Three Bengali Women Nominated for Arjuna Award; No Cricketers This Year

• Three Bengali women - Mehuli Ghosh (Shooting), Pranati Nayek (Gymnastics), Sutirtha Mukherjee (Table Tennis) - nominated for Arjuna Award.
• No cricketers' names are on the list for national awards this year.
• Hardik Singh (Hockey) nominated for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
• Aarti Pal, national and Asian Yogasan champion, nominated for Arjuna Award, marking the sport's first nomination.
• Other notable nominees include Gayatri Gopichand (Badminton) and Divya Deshmukh (Chess).

Why It Matters: Arjuna Award nominations highlight Bengali talent and new sports, notably excluding cricketers this year.