Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Trupti Murgunde on Lessons from Badminton: 'Don't Give Up'
Trupti Murgunde, a former badminton champion, talks about what she learned from playing sports.
She says the most important thing is to keep going, even when things are hard, and never give up.
She won many medals, including in the Commonwealth Games and South Asian Games.
Now, she works in an administrative role and as a selector for the Indian badminton team, using the same lessons she learned from sports to deal with everyday challenges.
Trupti Murgunde, a former badminton player, shares lessons learned from her sports career.
Murgunde won a mixed team bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
She won five South Asian Games gold medals and six international singles titles.
Murgunde emphasizes the importance of perseverance and not giving up, as learned through sports.
She has been a BAI selector and works with Khelo India and JITO Foundation after retiring.
- Who
- Trupti Murgunde, a former Indian badminton player.
- What
- Trupti Murgunde discussed her biggest learning from sports.
- When
- The interview was published on July 31, 2025.
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- To share the importance of perseverance learned from sports and how it helps in professional life.
- Sport
- Badminton
- Commonwealth Games Medal
- Bronze (Team Event, 2006)
- South Asian Games Gold Medals
- 5
- International Titles
- 6
- Current Role
- BAI selector and mentor
- Award
- Dhyan Chand Award