About T. P. Padmanabhan Nair
Born 1935. T. P. Padmanabhan Nair is a volleyball player and volleyball coach.
T. P. Padmanabhan Nair also known as T. P. P. Nair was a volleyball player, former captain and coach of Indian National Volleyball Team. He was the first Malayali to become the captain of the national volleyball team. In 2015, he received Dhyan Chand Award the highest sports award in the country.
Biography Thekkumpadan Puthanveettil Padmanabhan Nair was born in Cherukunnu village in Kannur district of Kerala. After studying in Cherukunnu High School, he joined Indian Air Force in 1951. Vazhkulam Joseph, a former Air Force team captain and a member of the Indian team, made him a volleyball player.
He joined Indian Railways in 1960 and retired in 1992 as a Senior Technical Assistant.
Awards and honors 2015: Dhyan Chand Award 2022 :Road named as T.P.Padmanaban Nair Road at his hometown Kannapuram, Kannur on 27 Jan 2022 by Kannapuram Panchayat
Family His wife Meenakshi is from Pallavur, Palakkad. They have two children.
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Indian volleyball player
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T. P. Padmanabhan Nair was born in 1935 in Cherukunnu.
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T. P. Padmanabhan Nair is a volleyball player and volleyball coach.
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