Basketball Federation of India
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Basketball Federation of India (BFI) is the governing and controlling body of Basketball in India
, responsible for the development and promotion of the Sport at all levels. BFI oversees all the national level basketball operations in India. It is involved in organising camps, national tournaments, and preparing Indian teams for both men and women international competitions in several different age levels.
The Indian national basketball team became a member of FIBA in 1936. The national team is also called as Young Cagers.
have also won several trophies for their country. There are several Indian basketball players, who have been honored by the Government of India
through the prestigious Arjuna Award
and Dhyanchand Awards. The list of Arjuna awardees are listed below;
Basketball in India
-The Basketball Federation of India:In the government of the Basketball Federation of India, Indian Basketball follows FIBA International Basketball Federation rules for organizing basketball championships.-History:...
, responsible for the development and promotion of the Sport at all levels. BFI oversees all the national level basketball operations in India. It is involved in organising camps, national tournaments, and preparing Indian teams for both men and women international competitions in several different age levels.
The Indian national basketball team became a member of FIBA in 1936. The national team is also called as Young Cagers.
Recipients of Arjun Award in Basketball
The Indian basketball playersIndia national basketball team
The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India....
have also won several trophies for their country. There are several Indian basketball players, who have been honored by the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
through the prestigious Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
and Dhyanchand Awards. The list of Arjuna awardees are listed below;
| Name | Year | State/ Department |
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| Shri Sarvjit Singh | 1961 | Services Civil service The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations.... |
| Shri Khushi Ram | 1967 | Services Civil service The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations.... |
| Shri Gurdial Singh | 1968 | Services Civil service The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations.... |
| Shri Hari Dutt Kapri | 1969 | Services Civil service The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations.... |
| Shri Abbas Moontasir | 1970 | Services Civil service The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations.... |
| Shri Manmohan Singh | 1971 | Services Civil service The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations.... |
| Shri Surinder K. Kataria | 1973 | Indian Railways Indian Railways Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India.... |
| Shri Anil K. Punj | 1974 | Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the... |
| Shri Hanuman singh | 1975 | Indian Railways Indian Railways Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India.... |
| Shri T. Vijayraghvan | 1977 | Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh... & Bihar Bihar Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India.... |
| Shri Om Prakash (Sr.) | 1979 | Services Civil service The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations.... |
| Shri Ajmer Singh | 1981 | Indian Railways Indian Railways Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India.... |
| Shri Radhey Shyam | 1982 | Services Civil service The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations.... |
| Ms. Suman Sharma | 1983 | Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the... |
| Shri Sajjan S. Cheema | 1999 | Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the... |
| Shri Parminder Singh | 2001 | Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the... |
Recipients of Dhyanchand Award in Basketball
| Name | Year | State/department |
|---|---|---|
| Aparna Ghosh | 2002 | Indian Railway |
| Ram Kumar | 2003 | Indian Railway |
Present Office Bearers
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| R.S. GILL, I.P.S. | President President A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership... , BFI, |
Director General of Police Director General of Police In India the director general of police or inspector general of police is a three-star rank and the highest ranking police officer in Indian States & Union Territories. All DGPs/IGPs are Indian Police Service officers. The DGP/IGP is usually the head of the state police force in every Indian state... Punjab Police Academy Phillaur, Jalandhar Jalandhar Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh... Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the... Pin - 144410 |
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| HARISH SHARMA | Secretary General, BFI | Gate No. 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... - 110003 |
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| B.J.M SHARMA | Hony Life President, BFI | 135, Radio Colony Indore Indore Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631... , Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city.... -452001 |
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| COL. A. S. JUDGE | Hony Life President, BFI | 180 Industrial Area-I Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... |
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| K. GOVINDARAJ | Sr. Vice President, BFI | No.206, 2nd cross 2nd Main Domlur 2nd Stage, Bangalore Bangalore Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and... - 5600 07 |
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| NANDINI BASAPPA | Vice President Vice president A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president... , BFI |
35, Crescent Road High Grounds Bangalore Bangalore Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and... (Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava... ) |
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| K. P. CHANGOIWALA | Vice President Vice president A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president... , BFI |
8, Lyons Range Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... – 700 001 |
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| MUKUT MEDHI | Vice President Vice president A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president... , BFI |
