Coaching

We offer various coaching schemes for all categories of our beloved sport

Little ones and beginners

• Saturdays and Sundays,1 hour between 1 to 3 pm with Gopal Sir under Sanket Shetty Sir's guidance.

Tuesdays and Fridays

• One hour between 3 to 6 pm with Mahesh Dalvi Sir.

Special Category

• Skill development sessions with Sir Deepak Jaitley.

• We offer special practice batches with markers, where you can fix timings to practice extensively.

Category 1 Winners

Mangirish Palekar, Malav Parikh & Jatin (Sunny) Mehta.

Category 2 Winners

Atul Merchant, Shreyas Dharia, Paresh Shah, Apurv Dharia, Jatin (Sunny) Mehta & Deepan Kapadia.

Category 3 Winners

Dr. Gandecha, Shalin Shah, Ankit Modi, Krupesh, Raayan & Nivaan.

Category 4 Winners

Dev Zaveri & Diyaan Zaveri

In addition, we also organized a Children's Friendly Tournament, where young talents showcased their enthusiasm and skills!

Deepak Jaitly & Mangirish Palekar Champions, Men's Doubles 80+

Deepak Jaitly Champion also in Mixed Doubles 80+

Anisha Mirchandani

Women's Doubles

Tara Patwardhan

Champion, Girls' Singles U-11

Special Mentions

Nigel D'sa also reached Men's Singles Semi finals at the age of 40, and selected in the District team for the Inter District State Championship - truly inspiring!

One of our members, Rima Jain also performed well and was the Runners up in Women's Doubles.

P. J. Hindu Gymkhana has rightfully earned its reputation as the “Nursery of Indian Badminton.”

Over the decades, it has been the training ground for numerous badminton legends—nurturing young talent in their formative years and proudly hosting national stars even at the peak of their careers. The legacy of excellence continues to thrive within these historic courts.

Legendary Footsteps on PJHG Badminton Courts

Over the years, PJHG Badminton Courts have been a nurturing ground for excellence, chosen by India’s finest shuttlers as their training arena. These hallowed courts have witnessed the relentless pursuit of glory by numerous champions:

Icons of Indian Badminton who trained at PJHG:

Nandu Natekar

A pioneer of Indian badminton, winner of over 100 national and international titles. First Indian to win an international title (1956).

• 6-time National Men’s Singles Champion
• 6-time National Men’s Doubles Champion
• 5-time National Mixed Doubles Champion

Leroy D’Sa

7-time National Doubles Champion, Asian Games Bronze medalist (twice), and a three-time Asian Games representative.

Sanath Mishra

• 3-time National Doubles Champion with Leroy D’Sa
• 4-time National Mixed Doubles Champion with Madhumita
• Asian Games Bronze medalist

Ami Ghia

One of India’s most decorated female shuttlers:

• 7-time National Singles Champion
• 12-time National Doubles Champion
• 4-time National Mixed Doubles Champion

Iqbal Maindargi

Maharashtra Champion and India’s No.2 (1975–77) after Prakash Padukone.

Gautam Thakkar

Asian Junior Champion and 6-time Maharashtra Champion.

Pradeep Gandhe

• 2-time Asian Games Bronze medalist (1982)
• Austrian Open Doubles Silver and Singles Bronze (1983)
• 2-time National Men’s Doubles Champion
• 3-time National Mixed Doubles Champion

Uday Pawar

India No.2 and 3-time National Doubles Champion.

Sanjay Sharma

National Doubles Champion.

Hufrish Nariman

Former India No.2.

Radhika Bose

• National Singles Champion
• 2-time National Doubles Champion

Rajeev Bagga

• 2-time National Champion
• 12-time Deaflympics Gold Medalist (1989–2001)
• All England Veterans Champion (2008)
• Honored as "Deaflympian of the Century" by the International Committee of Deaf Sports

Bhushan Akut – National Doubles Champion

Vincent Lobo – 2-time National Doubles Champion

More Champions Who Graced the Courts:

Mangirish Palekar

Former International and Asian Championship Representative (1998)

• Represented Indian Railways for 12 consecutive years, winning 2 Golds and 3 Silvers
• Won 2 Golds at the World Railway Games
• Captain of the Maharashtra team in 2007, winning 2 Bronze and 1 Silver at the National Games
• Founder & Head Coach, Shuttle Craze Academy

Vikrant Patwardhan

Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee, represented India at Senior World Championships (Glasgow), Asia Cup, and SAARC Championships

• U-22 National Doubles Champion

Anil Nair – National Doubles Champion

Sandeep Dhillon – National Doubles Champion

Panna Kapadia – National Doubles Champion

Other Notable Players:

Sureshchand Shekhri, Parimal Trivedi, Vikram Bhat, Vasant Kalambi, Ramesh Chadha, Arun Ginde, Kulin Manek, Anant Ullal, Bala Ullal, Ajay Thakor, Sunil Vakil, Sunder Shetty, Anil Pradhan, Kiran Kaushik, K. K. Cheema, Ravi Kunte, Milind Ghate, Pradeep Iyanger, Amita Kulkarni, Sujata Jain, Madhur Bezbora, Amod Tilak, Amol Shah

Continuing the Legacy

Today, PJHG proudly hosts two world-class badminton courts, continuing its legacy of excellence, commitment, and contribution to Indian badminton.