Prakash Padukone's surname originated from his village, Padukone, near Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka. |
He achieved the National Junior Champion title in 1964. |
In 1971, at just 16 years old, he became the youngest player to win the national senior championship. |
From 1971 to 1979, Prakash secured the National Senior championship title for nine consecutive years. |
His parents arranged his marriage with Ujjala. |
In 1979, Prakash triumphed at the 'Evening of Champions' held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. |
In 1980, he made history by becoming the first Indian to win the men’s singles title at the All England Championship. |
During 1980 to 1985, he claimed victory in 15 titles. |
Most of his international career training took place in Denmark. |
He retired in 1991 and later became the chairman of the Badminton Association of India. |
In 1994, he established the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in collaboration with others. |
Prakash was a co-founder of Olympic Gold Quest in 2001. |
In an interview, Prakash shared that his favorite movie of his daughter Deepika is Bajirao Mastani. |