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He was an alumnus of [[Ramnarain Ruia College]], Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ruiacollege.edu/awards_%26_distinctions.htm |title=Ruia College - Awards and Distinctions |access-date=25 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105122728/http://www.ruiacollege.edu/awards_%26_distinctions.htm |archive-date=5 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His son, [[Gaurav Natekar]], is a seven-time Indian National Champion in [[tennis]].<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990311/isp11081.html Indian Express (newspaper)]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
He was an alumnus of [[Ramnarain Ruia College]], Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ruiacollege.edu/awards_%26_distinctions.htm |title=Ruia College - Awards and Distinctions |access-date=25 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105122728/http://www.ruiacollege.edu/awards_%26_distinctions.htm |archive-date=5 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His son, [[Gaurav Natekar]], is a seven-time Indian National Champion in [[tennis]].<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990311/isp11081.html Indian Express (newspaper)]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


Nandu Natekar died in [[Pune]] on 28 July 2021 at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Scroll|title=Indian badminton legend Nandu Natekar dies at 88|url=https://scroll.in/field/1001292/indian-badminton-legend-nandu-natekar-dies-at-88|access-date=28 July 2021|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian badminton great Nandu Natekar passes away|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/indian-badminton-great-nandu-natekar-passes-away/cid/1824228|access-date=28 July 2021|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
Nandu Natekar died in [[Pune]] on 28 July 2021 at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Scroll|title=Indian badminton legend Nandu Natekar dies at 88|url=https://scroll.in/field/1001292/indian-badminton-legend-nandu-natekar-dies-at-88|access-date=28 July 2021|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian badminton great Nandu Natekar passes away|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/indian-badminton-great-nandu-natekar-passes-away/cid/1824228|access-date=28 July 2021|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=admin1|date=2021-07-28|title=Arjuna Award-winning Badminton Legend Nandu Natekar passes away at 88|url=https://www.byscoop.com/arjuna-award-winning-badminton-legend-nandu-natekar-passes-away-at-88/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=ByScoop|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Achievements==
==Achievements==

Revision as of 17:02, 28 July 2021

Nandu Natekar (12 May 1933[1][2] – 28 July 2021) was an Indian badminton national champion.

Natekar won over 100[3] national and international titles for India in a career spanning 15 years.[3] Natekar was the first Indian to win a title abroad, in 1956.[4][5] Natekar was a director of Natekar Sports and Fitness (NSF).

He won the Men's Doubles National Championship a total of six times,[6] Men's Singles National Championship a total of six times,[7] and Mixed Doubles National Championship a total of five times.[8]

He was an alumnus of Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai.[9] His son, Gaurav Natekar, is a seven-time Indian National Champion in tennis.[10]

Nandu Natekar died in Pune on 28 July 2021 at the age of 88.[11][12][13]

Achievements

  • Won National level Men's Singles and Doubles Championship, as well as Mixed Doubles, multiple times in India.[3][14]
  • He has reached the last 8 in the All England Championships.
  • Included among 'the Greats' in a souvenir published by Malaysia during the Thomas Cup series in 1954-55.[15]
  • Men’s Singles Champion in the Selangor International Tournament in Kuala Lumpur in 1956. His victory was also the first international victory by an Indian badminton player.[4][5]
  • Recipient of the first Arjuna Award instituted in 1961.[3][15]
  • Voted the most popular sportsperson of India in 1961.[3]
  • Natekar and Meena Shaw won the Mixed Doubles title at Bangkok’s King’s Cup International Tournament in 1962. Won the Men’s Singles title at the same event in 1963.[4]
  • Represented India at the Commonwealth Games in Jamaica in 1966.[15]
  • Awarded Meritorious Service Award by the IBF in 1989.[16]
  • Honoured at the Jagatik Marathi Parishad in Mauritius in 1991.[15]
  • Awarded Life-time Achievement Award by the Petroleum Sports Control Board of India in January 2001.[17]
  • Awarded Sahyadri Navratna Puraskar in 2002, titled Ratna Saurabh.[15]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/badminton/nandu-natekar-indias-first-badminton-hero-passes-away/amp_articleshow/84815575.cms
  3. ^ a b c d e "Natekar.com". Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
  4. ^ a b c PIB.NIC.IN
  5. ^ a b WebIndia123
  6. ^ In the years 1955,1956,1958,1960,1961,1963 - Badminton India Archives - Men's Doubles
  7. ^ In the years 1953,1954,1958,1960,1961,1965 - Badminton India Archives - Men's Singles
  8. ^ In the years 1953,1954,1961,1966,1970 - Badminton India Archives - Mixed Doubles
  9. ^ "Ruia College - Awards and Distinctions". Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
  10. ^ Indian Express (newspaper)[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Staff, Scroll. "Indian badminton legend Nandu Natekar dies at 88". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Indian badminton great Nandu Natekar passes away". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  13. ^ admin1 (28 July 2021). "Arjuna Award-winning Badminton Legend Nandu Natekar passes away at 88". ByScoop. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Badminton India Archives - Individual Championships
  15. ^ a b c d e Indiantelevision.com
  16. ^ Badminton India Archives - Awards
  17. ^ "The Hindu (newspaper)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
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