"A glorious moment in the history of Indian sports"

Pradipta Kumar Roy

Ruma Roy Chowdhury


The first couple in the World of Sports to be inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame on the same day
"Hall of Fame" is the highest honour in sports and is awarded to the great players in their respective sports discipline for their outstanding achievements in World of sports, particularly on the basis of their performance at International level. Many great players like Pele, Maradona, Puscas, Garincha and other great Footballers were inducted into Hall of Fame. Similarly, Pete Sampras, Steffi Graff, Monica Seles and many other great Tennis players have been elected Hall of Fame. In Boxing, the names of Md. Ali, Foreman, Frazier have found place among the Hall of Fame inductees. Rudy Hortono, King and many other great players of Badminton were inducted into Hall of Fame as well. 
No Indian player in any Olympic Sports discipline received this most prestigious award before Master Pradipta Kumar Roy & Master Ruma Roy Chowdhury. They are the first two Indian players to receive the highest honour in sports by way of election to TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME ® in 2009. They are the first couple to receive this most prestigious award together on the same day in the history of World of Sports. It is to be noted that now two Indian players namely Pradipta Kumar Roy & Ruma Roy Chowdhury have the unique distinction to join the assembly of great players who have been inducted into Hall of Fame in their respective sports discipline.
 

National Recognition and Felicitation


Hon'ble Prime Minister of India felicitated Taekwondo Stars on 13 June 2009 Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal felicitated Taekwondo Stars on 18 August 2009 Hon'ble Chief Minister of W.B. felicitated Taekwondo Stars on 21 October 2009



With Hon'ble Union Cabinet Ministe  of India Sri Sriprakash Jaiswal


Pradipta and Ruma with
Sri Prakash Karat, Genl. Secretary, CPI(M) 
Breaking News - 2011 

INTERNATIONAL TAEKWONDO FESTIVAL'2011 KOLKATA, INDIA
8th February' 2011

International Taekwondo Festival' 2011 is a unique initiative to represent Taekwondo, a Martial Art and its Cultural Exchange Program between South Korea and our country (India).
Venue: Sarat Sadan , Howrah Maidan , Howrah .(8th Feb 2011 )
 
On 8th February’ 2011 for the first time in India an International Taekwondo Festival’ 2011 with KUKKIWON
(World Taekwondo Head Quarters) took place at Sarat Sadan, Howrah Maidan, Howrah. Great Sports Personality
of USA Grand Master Gerard Robbins, Executive Director, Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame® inaugurated the
Festival in presence of the Great Taekwondo Personality Grand Master Youn Kook Park, Head of the Kukkiwon
Team & Director of Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Head Quarters), Grand Master Kwang-Mun Ko, Section Chief,
Asian & Pacific Division, Overseas Strategy Team, Kukkiwon, quite a number of dignitaries like Hon’ble Ministers namely Sri Abdur Rezzak Molla, Dr. Srikumar Mukherjee, Sri Kshiti Goswami, Prof. Pradip Bhattacharya, President, INTUC, Eminent Academicians, Bureaucrats, Senior Police Officers, Players, Youth & Children were present.

On 9th February’ 2011 Great US Sports Personality Grand Master Gerard Robbins, Executive Director, Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame®and also the KUKKIWON (World Taekwondo Headquarters) team were invited by

Dr. Bimal Roy, Director, Indian Statistical Institute to visit Indian Statistical Institute for introduction of Taekwondo in Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). They gave a short demonstration before students, academicians & other officials of ISI. Great Taekwondo Personality Grand Master Youn Kook Park, Head of the Kukkiwon Team & Director of Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Head Quarters) assured the ISI Authorities all support from the World Taekwondo Body in introducing & developing Taekwondo.

 
Breaking News - 2011 

Grand Master Pradipta Kumar Roy & Master Ruma Roy Chowdhury have received the rare honour of becoming “Technical Advisors” on the Advisory Committee of the “Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame®” to decide upon the nomination of outstanding taekwondo players, coach, pioneers etc… to be inducted into “Taekwondo Hall of Fame®”, the most prestigious Award in the World of Sports. They are the first two Indians to get such an unique honour to be members of the Advisory Board of “Hall of Fame” of any Olympic Sports Discipline.

Though they have received the Official Certificates on the 18th October’2011, the original announcement was made on 25th August’ 2011 at “Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame® Award Ceremony” held at KUKKIWON – World Taekwondo Head Quarters (Highest Body of Taekwondo), Seoul, Korea. Incidentally representatives of International Olympic Committee, World Taekwondo Federation, Pan American Taekwondo Union, Asian Taekwondo Union, European Taekwondo Union, African Taekwondo Union, Global Taekwondo Federation, International Taekwondo Federation, World Taekwondo Alliance and top Taekwondo Grand Masters and Taekwondo Personalities of different countries of the World, who attended the Ceremony were present at the time of announcement and greeted the new members.

During the visit to KUKKIWON – World taekwondo Head Quarters to attend Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame® Award Ceremony in August’ 2011 Chosun University felicitated them on 24th August’ 2011 at Hotel Samjung, Seoul, Korea.

http://www.lacancha.com/tkdhofadvisors.html  

Breaking News - 2012

 

International Master Pradipta and Ruma in Action
Roy's Taekwondo Academy, India 



Contact International Master Pradipta Kumar Roy, KUKKIWON REGISTERED MASTER 

Phone: 91-9830183394 / 91-9804763500 (Cell)
E-mail: taekwondoassociationofwb@gmail.com (Taekwondo Association of West Bengal)
           roystaekwondo@hotmail.com  /  roystaekwondoacademy@gmail.com (Roy's Taekwondo Academy)