PV Sindhu marries fiance Venkata Datta Sai in Udaipur
The celebrations were held at a luxurious resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan in a private ceremony. The reception is scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Indian badminton icon PV Sindhu got married to fiance and Hyderabad-based businessman Venkata Datta Sai in a private ceremony in Udaipur on Sunday.
The glitzy yet traditional ceremony celebrating the couple’s union in holy matrimony was held at the luxurious Raffles Udaipur Resort in Rajasthan. It was attended by close family and friends.
"The celebrations commenced with a lively Sangeet ceremony on December 20, featuring music and dance as the two families came together. This was followed by traditional rituals such as Haldi, Pellikuthuru, Mehendi, and other customs on December 21," PTI reported.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, 29, and Venkata Datta Sai, who is an executive director at Posidex Technologies, announced their engagement on social media on December 14.
A formal reception is scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on December 24. Sachin Tendulkar is among the high-profile celebrities invited to the reception.
Venkata Datta Sai is the son of GT Venkateshwar Rao, who holds the position of managing director at Posidex Technologies and previously served with the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).
Sai completed his Diploma in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Foundation of Liberal and Management Education (FLAME) University. He also earned his BBA in Accounting and Finance from the same institution in 2018 before pursuing his Masters in Data Science and Machine Learning from the International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru.
His professional journey includes a stint at JSW, where he managed the organisation's Indian Premier League (IPL) team Delhi Capitals. He also served as managing director of Sour Apple Asset Management before joining Posidex in 2019.
Sindhu is the only badminton world champion to have ever come up from India and won back-to-back medals at the Olympics - a silver at Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020.
The Indian badminton player, who won the Syed Modi International crown to end a two-year-long title drought last month, also recently broke ground for her very own sports academy in Visakhapatnam.