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    Literary Biography

    • Albert Camus

    • A Very Short Introduction
    • Written by: Oliver Gloag
    • Narrated by: Graham Halstead
    • Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged

    • Overall

    • Performance

    Few would question that Albert Camus (1913-1960), novelist, playwright, philosopher and journalist, is a major cultural icon. His widely quoted works have led to countless movie adaptions, graphic novels, pop songs, and even t-shirts. In this Very Short Introduction, Oliver Gloag chronicles the inspiring story of Camus' life. From a poor fatherless settler in French-Algeria to the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Gloag offers a comprehensive view of Camus' major works and interventions.

    The Pride of India – P V Sindhu

    The Pride of India – P V Sindhu

    India has way to go. One of the ideal examples for it is the great Indian Badminton Player-  P V Sindhu.

    Pusarla Venkata Sindhu became the first Indian woman to grab a Silver Medal for our Country in the Olympics. After Saina Newal, P V Sindhu is the next Indian Badminton player to ever win an Olympic medal.

    P V Sindhu was born to one of the best Volley Players in their times – P V Ramana and P. Vijaya. It is noteable that P V Ramana received Arjuna Award for his remarkable records in the game and  Sindhu’s greatest inspiration was her parents.

    Later, inspired by the success of Pullela Gopichand, who was the winner of 2001 All England Open Badminton Championship. And, it was her age of 8 and from then on P V Sindhu started playing Badminton.

    Sindhu’s early training and coaching on the Sport was given by Mehboob Ali at the Badminton Courts of Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications in Secunderabad. Later, she joined Pullela Gopichand’s Gopichand Badminton Academy.

    Benchmarks of P V Sindhu:

    P V Sindhu marked her foot prints in the history of Indian Sports through the following records and achievements:

    • Sindhu is the youngest ever Indian who made a Podium finish at the Olympics, that too, in an Individual Event
    • She is the first Indian Shuttler to reach the Olympics Badminton Event’s Finals
    • Sindhu is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Badminton World Championships (in Women’s Singles)
    • At the age of 17, She became one of the top 20 players of the BWF World Ranking and that is how she became a pioneer in Indian Sports History

    Rewards and Recognition:

    • Was honored with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna marking it as a highest sport honor for her in the year 2015
    • Received Padma Shri Award in the year 2015 and became the youngest person to receive the India’s fourth highest civilian honor
    • Received Arjuna Awar

    Players motivate me with their success, says Gopi

    Hyderabad: Chief coach Pullela Gopichand marshalled his boys to win a first gold and team silver at the Asian Games. Appointed in 2006 to guide the team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Gopichand has continued as his wards started winning medals at all big events year after year.
    And he’s not done yet. “Frankly, I feel tired and bored sometimes, but then the players motivate me with their success.Be it Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag, Srikanth and others. Whenever they win a medal, I feel delighted. Their success is helping me to continue," Gopichand said here on Wednesday.
    Gopi made special mention of Prannoy and Lakshya for helping the team win Asiad silver. “Lakshya was brilliant in the team event. Prannoy played with injury. Despite being in pain, he said he would pull it off for the team. A lot of credit goes to our physio Kiran," he said referring to the back injury Prannoy suffered before leaving for the Asiad.
    Asked why they risked playing Prannoy as it could have aggravated the injury, Gopichand said it was a collective decision.
    Prannoy also said he wanted to take the risk. “I wanted to play and all credit to Gopi sir who took that call to let me play. Yes, there was a lot of pain but I knew I won't get another chance to play Asiad. Whenever we get an opportunity, we have to win," said Prannoy.
    Explaining the reasons for his recent successes, Prannoy said, “After Covid I thought I had a good chance. Luckily, Gopi sir started giving us more time. He travelling with us this year is of great help,” Prannoy said. Gopichand said that the focus now is to get as many Indians as possible to qualify for the Olympics. "There are so many tournaments before the April end qualifying date. There is no time to relax," he said.

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    Padma glory for Gopichand, Baig

    HYDERABAD: Indian badminton coach Pullela Gopichandand theatre personality Mohammad Ali Baigare among several prominent personalities from the state who have been conferred the Padma awards ahead of the Republic Day this year.
    On the day his dream of two Indians reaching an international final came true, former All England champion Pullela Gopichand was bestowed with the Padma Bhushan by the government of India.
    Gopichand is the first shuttler to get this honour. Clearly overwhelmed after being chosen for the prestigious award, Gopi, who is busy preparing his wards, Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, for the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold final, said he was quite ecstatic.
    "I am thrilled; I never thought I would get this honour. This is a huge honour for me and with it comes a big responsibility. I am confident that I would live up to the expectations of people of this country," Gopichand said, adding that the achievements of his players helped him secure this honour. The coach dedicated the Padma award to his parents, players and the support staff at his academy.
    Among those who have been honoured with Padma Shrifrom Andhra Pradesh is theatre personality Mohammad Ali Baig. He followed in his late father Qadir Ali Baig and actor-brother Moin Ali Baig's footsteps, to become a playwright, filmmaker, director and actor.
    His institution, named after his father, Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation, is credited with bringing some of best known plays to the city in the last 10 years. His annual theatre festivals have become an important part of the Hyderabad's cultural calendar.
    Baig took Hindustani/Urdu plays to several prestigious theater festivals in different parts of India and abroad. His own creations such as Quli - Dilon ka Shahzaada; Taramati-A Legend of an Artist; His Exalted Highness; Raat Phoolon Ki; and Resham Ki Dor; etc. have received accolades and won awards.
    On receiving Padma Shri, he said,