Larisa Sadarangani is one of India's best badminton players having won many National titles and played several times at the International level. She has been consistently winning State and National titles for last ten years. She has even won the Maharshtra State triple crown in 1993 in singles, Doubles and Mixed doubles. She never looked back after winning the Sub. Junior Singles National title in 1989. she holds the record for winning five consecutive Inter school titles from 1985 to 1989.

Larisa learnt her badminton at the Khar Gymkhana.

Larisa is an extremely versatile person with varied interests. She comes from an educated family with her mother being a well known doctor and her father an engineer. She is now 25 years old and graduated in 1995 with a First class from the N. M. College of Commerce and Economics of the Bombay University. She has been a first class student throughout not having sacrificed her scholastic career inspite of her deep involvement in sports.