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Prakash Padukone (born June 10 1955) is a former Indian badminton player from Karnataka. He won the All England Championship and became the first Indian to do so. Prakash was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. He along with Geet Sethi has co-founded Olympic Gold Quest which is a Foundation for the Promotion of Sports in India. Prakash Padukone’s life story has been chronicled in the biography ‘Touch Play’ by Dev S. Sukumar. The book is only the second biography of any badminton player.
