Badminton in India is considered as an extensively followed sport. The badminton sport has its roots well placed in the soil of India. In India, the game of badminton is usually played as a leisure or recreational game by several clubs. This sport is played with a relaxed air and with all the indoor facilities. In contrary serious badminton game is also played in the country under the control of the registered badminton authority of India and under proper guidance of coaches. In India, both national as well as regional level tournaments are periodically conducted. Through these periodical tournaments new talents are unravelled.

One of the main reasons for the sport of badminton not able to form a strong foothold in India is its indoor nature. Unlike cricket this particular game has not become that popular as a household sport in India. It is basically the lack of money as well as time to have an indoor court or to subscribe to any club. Another prominent reason is the lack of social and financial support for the potential players of the country. In India, only a few players have achieved a status at the international level badminton sphere.

History of Badminton in India
History states that this sport of badminton is actually a descendent of battledore and shuttlecock that were played in the ancient Greece almost 2000 years back. Since the medieval era it is considered as one of the highly popular games and the present modern version of this sport has its roots properly laid in this country. During the 1870s, some British army officers played the game of badminton in Pune city of India. At that time this city was called Poona and that is why this game of badminton was also known as `Poona`. They played it competitively and after getting fond of this sport, the British officers carried the equipments of this sport to their own country. The sport of Poona was played in England and it gradually became a favourite and entertaining pastime of the people. The term, `Badminton` was taken from Badminton House in Gloucestershire. It was the home of the Duke of Beaufort. It is a fact that unlike the scenario of the Western countries, badminton in India definitely lacks the glitz and glamour that can be seen in cricket and tennis. However, badminton is still being taken up by a huge number of players throughout the country.

Badminton Players in India
Despite the tremendous international success the domestic circuit of the sport of badminton is kicking and strongly alive because of the rich pool of fresh talents. The domestic badminton arena is teeming up with talented youngsters. These youngsters draw the inspiration from the legendary Indian badminton players like Prakash Padukone, Aparna Popat and Pullela Gopichand. Apart from these big names Indian badminton circuit have also produced many quality players and the list includes the names like Saina Nehwal, Chetan Anand, Abhin Syam Gupta, Nikhil Kanetkar and Sachin Ratti.

Badminton in India is becoming popular with the emergence of youngsters and new fresh talents.