Bengaluru: The State government on Thursday felicitated badminton champion Ashwini Ponnappa and presented a cheque for Rs. 33 lakh to her. Ashwini Ponnappa, who is from Bengaluru, won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the women’s doubles badminton at the Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, in April…
Star Indian badminton player and Olympian Ashwini Ponnappa is the ‘Coorg Person of the Year-2017.’ What clinched the title of Coorg Person besides her sporting achievements was Ashwini’s decision to marry a fellow Kodava, instead of marrying outside her community. Ashwini, who won a gold medal in the women’s double event of the 2010 Delhi…
Virajpet: International Badminton player Ashwini Ponnappa yesterday got married to businessman and model Karan Medappa at a ceremony in Coorg. The marriage was commemorated as per the rituals of Kodava tradition. In the morning, ‘Eka Muhurtha’ was held at Kodava Samja, Ammathi, Virajapet taluk and later in the evening ‘Dampathi Muhartha’ was held. Ponnappa was…
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