Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Appoorva is an Indian basketball player and coach. She played on the India women's national basketball team from 2010-2015. Both her parents were athletes, including her father, K. Muralinath, who played for the Indian National Men's Basketball Team in the 1982 Asian Games. With the stress of "stepping into her Father's shoes" and the passion to play basketball, but not all the talent, Approova tells her story of how she had to constantly practice for her passion.