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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Kolkata, IND |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Petroleum Sports Promotion Board: India |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Vivekananda College : Kolkata, IND |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Listening to music and watching television. (TTFI, 11 Oct 2006) |
| Hero / Idol | 2000 Olympic Games table tennis gold medallist Kong Linghui of China. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2006) |
| Ambitions | He wants to be ranked inside the world's top 100 players and compete in an Olympic Games. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2006) |
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| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Attacking |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing table tennis in February, 1990. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 1999 |
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| Languages | Bengali, Hindi, English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Babai. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2006) |
| Injuries | He was out of action for six months after undergoing surgery on an injured knee in 2008. (telegraphindia.com, 10 Sep 2009) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the fifth and deciding match to claim the gold medal in the team competition at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. "I told myself not to try too hard, and it worked," he said. "The crowd support was amazing and a big surprise. I think because we were the underdogs we received a lot of support from the crowd." (Sportstar, 01 Apr 2007) |
| Famous relatives | His father used to play table tennis and cricket and his older sister is a state-level table tennis player. His partner, Poulomi Ghatak, is also a table tennis player at the national level.(telegraphindia.com, 10 Sep 2009) |
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| Why this sport? | He watched his father and sister play. |
General Interest | |
| Awards and honours | He received the Arjuna Award, a national honour sponsored by the Indian government to recognise achievement in sport, in 2006. (telegraphindia.com, 10 Sep 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Handedness | Right |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Manager |
| Family | Partner, Poulomi Ghatak |