Rajeev Bagga makes a presentation before students

He u00c2u0080u00c2u0088took the Indian badminton scene by storm in the '90s when he won the national men's titles in singles and doubles. At one of these championships, he also defeated his good friend, the indomitable Prakash Padukone. He captained the Maharashtra badminton team, and represented India at the All England Championships, Commonwealth Games and Thomas Cup, among many other international tournaments. Arjuna Award winner Rajeev Bagga has one more laurel to his credit - he achieved all this by competing in the open circuit, while he is hearing impaired.