Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born 5 July 1995) is an Indian badminton player. She trains at Hyderabad's Gopichand Badminton Academy and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit foundation that identifies and supports Indian athletes.On 10 August 2013, Sindhu became the first ever Indian woman to win a medal in singles at the World Championships (India's first singles medal since Prakash Padukone won bronze in 1983). In 2015, She received India's fourth highest civilian honor Padma Shri.She broke into the top 20 in the Badminton World Federation rankings which were released on 21 September 2012.She is also ranked 3 in the BWF Junior Rankings.She Got Padma shri award in 2015.