Mother’s prayer… home made rasam-rice, know Pragyananda’s success story

New Delhi. India’s 18-year-old grandmaster Pragyananda has reached the finals of the FIDE World Cup. He achieved this position by defeating Fabiano Caruana. Since then, a picture of Pragyanand’s mother Nagalakshmi has been going viral on social media, in which she is seen smiling after her daughter’s win. His mother Nagalakshmi has played a major role in the level that Pragyanand has reached in chess today. Perhaps this is the reason why her mother is also making headlines on social media. Garry Kasparov also tweeted his congratulations to Pragyanand and his mother Nagalakshmi.

Pragyananda spent his whole life making a Grand Master
If you ask any of Pragyananda’s coaches or teammates, they will tell you that Mata Nagalakshmi has been instrumental in his becoming a grandmaster over 18 years. Do they have to take classes or do they have to decide if their home is suitable for practice? Don’t miss the food of home thousands of miles away. Mother arranged for this. Nagalakshmi’s entire life revolves around helping Pragyananda and his sister Vaishali become World Grandmasters in their respective divisions.

Nagalakshmi said in an old interview, “The arena or hall where Pragyananda participates in chess events is so quiet that I always fear that people will hear my heartbeat. I don’t make eye contact with my son during matches because I don’t want him to know that I know how he’s feeling. As a mother, I can tell when he is confident or when he is disappointed.”

Mata Nagalakshmi has been taking Pragyananda to chess tournaments for years. But, till now she doesn’t know about this game. Despite this, she said that she captures at a glance how her matches are going.

In the World Cup final at the age of 18, Pragyanand said – I don’t advise him about the game

Became a champion at the insistence of grandfather, made history by winning gold in world championships, father and uncle were also wrestlers.

When Pragyananda gets a home-cooked meal, his mother takes over the stove
Father Ramesh Babu also spoke a great deal about Pragyananda’s mother. She added, “When she travels for tournaments, Nagalakshmi takes along an induction stove and 2 steel pots for making rasam and rice for her children. This time also he packed rice, cooker and spices in his luggage first. I know that something like your favorite food can prepare you mentally for an important match.

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Tags: Chess, R Pragyanandha, World Chess Championship