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J&K Government Award | Umran Malik, Ayeera, Inshah among 10 sportspersons awarded

JAMMU & KASHMIR:

Each awardee will receive, a cash prize of Rs 51 thousand, a medal and a citation.

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Srinagar: 

The pace sensation of J&K Umran Malik is among the 10 sportspersons who were awarded the J&K Government Award in the field of Sports on the occasion of Republic Day 2023.

J&K Government announced awards in various fields on the eve of Republic Day 2023 which included Sports. This year 10 sportspersons who have excelled at various levels and brought laurels for J&K were awarded.

Umran Malik headlines the list which also includes Ayeera Chisti, Inshah Bashir, Ishan Pandita, Ankita Raina, Soham Kamotra, Rahul Jangral, Muskan Rana, Kritharti Kotwal and Mannat Choudhary.

Umran Malik climbed the ladder of success last year and went on to represent the Indian National Cricket team in T20 and ODI cricket. With his sheer raw pace, Umran Malik has mesmerized every cricket follower on the planet. He is currently the fastest-ever Indian pace bowler. Apart from the Indian National Cricket team, Umran Malik plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.

Ayeera Chisti recently became the first female player from J&K to bag a medal in the World Junior Wushu Championship. She also won a medal in another International Wushu event held in Georgia.

Inshah Bashir is the International Wheelchair Basketball champion. Apart from Representing the Country at the International level, Inshah has also been captain of the J&K team. She received the National Award from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi last year. She had lost her ability to stand in 2009 due to an accident but continued to defy the odds by carrying on her sports activity on a wheelchair, making J&K proud.

Ishan Pandita is an International footballer who has roots in Kashmir. Born in New Delhi, Ishan has represented India at the International level and is playing for top clubs in Indian Super League. He has also played professional football in Spain.

Ankita Raina is an International Tennis star who has been playing top-level professional Tennis from last more than 10 years. She has been a regular in Grand Slam events. Apart from that Ankita has represented India at the International level as well as in the Olympics.

Having roots in Kashmir, Ankita since 2013, has regularly been the Indian number one in both singles and doubles.

Soham Kamotra is an International Chess player from Jammu who has bagged a couple of medals for India at the International level. Last year Soham bagged a gold medal in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in the Under-18 age category, held in Sri Lanka.

Earlier Soham had bagged a bronze medal in the Asian Under-18 event.

Rahul Jarngal is an accomplished mountaineer who has scaled Worlds Highest Peak Mount. Everest. Jarngal who hails from Hiranagar Jammu has also successfully climbed Mt. Kangchenjunga amoung many other peaks.

Rahul works as Executive Engineer Instrumentation in ONGC and has an accomplished record in sports and academics.

Muskan Rana is a top-level gymnastic player from Jammu who has been bringing laurels for J&K at various levels.

Muskan Rana was last year declared as Junior National Champion in the 26th Junior National Rhythmic Gymnastic Championships held at Bengaluru in Karnataka. Muskan Rana has won five medals including two gold, and three silver medals for J&K. She is considered one of the top talents in the Country.

Kritarthi Kotwal an accomplished Fencing player last year bagged the junior team bronze medal for India in the Commonwealth Fencing Championship held in London. Kotwal is a highly talented Fencer and has been winning medals for J&K on regular basis.

Mannat Choudhary who hails from R S Pura, Jammu is a Volleyball player who represented the Indian Volleyball team in AVC Cup Volleyball Championship in Thailand last year. Mannat is a top volleyball player of J&K who has also captained J&K junior teams at the National level.

Each awardee will receive, a cash prize of Rs 51 thousand, a medal and a citation.

source: http://www.greaterkashmir.com / Greater Kashmir / Home> Sports / by Abid Khan / January 27th, 2023

Tryst with hardships motivated awardees

Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH:

Lucknow:

It was the time of Covid peak when vendors had to sell their stocks at throwaway prices and many lost jobs. A vegetable vendor and a spray painter, who saw their earnings plunge and struggled financially as the pandemic raged, were on cloud nine on Saturday, as their children have bagged Lucknow University’s prestigious Chancellor’s Bronze medal.

LU declared names of the 15 students who will be conferred medals at its convocation ceremony on November 26.

Mohd Aiyub Ahmad, son of a vegetable vendor, has bagged the bronze medal for being the best student in BSc final year while a spray painter’s daughter Iqra Rizwan Warsi of Karamat Husain Muslim Girls PG College bagged it for being the best student in BA final year.

The families of both Aiyub and Iqra went through deep financial struggles during the pandemic.

Tryst with hardships motivated awardees | Lucknow News - Times of India

“My father Rasheed Ahmad is my biggest source of inspiration . Even after facing financial challenges during the two Covid waves, he made sure that I was never short of study material or internet pack. There was a time when no one was turning up at Chowk Mandi and he sold vegetables at throwaway price,” said Aiyub.

“The tough times we went through will continue to motivate me forever. I aim to pursue research in the field of electronics and make my parents proud one day,” he added.

Sharing details of similar hardships, Iqra said, “My father Rizwan Warsi lost his work as a spray painter during the pandemic, but he didn’t give up. He started selling masks while my mother Tarannum began stitching masks and clothes to make sure the education of their four children continues.I aim to become an Urdu professor and will make my parents proud one day,” she said.

Meanwhile, the two chancellors’ silver medals awarded in diferent categories were bagged by MSc student Labvi Shukla. “I want to work for financially weak students who are forced to drop out due to poverty.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News> Lucknow News / by TNN / November 21st, 2021

A look at Sania Mirza’s Grand Slam title wins across her illustrious career

Hyderabad, TELANGANA:

 Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza is truly the first female tennis superstar from India.While Leander Paes led Indian tennis into the new millennium with his 1996 Atlanta Olympics bronze medal and several honours, tennis fans all around the nation yearned for a woman to represent the tricolour on the women’s court.Hyderabad-born, Sania Mirza gave the country just that.Here is a list of Sania Mirza’s Grand Slam titles, which helped her become India’s top female tennis player and a household name in the world of sports.

