MEET THE DOERS, THE DREAMERS, FUTURE LEADERS
As we get ready to honour our young stars on Friday, HINDUSTAN TIMES takes one fleeting look at the brilliant achievements that catapulted them to this platform
As we get ready to honour our young stars on Friday, HT takes one fleeting look at the brilliant achievements that catapulted them to this platform.
SUKHMEET SINGH, 24, ROWER, MANSA
He won gold in a rowing event in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. Jakarta was his first-ever international outing. Relentless practice is the key to his success. He is also very inspired by the movie Bhag Milkha Bhag.
AJEETESH SANDHU, 29, GOLFER, CHANDIGARH
He won the Asian Tour event Yeangder Tournament Players Championship at Taipei last year, followed by a win in the Japanese Challenge tour.
LT PAYAL GUPTA, 28, NAVAL OFFICER, DEHRADUN
She was part of the all-woman crew of INS Tarini, the first Asian team to circumnavigate the globe in 254 days. She was awarded the Nau Sena gallantry medal on August 15 .
ASHIMA RAIZADA, 23, ARTIST, MOHALI
This engineer by training has a won a bouquet of awards which include the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi Award 2017, All India Academy of Fine Arts Award 2017, Raghu Rai Scholarship in Multimedia Arts by Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi 2017.
SIDDHARTH KAUL, 28, BOWLER, CHANDIGARH
After Kapil Dev, Yograj Singh and Chetan Sharma, Siddharth Kaul is the fourth pacer from Chandigarh to play for India in the T20 and ODI format. He made his T20 debut against Ireland and his ODI debut came against England in June 2018.
SEERAT VIRDI, 27, DESIGNER, LUDHIANA
Her first two sustainable designs got her selected to the Lakme Fashion Week XIMG Reliance incubator program in India. She is the first Indian designer to represent India at the Redress Design Award Platform.
RUPINDER PAL SINGH, 27, HOCKEY PLAYER, FARIDKOT
He was part of the Indian men’s hockey team that won the bronze at the 2018 Jakarta Games.
MANISHA, 15, FOOTBALL PLAYER, SADALPUR, HISAR, HARYANA
She was part of the India under-16 Football team that won the SAFF Cup held in Bhutan in August this year. She was also part of the U-16 AFC qualifiers tournament held in Mongolia.
ELIZA BANSAL, 17, AIIMS TOPPER, LEHRAGAGA, SANGRUR
She stood first in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences MBBS entrance examination, and also grabbed the top rank in the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsa- han Yojana Exam (KVPY). She also got a good score in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test.
FAISAL ALI DAR, 27, COACH, BANDIPORA, J&K
Faisal Ali Dar, the trainer of wunderkids Tajamul Islam and Hashim Mansoor, runs the most celebrated sports academy in one of the terror-affected areas of Kashmir.
ANJU, 15, FOOTBALLER, SADALPUR (HISAR)
She was part of the India under-16 Football team that won the SAFF U-15 Cup held in Bhutan in August this year. She was also part of the U-16 AFC qualifiers tournament held in Mongolia. She is a striker for her team. KANUPRIYA, 22, PANJAB UNIVERSITY STUDENT LEADER, PATTI, TARN TARAN She is the first woman president of the PU Students Council, a position that has always been held by a man.
ANMOL SHER SINGH BEDI, 24, IFS OFFICER, AMRITSAR
He secured All India rank 2 (topper among men), in his first attempt at the civil service examinations held by UPSC (2016-2017).
RAMPAL CHAHAR, 29, PARA ATHLETE, SONEPAT
Rampal won silver in the high jump event at the 2018 Jakarta Para Asian Games even though he does not have a right hand. He was also part of the Indian contingent for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
JAGDISH RAWAT, 26 SKIER, CHAMOLI, UTTARAKHAND
A cross-country skier, this armyman represented India in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
MANJIT CHAHAL, 29, ATHLETE, NARWANA, HARYANA
Manjit clinched the gold in the 800m event at the 2018 Jakarta Games, his first Asian Games. He trains seven to eight hours every day.
