After claiming the World title in August, Sindhu endured surprise first and second round exits at the China Open and Korea Open last month, respectively.
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu, who recently became the world champion, has insisted that a gold medal in Olympics 2020 in Tokyo remains her ultimate aim.
Indian badminton star PV Sindhu took the blessings of Durga Maa during the festivities and promised to return with laurels.
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu dropped to sixth position following poor outings in the China Open and Korea Open, but Parupalli Kashyap jumped to 25th position after the semifinal finish in Korea.
Beiwen Zhang scripted a comeback victory to knock PV Sindhu out of the Korea Open.
India's Korean badminton coach, Kim Ji Hyun, has confirmed her resignation due to personal reasons.
After the high of winning the World Championships, Olympic silver medallist Sindhu was knocked out of the China Open Super 1000 event by Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in the second round last week.
PV Sindhu faced an unlikely defeat in the second round of the China Open, as she was defeated by Thailand's 15th seed Pornpawee Chochuwong.
PV Sindhu beat China's Xuerui Li 21-18, 21-12 in the first round of the China Open World Tour Super 1000.
PV Sindhu, who became India's first badminton World Champion, will return to action in the China Open on Tuesday.
PV Sindhu talked about her preparations for the Olympic qualifications, and revealed that she has kept an empty space in her cabinet for the coveted Olympic gold medal.
Sindhu said that the current situation of foreign coaches chipping in has helped players.
PV Sindhu said the World Championships gold medal took a long time coming and it was a result of hard work, besides all the sacrifices that her parents have made over the years.
PV Sindhu has said that the changes brought by Korea's Kim Ju Hyun, along with Pullela Gopichand's guidance made a huge impact in her winning the gold medal at the World Championships.
Kim, a former South Korea international and coach, sat by the courtside as Sindhu thrashed 2017 champion Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in one of the most lop-sided finals in the history of the tournament.
Deepika is Badminton legend Prakash Padukone's elder daughter and has played the sport at national level.
Telangana Chief Minister gave the assurance when newly crowned world champion Sindhu called on him at his official residence.
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu, who bagged India's historic gold medal at the BWF World Championship, said fitness played a big role in her title-winning campaign, much like Indian cricket team Virat Kohli who is an avid fitness freak and is credited for creating awareness for fitness among the Indian cricketers.
Former track and field star PT Usha shared a photograph of a young Sindhu with a message where the shuttler can be seen sitting on her lap.
Anand Mahindra tweeted 'exhausted' after watching the video of PV Sindhu has made the entire Nation proud after her bagging the title of first Indian to win the Badminton World Championships.
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