Roop Nagar, Rupalipath Guwahati Guwahati Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India... – 781 029 |
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| VIKRAM SINGH SHEKHAWAT | Vice President Vice president A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president... , BFI |
94, Himmat Nagar, Tonk Road Jaipur Jaipur Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million.... – 302015 Rajasthan Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with... |
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| ALOK SHARMA | Vice President Vice president A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president... , BFI |
J-60 Janakpuri Aligarh-202001 Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity... |
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| RAKESH YADAV | Vice President Vice president A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president... , BFI |
Railway Sports Promotion Board Room No. 452, Rail Bhavan Rail Bhavan Rail Bhavan is the headquarters of the Indian Railways. It is located at 1, Raisina Road, New Delhi, near the Sansad Bhavan .... New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... – 110 001. |
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| PREM PAL SINGH | Treasurer Treasurer A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:... Basketball Federation of India |
183, Tange wali Gali Kachi Chowni Jammu Jammu Jammu , also known as Duggar, is one of the three administrative divisions within Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state in India.Jammu city is the largest city in Jammu and the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir... (TAWI)-180 001 |
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| V. RAGOTHAMAN | Associate Secretary, BFI | 23, Ist Cross Street Rajiv Gandhi Nagar Brindavanam, 8th Cross Extn. Pondicherry–605013 |
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| SHAFIQ SHAIKH | Associate Secretary, BFI | A-6, Jammannagar, Near Muslim Society,Navrangpura Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad... –380 009 |
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| ASHOK SAHU | Associate Secretary, BFI | Development Officer, Berhampur University Berhampur University Berhampur University is a university near Berhampur, Orissa, India. It is one of the oldest and major universities of Orissa, the others being Utkal at Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur University.-History:... Bhanj Bihar Campus Berhampur Berhampur Brahmapur , nicknamed "The Silk City", is a city located in the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Orissa, about south to state capital, Bhubaneswar.It is also dubbed as "The Dance City" of Orissa after Prince Dance Group and Harihar Das made the state famous in India's... –760 007 |
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| M. VENKATESH | Associate Secretary, BFI | 902 – Verona, Hiranandani Gardens Cliff Avenue, Powai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... –400076 |
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| RAJESH PATEL | Associate Secretary, BFI | Qr.No.3A, Street No-18, Sector –1 Bhilai -490001 Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000.... |
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| G .M. SAMPATH KUMAR | Chairman, Technical Commission, BFI | Aashiana Apartments, Old Lancer Lane | P. J. SUNNY | Chairman, Selection Committee Basketball Federation of India |
Pallikunnath House, II/574A P.O. Kanimangalam Kanimangalam Kanimangalam is a suburb of Thrissur in the Thrissur district of the state of Kerala in south India. It is about 4 km away from Thrissur. The main center of Kanimangalam is Valiyalukkal, where the Valiyalukkal Bagavathy Temple is situated... , Trichur-680027 |
| PRADIP AUDDY | Executive Member, BFI | 58, Dhiren Dhar Sarani Kolkata - 700012 West Bengal |
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| P. BHASKAR REDDY | Executive Member, BFI | 13-2-146, R.C. Nagar Ananthpur, Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third... – 515001 |
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| M. M. CHACKO | Executive Member, BFI | 18, Tilak Nagar, Parottukonum P.O. Nalamchira Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland... -695 015. |
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| CHANDER MOHAN | Executive Member, BFI | K.P. 7,Maurya Enclave Pitampura, New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... – 110034 |
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| C .F. VAZ | Executive Member, BFI | C-2, Kundaikar Nagar, Dr. Dada Vaidhya Road Panaji, Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its... |
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| BHUPENDRA SHAHI | Executive Member, BFI | B-46/1, Manak Nagar, R.D.S.O. Lucknow Lucknow Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division.... , Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity... – 226011 |
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| R. K. SANATOMBA SINGH | Executive Member, BFI | Moirangkham Maakha Loklaobung, Imphal Imphal Imphal is the capital of the Indian state of Manipur.In the heart of the town and surrounded by a moat, are ruins of the old Palace of Kangla. Kangla Fort used to be the home of the Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force and on November 2004 it was handed over to state of Manipur by Prime minister Dr.... , Manipur Manipur Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of... –795 001 |
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| VINOD VACHANI | Executive Member, BFI | Welham Girls School Welham Girls School Welham Girls School is a boarding school for girls located at the foothills of the Himalayas in Dehradun, India... 19, Municipal Road Dehradun Dehradun - Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level... , Uttaranchal– 248001 |
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| AJAY SUD | Executive Member,BFI | St. Bede's College | JUGRAJ SINGH | Executive Member, BFI | Modern Housing Complex, Mani Majra, Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... -160101 |
| SHAKTI SINH GOHIL | Executive Member, BFI | Radheysham Society Kalvibeid, Bhavnagar Bhavnagar -Topography:Bhavnagar is a coastal city in the eastern coast of Saurashtra, also known as Kathiawar, located at . It has an average elevation of 24 metres . It occupies area of 53.30 km². General slope dips in the northeasterly direction at the apex of Gulf of Khambhat... Gujarat-36400 |
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