Bishweshwar Nandi is an Indian gymnastics coach.[1][2][3] He was also a prolific gymnast himself.[2][4] He was trained by Dalip Singh.[1] Nandi had been five times National Champion in gymnastics, represented the country in 12 instances and led the Indian gymnastics team six times as captain.[4] He won Dronacharya Award in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to Indian gymnastics as a coach.[5][6] Dipa Karmakar is one of the most successful students of Nandi.[1][4][5] His wife, Soma Nandi, is also a gymnastics coach.[1][3][4]
Nandi was born in a Bengali family in Tripura, India.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bishweshwar Nandi: ‘Tokyo 2020 a big challenge', Sarangi, Y. B.. Sportstar. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Maverick Coach Bishweshwar Nandi, Paul, Soumyadeep. The SportsRush(2016-08-20). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The need is to make kids start gymnastics at a young age: Bishweshwar Nandi, written by Nitin Sharma, 17 February 2018, The Indian Express.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 She gave her foot to her detractors and now she is a Champion, Burman, Partho. www.theweekendleader.com(11 June 2016). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Double joy for Dipa Karmakar as coach Bishweshwar Nandi gets Dronacharya award. The Indian Express(2016-10-12). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ↑ National Sports Day: PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. India.com(2016-08-29). Retrieved 2020-08-06.