Book Review | Before India Almost Became A Badminton Superpower

With India’s Badminton hero, superstars in PV Sindhu, Sinai Nehwal and even Lakshya Sen’s high tunnels, the current generation Indian Badminton lovers can be excused to believe that India’s Thomas Cup has won the Thomas Cup title in 2022. Gopi Chand flashed in the pan.

Net movements written by Vijay and Akhay Lokapally’s Baba-son, starting from Prakash Nath, trying to detail the rich history of Badminton in the country by playing the 1947 All-England Championship final even when his hometown burns in the flames of the departments. In this country, Badminton is a secret fire, as a strong revolution as India’s chess revives, just waiting to be realized.

Kriket has an interesting connection with Badminton in this country. Sunil Gavascar was a fiery fan of this sport, often playing in his free time; He actively introduced a Badminton school in the Giant Giant Calcutta, as the main sponsor of Bata’s power division, and before that, as the books pointed out, Tara, Sunder and Suman, the legendary Indian Chricger DB Deodhar’s daughters, sisters, sisters began to Badminton’s Badminton. ”

Then Vijay Lokapally, Akshay’s father, has a very famous cricket writer, clearly chose to write this very special sport. The connection has become intact.

The book has been wisely organized as a good feeling of certain time periods and key players, giving the reader a good feeling to the reader despite the development of sports in the country and the trials and troubles of our Crusaders, the poverty of the sensitivity of the people in authority. Sports has not been a priority in India, in households, or in general in society and certainly everywhere the government touches. If the cricket survived the attack, it was a lucky break.

Dinesh Khanna remembers how to use the backhand in the book, how little we think about Badminton in those days. The book says: “Fortunately, a friend in Bombay had a Badminton guide with instructions and lessons in various strokes. The change that emerged was tremendous.

The book does not ignore the darkness. “At the age of twenty -five (SYED), the murder of Modi was a dark section in Indian sports. He designed a career and proved a great being with his deep understanding of Badminton.” The details were covered with a fog, but it was a necessity.

Yes, Manoj Guhas is not sufficiently represented in the book, but such a big date from a larger country will have gaps to be filled later. The larger story is that when the writers document the past, the future of the writers really focuses. Perhaps we can predict how India can return to rails and war.

Net Flicks: India’s shuttle and Smashing relationship

By Akshay Lokapally & Vijay Lokapally

Bloomsbury India

232; RS 499