FULL NAME: Pratyusa Kumar Nanda
NICK NAME: Manu
GENDER: Male
BORN: 20 November 1998
SON OF: Father (Prasanna Kumar Nanda), Mother (Swarnalata Nanda)
HOME ADDRESS: Mancheswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya No 3, Bhubaneswar and Graduated from Nimapara Autonomous College, Nimapara
PROFESSION: Works at East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Kishore Club, Bhubaneswar, Odisha Sports Hostel, SAI Training Centre, Cuttack
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Tusharkanti Ghosh, Satyanarayan Senapati, Lotak Bindu Dash
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Kishore Club, Utkal University, East Coast Railway and Odisha Volleyball Association

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     He was part of the East Coast Railway team that emerged champions in the Senior Inter-District Volleyball Championship 2021.

ZONAL:
*     He was part of the Utkal University team that emerged champions in the East Zone Inter-University Volleyball Tournament, held at KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar from Oct 1 to 4, 2017.

NATIONAL
*     He was part of the Odisha men team that won the Bronze medal in the 34th Federation Cup Volleyball Championship, held at Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, from 15-21 February 2022.
*     He was part of the Odisha team that became group winners in the Senior Men National Volleyball Championship, held at Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar in 2021.
*     Represented Odisha in the Senior National Volleyball Championship in 2019.
*     Represented Odisha in the Senior National Volleyball Championship in 2018.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Joined National camp for the World University Games 2021, but the Games was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
*     Awarded as the Best Attacker of the Senior Inter-District Volleyball Championship 2018 in Paradeep.
*     Started his career from Kishore Club.
*     Spent several years, honing his skills at Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar, Sports Hostel, Balasore and SAI Training Centre, Cuttack

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 14 October 2017
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 6 July 2023