Kolkata, June 26 -- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Kotak) and Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation (Foundation) today performed the Bhoomi Puja to commence construction of the world-class badminton training centre at the Pullela Gopichand Academy located in Gachibowli, Telangana.
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan was the chief guest. Mr V. Srinivas Goud, Telangana Sports and Youth Services Minister was also present, according to an e-mailed release issued here.
Under its CSR Programme in Sports, Kotak has collaborated with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation to develop a state-of-the-art badminton training centre, a sports science centre, a coach certification programme and fellowship programmes for coaches and playe...