G E Sridharan is a former India men's national volleyball team player from

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who played during the late 1970s to late 1980s. He was the second player from Tamil Nadu to receive Arjuna Award in 1982. He is the current coach for India men's national volleyball team and former coach for Tamil Nadu Volleball team. He's one of the efficient coach who took Indian youth volleyball to a new height winning gold in Asian volleyball Championship. He was awarded

Dronacharya Award The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is sports coaching honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona, often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a ...

in 2008, which many people feel its given too late in his life, seeing his achievements list lying before.

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Recipients of the Arjuna Award Indian men's volleyball players Tamil sportspeople Recipients of the Dronacharya Award Living people Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1986 Asian Games 1954 births Volleyball players from Tamil Nadu Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for India {{India-volleyball-bio-stub