FULL NAME: Velmarty Raman
BORN: April 20, 1953 at Burla, Sambalpur
FAMILY: Late V Laxman Rao (father), V Saraswathi (mother), V Puspa (wife), V Kusum Kumari (daughter), V Rohit Kumar (son).
HOME ADDRESS: Plot No L-24, Baramunda Housing Board Colony, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
TELEPHONE: 094372-31177 (Mobile)
E-MAIL: vraman@bsnl.co.in
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Arts Graduate
HOME CLUB: Kalinga Club, Bhubaneswar.
PROFESSION: Employee of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) since 1976.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT:
*     Finished mens 60-Plus doubles runners-up in the 10th Utkal Open All-Odisha Tennis Tournament, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 12 to 14 January 2024.
*     Finished open doubles runners-up in the Rotary Club Tennis Tournament at Bhubaneswar on September 27, 1999.
*     Finished veteran singles runner-up in the 15th All-India Telecom Tennis Tournament at Bangalore on January 21, 2000.
*     Emerged champion in the All-Orissa Inter-District Tennis Tournament at Berhampur on April 15, 2001.
*     Finished veteran doubles runners-up in the 4th Nalco Open All-Orissa Tennis Tournament at Bhubaneswar on December 16, 2002.
*     Finished veteran doubles runners-up in the Gonasika OMC Open Tennis Tournament at Keonjhar on January 15, 2006.
*     Finished veteran doubles (above 35) runners-up in the All-Orissa Open Tennis Tournament at Puri on April 8, 2007.
*     Won the veteran doubles title in the 10th Nalco Open All-Orissa Tennis Tournament at Bhubaneswar in December, 2008.
*     Won the master veteran doubles title and finished veteran doubles runners-up in the 11th Nalco Open All-Orissa Tennis Tournament at Bhubaneswar in December, 2009.
*     Won the veteran doubles title in the KDTA Open Tennis Tournament at Bhubaneswar Club in November, 2010.
*     Won the master doubles title in the 12th Nalco Open All-Orissa Tennis Tournament at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar in December, 2010.
*     Finished veteran singles runner-up in the All-India BSNL Tennis Tournament at Ahmedabad in January, 2011.
*     Won the 40-plus veterans doubles title with partner Saswat Jena at the PDTA Odisha Open Tennis Tournament in Puri on April 15, 2012.
*     Won the title in senior men’s (60+) doubles category with Mansingh Ho as partner in the 7th Odisha Open Tennis Tournament at Bhubaneswar Club in Bhubaneswar on Nov 10, 2013.
*     Finished runner-up in 55-plus veteran doubles event of the 15th All-Odisha Nalco Open Tennis Tournament, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, from Dec 13 to 15, 2013.
*     Won the 60-plus senior men’s doubles title with P K Bakshi as partner in the 18th All Odisha Nalco Open Tennis Tournament, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from Dec 9 to 11, 2016.
*     Won the 60-plus veteran doubles title in the 19th All-Odisha Nalco Open Tennis Tournament, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from Dec 23-25, 2017.
*     Finished runners-up in 65-plus senior men’s doubles event with partner Prabhat Bakshi in the 12th KDTA Odisha Open Tennis Tournament, held at Bhubaneswar Club, Bhubaneswar from Nov 8-11, 2018.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Playing tennis since 1983.
*     Played cricket, table tennis and football during school and college career.
*     Represented Orissa Telecom Circle in All-India Telecom Cricket Tournament from 1979 to 1985.
*     Representing Orissa in All-India Telecom and All-India BSNL Tennis Tournaments since 1984.
*     Joined Telecommunication Department as stenographer in 1976.
*     At present working as Private Secretary to General Manager, Telecom District, Bhubaneswar.
*     Secured many prizes for implementation of official language (Hindi).
*     In recognition of his impressive all-round performance, he was awarded the Bharat Sanchar Doot Award on World Telecommunication Dat (17th May) at New Delhi in 2003.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 14 January 2010
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 11 February 2024