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  2. Career. Prakash was initiated into the game by his father Ramesh Padukone, who was the Secretary of Mysore Badminton Association for many years. Padukone's first official tournament was the Karnataka state junior championship in 1962, which he lost in the very first round.

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    Prakash was born on 10 June 1955 (age 69 years; as of 2024) in Bangalore, Mysore State, India who once brought a lot of glory to India for his success through his sport, now takes pride in his daughter’s success in Bollywood as well as in Hollywood. He got titles such as ‘The Silent Tiger‘ and ‘The undisputed Leader‘ after his invincible successes ...

    Prakash has an athletic body even in his 60’s. He is 6’1 tall and weighs around 75 kgs. He has black hair and black eyes.

    Prakash was born into a Brahmin (Chitrapur Saraswat) family in Bangalore, India. His father, Ramesh Padukone was the secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association and his mother, Ahilya Padukone was a homemaker. He has one brother who resides in Mangalore, India. His parents arranged for his marriage with Ujjala and the couple together have two dau...

    At a very tender age, Prakash developed a keen interest in Badminton as his father used to motivate him to focus on the game. He was a right-handed shuttler who played his debut match, Karnataka state junior championship in the year 1962. In 1764, he bagged the National Junior Champion title and went on to become the youngest player to win the Nati...

    World Championships 1983:Ranked 3rd in the singles event at Copenhagen, Denmark Commonwealth Games 1978: Ranked 1st in the singles event at Edmonton, Canada Asian Games 1974: Ranked 3rd in the team event at Tehran, Iran1986: Ranked 3rd in the team event at Seoul, South Korea World Cup 1981: Ranked 1st in the single events at Kuala Lumpur World Gran...

    1972:Awarded the Arjuna award 1982:Recieved Padma Shri by the Government of India 2014:Outstanding Achievement award at GQ Men of the Year Awards 2018:Awarded BAI Lifetime Achievement Award

    Prakash Padukone does not smoke and does not drink alcohol.
    Prakash’s surname ‘Padukone’ was named after his village’s name, Padukone, near Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka.
    He had many friends who were European players like Morten Frost because he did most of his International career training in Denmark.Prakash Padukone with Morten Frost
    Dev S. Sukumar wrote a biography named Touch Play, based on Prakash Padukone’s life, it became the only second biography written on any badminton player.Prakash Padukone’s Biography, Touch Play
    In an interview, Prakash revealed that his favourite movie of his daughter, Deepika, is Bajirao Mastani.
    Here’s a video of Prakash Padukone with his daughter, Deepika, in a conversation with Rajdeep.
  3. Son- None Daughter(s)- Deepika Padukone (Actress), Anisha Padukone (Golfer) Parents Father - Ramesh Padukone (Secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association) Mother - Ahilya Padukone

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  4. Dec 18, 2017 · Born to a badminton player, Ramesh Padukone, the sport came naturally to Prakash. In the 60s, when the sport was yet to become popular, Prakash was being trained by his father.

  5. Prakash Padukone was born on 10 June 1955, in Padukone village near Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka, India, to Ramesh Padukone and Ahilya Padukone. His father was the Secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association for many years.

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  6. Prakash Padukone was initiated into the game of badminton by his father Ramesh Padukone, who served as the Secretary of the “Mysore Badminton Association” for many years. Padukone’s first official tournament was the Karnataka state junior championship in 1962.

  7. Jul 8, 2020 · His father Ramesh was one of the few people who played badminton and was a part of the first state association for the sport. It was how Prakash Padukone discovered badminton and he built his skills by practising with state players at a wedding hall.