AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): Yet in another major moment of pride for the state, Dipa Karmakar, who gathered Bronze for India in the Commonwealth Games, will be awarded with the India’s most prestigious award in the realm of sports, the Arjuna Award on Saturday at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

The Government of India gave its nod to the Arjuna Award Committee’s recommendations. She would be bestowed with the award on August 29, 2015- the National Sports Day of India, which marks the birthday of Hockey Wizard, Dhyan Chand by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Fifteen years back when Tripura state gymnastics coach Bishweshwar Nandi took a 6-year-old girl from SAI center under his wing, he knew he'd found a winner. Fast forward to 2015, Nandi is lost for words on how proud he is of his charge, Indian gymnastic star Dipa Karmakar, who won bronze at the recently concluded Asian Championships in Japan.