Pearl Goss was an Indian badminton player.

She was the national women's singles badminton champion of India in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, and 1949.[1]

In 2011 she was given a lifetime achievement award by the organisation "Badminton 45" at an event celebrating the history of badminton in India. A sum of 50,000 rupees was presented to her[2] or, according to another source, to her close family.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Badminton Championship : Women's Singles". Sports Bharti. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Walk down memory lane for lovers of shuttle game". Times of India. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Viswanath, G. (7 February 2011). "Remember us, that's all we need: Natekar". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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