Dipankar Bhattacharjee

His father is his first coach and has been a constant guide and adviser who started local tournaments in the Guwahati Indoor Hall (Kanaklata Indoor Stadium) to attract interests from younger kids and their parents for Badminton.

He always played fast-paced, endurance and offense (smash) based game which always energized onlookers.

He was praised many a times especially by Mr. Prakash Padukone as India's one of a kind player who had the potential of taking on the champions from other Asian countries like China and Indonesia, and who could match their level of speed, endurance, and reflex.

He retired early from the game in 2004 due to injuries, after playing the last Indian National Championships at Guwahati.

He is an MBA graduate from India's leading B- school, S.P.Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai.