P. Bharathan Nair was an Indianvolleyball player and captain of the India national volleyball team. He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games. As of 2021, He is the only Indian volleyball player to have participated in the World Championship and the Asian Games.[1]
He was born in Puzhavathu, Changanassery in Kottayam district of Kerala, India.[2] His son Praveen says he was a long jumper and swimmer when he was young.[3] He joined the Indian Railways and was posted to Mumbai.[4]
Bharathan Nair made his senior national debut in 1955.[3] He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games and he also played in the 1956 World Volleyball Championship in Paris. [3] He captained the Indian volleyball team at the 1963 Pre-Olympic qualifiers in New Delhi.[3] Bharathan captained the Services team when it won the national title in Allahabad in 1956.[3]
Honours
In 2020, the Changanassery Municipal Council passed a resolution to name a road in Bharathan Nair's birthplace after him.[2]
References
^"അഭിമാനങ്ങളുടെ പേരുണ്ട്, എന്നാൽ പേരില്ലാതെ ഈ റോഡുകൾ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ abSep 5, PTI /. "Roads named after Olympian Anju Bobby George, volleyball player Bharathan Nair in Kerala | Off the field News - Times of India". The Times of India. from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ abcde"Kerala roads named after Anju Bobby George, volleyball player Bharathan Nair". The News Minute. 7 September 2020. from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^Rayan, Stan. "Roads named after Anju Bobby George, P. Bharathan Nair in Changanassery". Sportstar. from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
February 26, 2023
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