Padma awardees

Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre: President Droupadi Murmu’s natural love for sports and games was seen when she played badminton with Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal at the Badminton Court in Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.

"The President’s inspiring step is in keeping with India’s emergence as a badminton-power house, with women players making a great impact on the world stage," said a post on the official account of the President of India on X, formerly Twitter.

As part of the ‘Her Story – My Story’ lecture series featuring women Padma Awardees, Saina Nehwal, the first Indian woman player to reach the World No.1 ranking in Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings and honoured with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, will deliver a talk and interact with the audience at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on Thursday.