘SMASH! The Rise of Indian Badminton: Stories of Grit and Triumph’ by Benedict Paramanand, published by Notion Press, the book will be released on 9 July on ‘Soft Cover’.

Chinese coaches inspired Gopichand to use heavy weight training to beat foreign players

Abhijeet Kulkarni -
In ‘The Gopichand Factor’, Abhijeet Kulkarni takes a deep dive into the coaching techniques & strategies that have aided the transformation of Indian badminton.

Once dismissed as lazy, Kidambi Srikanth is now praised for Roger Federer-like calm

TS Sudhir -
The world number one rank ticked off his bucket list, Srikanth will have his eyes set on Olympics and World championship golds besides the All-England title.

Off The Cuff with P.V. Sindhu and Pullela Gopichand

Abhishek Krishnan -
The ninth edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw P V Sindhu, Olympic Badminton Silver Medalist and P Gopichand, Chief National Coach, Indian Badminton Team,...

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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