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Prakash Padukone on relationship with son-in-law Ranveer Singh, reviews Dhurandhar

June 16, 2026 1:46 pm

Prakash Padukone said that he shares a great equation with son-in-law Ranveer Singh, and that the two often bond over their mutual love for sports and movies.

Prakash Padukone on ‘semi-retired’ life, grandparenthood, and why he stays off social media

June 16, 2026 12:49 pm

At 70, Prakash Padukone is trading packed schedules for family time, fitness, and the simple joys of being a grandparent

Deepika Padukone started mental health foundation after friend's death, says dad Prakash

June 04, 2026 11:26 am

Prakash Padukone said that he and his wife Ujjala Padukone were in full support of their daughter Deepika Padukone when she decided to talk about her experience with depression publicly.

Deepika Padukone recalled how her father, legendary badminton player Prakash Padukone, would discipline her as a child

‘I was locked inside the store room’: When Deepika Padukone shared her father’s way of disciplining her; what psychology says about fear-based parenting

January 06, 2026 5:57 pm

Months earlier, at the Forbes Summit in Abu Dhabi, Deepika had shared how her father’s values continue to guide her, especially now as a parent herself

With the support system for badminton being near non-existent in the 90s, Padukone had started PPBA, alongside Vimal Kumar and Vivek Kumar. (File)

Prakash Padukone after stepping away from Padukone academy: 'Not easy decision, arrived at after considerable reflection'

December 03, 2025 3:47 pm

Padukone, 70, will scale back on elite coaching, and focus on expanding his other dream venture - the Padukone School of Badminton that is geared towards broadbasing the sport.

Every coach who is not Pullela Gopichand or Prakash Padukone, is grappling with the same question: Is it worth 'giving back'? (File)

For badminton coaches, 'giving back' to the game comes with suffering

July 14, 2025 1:18 pm

Policy proposals offer a reasonably good pay package to full-time coaches but there's a catch — these might be short-term contracts and make involve giving up a PSU job

Lakshya Sen with Prakash Padukone (to his left), father DK Sen (left), and Vimal Kumar (center)

Badminton reflections: Why Lakshya Sen's 4th place at Olympics is still seen as progress for India's men's singles by a super-driven coaching fraternity

December 29, 2024 4:08 pm

Coaches, who themselves struggled for funding and facilities in their playing years, are up-skilling rapidly hoping to prove a point: that an Indian coach can produce an Olympic medallist in men's singles.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha poses for a group photo with the Indian contingent heading for the upcoming Paris Olympics. (PTI)

After lacklustre Olympic performances, mental health experts explain why sports psychology needs urgent attention in India

September 03, 2024 10:17 am

Sports isn't just about technical skills. The confidence to win needs to be cultivated.

Lakshya Sen on Paris Olympics: 'Prakash sir took away my phone... said won't get back till matches are done'

August 16, 2024 10:11 pm

PM Narendra Modi's prompt respond to Laskhya Sen "If Prakash sir is so strict, will send him next time too."

Flagbearers Manu Bhaker and Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran of India during Paris Olympics closing ceremony.

Paris leaves India with a few smiles — and many red flags

August 12, 2024 8:24 am

India's Paris Olympics campaign ended with six medals. There were also six agonising fourth-place finishes, more than ever, to mark the bitter-sweet campaign that ebbed as the Games progressed.