Arjuna Award | Verve Magazine
  • Dec-Jan 2021
  • Volume 20
  • '21 Issue 01
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Jwala Gutta, Badminton Player, Arjuna Award winner
June 08, 2017
Arjuna Award, Ashwini Ponnappa, Badminton Player

Feisty Achievers: Jwala Gutta

Text by Tina Dastur. Photograph by Shreyans Dungarwal

For her fearlessness on the court, never-back-down attitude and formidable pairing with doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa
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Anjali Bhagwat, Rifle Shooter, first and only Indian woman to win the ISSF Champion of Champions Trophy in the Air Rifle Men and Women mixed event at Munich in 2002
June 06, 2017
Anjali Bhagwat Shooting Academy, Arjuna Award, ISSF Champion of Champions Trophy

Feisty Achievers: Anjali Bhagwat

Text by Tina Dastur

For being the first and only Indian woman to win the ISSF Champion of Champions Trophy in the Air Rifle Men and Women mixed event at Munich in 2002
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Sania Mirza, Tennis Player, multiple Grand Slam winner, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Padma Bhushan
June 05, 2017
Arjuna Award, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri

Inspirational Icons: Sania Mirza

Text by Zaral Shah. Illustrations by Pratap Chalke

"I wish many more girls would break out of their shells so that we will have more athletes coming out of the country"
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Mary Kom power woman gold medalist Olympics
June 01, 2013
Arjuna Award, Boxing, Manipur

Power Winner: Mary Kom

Text by Sitanshi Talati-Parikh

Mary Kom – five-time world boxing champion – with her compassion, determination, strength and vision, has made it to our roll call of honour this year
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