NAVNEET KAUR, 22, HOCKEY PLAYER, SHAHABAD, HARYANA
She was part of the Indian women hockey team that won silver in the 2018 Jakarta Games. Navneet says she is indebted to my father for her success.
HARMANJEET SINGH, 27, POET, MANSA
He has written an anthology called Rani Tatt with poems on Punjab and Punjabiyat. It received such a rousing response from critics and readers alike that Harmanjeet was awarded Yuva Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017.
RITU DEVI, 14, FOOOTBALL PLAYER, SADALPUR, HISAR
She was part of the India Under-16 Football team that won the SAFF Cup held in Bhutan in August this year. This young football player was also part of the under-16 AFC qualifiers tournament held in Mongolia.
KAVITA, 14, FOOTBALL PLAYER, SADALPUR, HISAR
She was part of the India Under-16 Football team that won the SAFF Cup held in Bhutan in August this year.
MANISH NARWAL, 16, PARA SHOOTER, FARIDABAD
Manish Narwal is a para-shooter from Delhi-NCR’s Ballabhgarh. He is unable to lift his right hand since birth. He clinched three golds and a bronze at the World Shooting Para-Sport in Chateauroux in France.
TEJINDER PAL TOOR, 24, SHOTPUTTER, MOGA, PUNJAB
The tall, burly players wowed everyone by bagging a gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and set a new record in the shot put event.
POONAM, 14, FOOTBALL PLAYER, SADALPUR, HISAR
She was part of the India Under-16 Football team that won the SAF Cup held in Bhutan in August this year.
UDHAYVEER SINGH, 16 SHOOTER, CHANDIGARH
He clinched gold in 25-metre pistol event in Junior World Championship held in South Korea in September.
TRISHNEET ARORA, 25, CYBER EXPERT, CHANDIGARH
He was all of 19 when he founded his own IT security company. Javier Gonzales, mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico, proclaimed August 25, 2017 as Trishneet Arora Day.
RAHUL DHIMAN, 28, PRINTMAKER, AMBALA
He is a recipient of the ‘Sohan Qadari’ scholarship sponsored by the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, and numerous other national and college-level awards. A much feted print-maker, he is known for his work on rails, inspired by his daily commute between Ambala and Chandigarh.
MANU BHAKER, 16, SHOOTER, JHAJJAR, HARYANA
She is the youngest Indian shooter to win gold at the ISSF World Cup held at Guadalajara this year. She won the top honours in the 10m air pistol event and also got a gold in the 10m air pistol mixed event in the same championship.
NARENDER GREWAL, 24 WUSHU CHAMP, HISAR
He won bronze in Wushu, also called Chinese Kungfu, in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. It was his second successive continental games medal.
VIJAYVEER SINGH, 16, SHOOTER, CHANDIGARH
He clinched both individual and team gold in 25 metres standard pistol event in the Junior World Championship held in South Korea in September this year.
NISHA, 14, FOOTBALL PLAYER, SADALPUR, HISAR
She was part of the India Under-16 Football team that won the SAFF Cup held in Bhutan in August this year.
VARSHA, 15, FOOTBALL PLAYER, SADALPUR, HISAR
She was part of the India Under-16 Football team that won the South Asian Football Cup held in Bhutan in August this year.
KIRAN, 14, FOOTBALL PLAYER, SADALPUR, HISAR
She was part of the India Under-16 football team that won the South Asian Football Cup held in Bhutan in August this year. She was also part of the U-16 Asian Football Confederation qualifiers tournament held in Mongolia.
AMIT BALYAN, 28, PARA ATHLETE, SONIPAT
This wheelchair-bound athlete won silver in the javelin throw event in the 2018 Jakarta Para Asian Games. He aims to clinch a gold medal in the 2020 Olympics.
PRANAV GOYAL, 17, JEE TOPPER, MOGA
He topped the country in the JEE advanced and main exam 2018. He was also the tricity topper in the Class XII CBSE boards.
ANJUM KHATTAK, 28, KAS OFFICER, SURANKOTE, POONCH
He topped the prestigious Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) exam 2014, becoming the first ever person from his district to achieve this feat.