With the brightest of palette of talent emerging in broadest spectrum of games, Indian sports canvas is changing colours, for good.
Although, it has been a late entrant into the modern-day sports, making a winning bid is something which has been long due, this is what the former national badminton coach and the live wire of the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, based in Bangalore, Vimal Kumar feels.
He has been finally recognised by the government for his contribution for the game after being one of the awardee of Dronacharya Award this year. Better late than never, it has come true for this MBA-turned-badminton-coach from Kerala.
Awards are a recognition. It should not be something you always seek, something that has to be bestowed on you in recognition of your efforts, is his philosophy if one could go by what is said above.
This story is from the August 29, 2019 edition of The Free Press Journal - Indore.
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