The word Badminton will instantly bring P.V.Sindhu in everyone’s mind.Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win a silver medal in 2016 Olympics- the other being Saina Nehwal who has won a bronze medal in 2012 Olympics. Sindhu came to international attention when she broke into the top 20 of the BWF(Badminton World Federation) in September 2012 at the age of 17. She is one of the top five shuttlers in the women’s singles category. She started playing badminton at the age of eight. Though her parents were professional volleyball players, Sindhu chose badminton over volleyball because she drew inspiration from the success of Pullela Gopichand, the 2001 All England Open Badminton Champion. Sindhu first learned the basics of the sport with the guidance of Mehboob Ali. She then joined Pullela Gopichand’s ‘Gopichand Badminton Academy’. While profiling Sindhu’s career, a correspondent with THE HINDU wrote: “The fact that she reports on time at the coaching camps daily, travelling a distance of 56 km from her residence, is perhaps a reflection of her willingness to fulfil her desire to be a good badminton player with the required hard work and commitment”. Gopichand seconded this opinion, “The most striking feature in Sindhu’s game is her attitude and the never-say-die spirit”. Despite P.V Sindhu being busy with her training schedules and International tournaments, she managed to attend regular school until class 9, after which all her classes were through correspondence. She did balance both her passion as well as her academics and she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (B.Com). After joining Gopichand’s badminton academy, Sindhu won several titles. She has won many awards as well as cash grants for her contribution and among them, these three awards were conferred on her by the Indian government: 1) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest sporting honour of India (2016). 2) Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India (2015) . 3) Arjuna Award (2013).