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Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu written by V. Krishnaswamy

11 February 2020

“P.V. Sindhu embodies all that a top sportsperson should have to attain success. She remains one of India’s principal contenders for the gold medal in Olympics 2020 and I would be the happiest if she wins it. Go Sindhu, bring that medal home!” – Abhinav Bindra

Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu tells the magnificent story of one of the finest badminton players in the world. It chronicles her life from the time when, while living in a railway colony in Secunderabad, Sindhu travelled over 40 kilometres every day by train to get to P. Gopichand’s academy and train. It documents the hardships she faced on the way to be a promising global star and discuss what lies ahead for the young athlete.

‘I have been fortunate to see many of Sindhu’s stellar performances, from Rio to Glasgow to Gold Coast and Jakarta. Seldom has an Indian sportsperson achieved so much, including four World Championship medals besides those at Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, in so short a time. With age on her side, the sky is the limit for this talented and yet grounded badminton star,’ says author V. Krishnaswamy, whose past work, Sachin Tendulkar, A Hundred Hundreds Now, was a runaway success and translated in multiple languages. ‘It has been a pleasure to not only see Sindhu play, but also interact with her over the past few years. This book is my small tribute to a shining star.’

The young sports icon is the only Indian named in Forbes’ list of the world’s top-10 highest paid female athletes. Ananya Borgohain, Commissioning Editor at HarperCollins, said, ‘More than just a biography, this inspiring book delves into what makes a world champion, how she handles her famous rivals like Saina Nehwal and Carolina Marin, and how Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand’s hardships resulted in changing the Indian badminton landscape forever. After all, at just 24, Sindhu is a Padma Bhushan awardee!’

Krishan Chopra, Publisher at HarperCollins, added, ‘We are happy to publish the wonderful story of P.V. Sindhu’s journey to the top. It is one of the most inspiring stories of modern sports and it will come at just the right time as she prepares for the Olympics.’

A lot of questions were raised when Sindhu did not win a tournament in the first half of the last year. However, her father, P.V. Ramana, says that it has only given her the inspiration to bounce back harder. ‘For us, who form ‘Team Sindhu’, it has been a labour of love and belief. She is young and has already achieved a lot and we are confident that she can go all the way to the top. Her story is one of grit and determination and team work and we hope it will inspire youngsters, not just in India, but all over.’

Shuttling to the Top will release in March, 2020.

About HarperCollins India:

HarperCollins India is a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers. HarperCollins India publishes some of the finest writers from the Indian subcontinent and around the world, publishing approximately 200 new books every year, with a print and digital catalogue of more than 2000 titles across 10 imprints. HarperCollins India authors have won almost every major literary award including the Man Booker Prize, the DSC Prize, the New India Foundation Award, the Atta Galatta Prize, the Shakti Bhatt Prize, the Publishing Next Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Crossword Book Award. HarperCollins India also represents some of the finest publishers in the world including Oneworld, Bonnier Zaffre, Usborne, Dover and Lonely Planet.  HarperCollins India is also the only publisher to have been awarded the Publisher of the Year Award three times: at Publishing Next in 2015, and at Tata Literature Live! in 2016 and 2018.

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Shuttling to the Top
About the Book - Shuttling to the Top

Volleyball was the topic of conversation at breakfast and dinner table, but badminton player Pullela Gopichand was P.V. Sindhu's hero. At a time when Saina Nehwal was a rising star, eight-year-old Sindhu would travel over 40 kilometres from her home…

About the Author - Krishnaswamy V

V. Krishnaswamy is a sports journalist who has covered seven Olympic Games and numerous international championships in badminton. He is also the author of Sachin: A Hundred Hundreds Now, published by HarperCollins.

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