In Pics: And this is what PV Sindhu loved doing in her childhood

A billion-plus hopes are pinned on P V Sindhu, India’s glory girl at the Rio Olympics. We salute her feisty, indomitable and firebrand spirit that kept India’s dream alive.


Mom’s the word: Sindhu with her mother P Vijaya, a national level volleyball player, during her father the Arjuna Award function in Delhi. Five-year-old Sindhu missed watching her dad receive the award because she was not permitted to go inside the hall.


Sibling love: Posing for the camera with sister Divya, a national-level netball player.


In good company: Five-year-old Sindhu with P Gopichand, her current coach, mother P Vijaya and sister Divya.


Always a winner: Sindhu gets ready to slay in a fancy dress competition. We can’t help but say awwwww!


Daddy’s girl: Three-year-old Sindhu with her father PV Ramana, national-level volleyball player and Arjuna Awardee, in Ooty.