Prashanti Singh

Playing career

Prashanti joined the Indian women's basketball team in 2002 and soon became its captain. She played as captain in 3rd Asian Indoor Games which were held in Vietnam on 30 October – 8 November 2009 where the team won a silver medal. Prashanti won gold medal in South Asian Beach Games at Sri Lanka in 2011.

Prashanti Singh is most decorated woman basketball player in India. She is one of the top four A grade player of India selected and sponsored by Basketball Federation of India & IMG-Reliance.

She has won 22 medals in the National Championships, National Games and Federation Cups in India. She holds the national record of having most medals at senior level in National Championships for one state team. She is first woman Basketball player in India to represent the National team in one 2006 Commonwealth Games & two Asian Games 2010, 2014 respectively.

She is also a member of the International Women's Film Forum of Asian Academy of Film & Television. Prashanti Singh is first and only basketball player in India who has a documentary film named B Cube (Boskey Basketball Banaras) on her own life which is selected in top xix films in the prestigious Satyajit Ray Film Festival.

International sporting achievements

National sporting achievement

Awards and achievement

March 2019 : Padma Shri by Government of India August 2017 : Arjuna Award by Government of India December 2016–17 : Rani Laxmi Bai Award (Outstanding Sports Person) by Uttar Pradesh Government December 2015–16 : Poorvanchal Ratna (Top Sports Person) October 2015 : Shakti Samman by APN News March 2015 : UP ke Sartaj titled by Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM. January 2015 : National record with 23 medals for one team in senior level. June 2013: Lokmat Samman (sportsperson of the year 2013) in Lucknow. October 2012: MVP (most valuable player) of Mahindra NBA challenge National Final in New Delhi. April 2011: Captained team West & won Best Player award in All Star Game in Mumbai. February 2011: Top scorer award with 129 points (25.8-point/game) in prestigious 25th IMG-Reliance Federation Cup, Raipur 2011: She is one of the first ever ranked Top Four A Grade elite Basketball player of India. 2010: Elle Magazine – first Indian basketball player featured in the May 2010 edition October 2006: Century Sports Award by Century Sports Club, Varanasi August 2006: Outstanding Player Honour by UP College Old Students' Association December 2002: Best Player Award in UP State School Championship, held at Ghaziabad

Early life and academics

Prashanti is originally from Varanasi and moved to Delhi for her career. In Delhi, she trained and joined MTNL team. She is a graduate in arts from University of Delhi, India.

Family Prashanti singh belongs to a famous basketball family of India. They are known as the “Singh Sisters”. She belongs to Solanki Rajput family of Varanasi. Three of her sisters currently are a member of the Indian women's national basketball team. Sister Divya Singh (Currently Student and working with University of Delaware women's basketball team) Sister Akanksha Singh (former member of India women's national basketball team) Sister Pratima Singh (India women's national basketball team player), wife of Ishant Sharma