Ace para-badminton player and Arjuna Awardee Ramesh Tikaram passes away of COVID-19 at 51
- Ramesh Tikaram, a former star para-badminton player and an Arjuna awardee has passed away of coronavirus. He was 51.
- Ramesh was the first para-badminton player in India to be honoured with an Arjuna award in the year 2002.
- The international level para athlete played an instrumental role in popularising para badminton in India and was regarded as the father of para badminton in India.