T. P. Padmanabhan Nair

T. P. Padmanabhan Nair also known as T. P. P. Nair was a volleyball player, former captain and coach of Indian National Volleyball Team. He was the first Malayali to become the captain of the national volleyball team.[1] In 2015, he received Dhyan Chand Award the highest sports award in the country.[1] He is the only Indian volleyball player to have won two Asian Games medals.[2]

T. P. Padmanabhan Nair
T.P.P.Nair receiving the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award
Personal information
Full nameThekkumpadan Puthanveettil Padmanabhan Nair
NicknameT. P. P. Nair
NationalityIndian
Born1935 (age 85–86)
Cherukunnu, Kannur, Kerala, India
HometownKannur, Kerala, India
National team
India
Honours
Representing  India
Asian Games
1962 Asian GamesTeam Competition
Representing  India
Asian Games
1958 Asian GamesTeam Competition

Biography

Thekkumpadan Puthanveettil Padmanabhan Nair was born in Cherukunnu village in Kannur district of Kerala. After studying in Cherukunnu High School and boarding school, he joined Indian Air Force in 1951.[3] Vazhkulam Joseph, a former Air Force team captain and a member of the Indian team, made him a volleyball player.[3] Later he joined in Services team and was selected to National team.

He was the captain and coach of the Indian team when it lifted the silver medal in 1962 Jakarta Asian Games.[3] He was also a member of the team won silver medal in 1958 Tokyo Asian Games.[1] He was a practitioner of the crosshit style that confuses the opposing team.[4]

He joined Indian Railways in 1960 and retired in 1992 as a Senior Technical Assistant.[4] After retirement, he lives in Mumbai with his son Pradeep.[3]

He was the Railway Team Coach from 1966 to 1987, the Maharashtra Men's Team Coach in 1966, and the Manager until 1992, the Liaison Officer at the Delhi Asiad in 1982 and the Railways Women's Team Coach.[5]

Awards and Honors
  • 2015: Dhyan Chand Award[1]

Family

His wife Omana is from Pallavur, Palakkad.[3] They have two children, Pradeep and Prameela.[3]

References
  1. "Dhyan Chand Award for T P Padmanabhan Nair". Mathrubhumi.
  2. Luthra, Chander Shekhar (18 August 2015). "Volleyball great TP Padmanabhan Nair finally gets Dhyan Chand Award". DNA India.
  3. "ചരിത്രത്തിലുണ്ട് ആ സ്മാഷുകൾ". Deshabhimani Daily (in Malayalam). 10 July 2021. p. 10.
  4. "ടി പി പി നായര്‍: ചെറുകുന്നിന്റെ വലിയ താരം". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam).
  5. "വോളിബോള്‍ താരം ടി പി പദ്മനാഭന്‍ നായര്‍ക്ക് ധ്യാന്‍ചന്ദ് പുരസ്കാരം". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam).
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