Source: Olympics Website

Australian Open 2009 mixed doubles

Her first victory came in 2009 when she teamed up with Mahesh Bhupathi to win the Australian Open mixed doubles championship.The pair was on a mission after falling short at the last hurdle at Melbourne Park the previous year and didn’t drop a set until making it to the quarterfinals.To win the title, the pair defeated Andy Ram of Israel and Nathalie Dechy of France 6-3, 6-1. 

Source: Olympics Website

French Open 2012 mixed doubles 

Three years later, the pair would team up once more to represent India with pride, this time on the revered clay of Roland Garros.Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi, who were the seventh seeds for the 2012 French Open, breezed through the competition.They won the title match 7-6, 6-1 against the Polish-Mexican team of Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Santiago Gonzalez to win their second Grand Slam.

Source: Olympics Website

US Open 2014 mixed doubles

At the 2014 US Open, she teamed up with Brazilian player Bruno Soares to win her third mixed doubles championship at a Slam.The top-seeded pair lived up to their reputation by defeating Abigail Spears of the USA and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico in the title bout, which required a tie-breaker.

Source: Instagram

Wimbledon 2015 Women’s doubles 

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis partnered in 2015 and won three consecutive Grand Slam doubles championships. They won their 1st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2015. Without dropping a set, the pair advanced to the championship match against Sania Mirza’s previous partner, the Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis persevered to win a closely contested three-set match in the final.

Source: Twitter

US Open 2015 Women’s doubles 

The duo continued their rich vein of form and seemed almost unstoppable over the course of the next few months as they picked up the US Open 2015. Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won their second Grand Slam doubles title together, defeating Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final, 6–3, 6–3. 

Source: Twitter

Australian Open 2016 Women’s doubles

In 2016, at the Australian Open, Sania Mirza captured her final Grand Slam. With Hingis, she had won three straight major championships.The top-seeded Indo-American team defeated Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7(7)-6(1), 6-3, to claim the championship in Melbourne.

source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> Photos / by Asian New International / posted by Abdul Rahman / January 28th, 2023

Two-Day Exhibition On Muslim Women Achievers To Be Held At Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum

KARNATAKA / Hyderabad, TELANGANA:

A two-day exhibition celebrating the achievements of Muslim women will be held at the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad on October 1 and 2 by the Intellectual Learning Methodologies (ILM) Foundation in association with the Shaheen Group of Educational Institutions, Islah and Asli Talbina.

The exhibition is aimed at educating the common man about the astounding accomplishments of Muslim women.

Achievements of 40 women in different fields will be showcased and details of their accomplishments will be explained through posters, Siasat.com quoted Dr Lateef of ILM Foundation as saying.

The exhibition will be inaugurated by Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

According to a study of early Islamic history, took an active part in all walks of life. These women excelled as rulers, warriors, nurses, scholars, jurists, teachers, traders and companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

When Dr Lateef started working on the subject some one-and-half years ago he stumbled upon the names of nearly 10,000 women who had made immense contributions in their field.

Ayesha, the wife of the Prophet Muhammed, who made a huge contribution to the cause of Islam through her intelligence and scholarship is among some of the well-known names whose achievements will be showcased at the exhibition.

“Lives of early Muslim women represent exemplary models, transcending time and boundaries. And they are a great source of inspiration,” Dr Lateef told the website.

Organisers also plan to take the exhibition to several parts across the country after Hyderabad. Juveria Sabir and Zoha Ansari, working at the Edventure Park, a start-up incubator have been working relentlessly to showcase the exhibition on inspiring women achievers.

The two-day exhibition with a free entry will be held in Salar Jung Museum’s eastern block from 11 am to 5 pm.

source: http://www.thecognate.com / The Cognate / Home> News / by Rabia Shireen / September 27th, 2022

Women In India Are Yet To Get Their Constitutional Rights: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Women’s Wing

INDIA:

New Delhi :

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Women’s Wing Secretary Rahamathunnissa has asserted that the Constitution of India assures justice, equality, liberty and fraternity to its citizens irrespective of gender, but Indian women are yet to get their constitutional rights.

Mrs.Rahamathunnissa was delivering the inaugural address in a JIH Women’s Wing’s special programme on the ‘Constitution at 74 – Challenges and Possibilities for Indian Women’ on the occasion of the 74th Republic Day of India. Stressing on the need for a strict implementation of the constitutional provisions given to women in order to uplift them and ensure their equal status in society, she said, “we can feel proud that it is one of the best framed constitutions in the world with so much emphasis on equal rights for women.

A panel discussion featuring noted women activists and scholars, followed with Ms.Sameena Afshan, Editor Aura E Magazine as moderator. The expert panelists on board articulated their opinions on the wide gap between what the framers of the constitution envisaged and the practical reality in the country.

One of the panelists Dr. Selvi Ganesh, a legal academician and consultant said, “We have a constitution but we lack constitutionalism because the concept of gender equality is not in the general consciousness of the masses.” She voiced concern about the plight of women in conflict zones, migrant labourers and abandoned widows in the country who are still unaware of their constitutional rights.

Dr Jyotsnaben Yagnik, former Principal Judge at the Civil and Sessions courts of Ahmedabad mentioned that the average Indian women do not consider themselves as equal citizens because of their mindset and nothing would ever change without changing the societal mindset.

Ms. Sandhya Shaily, State Vice President, AIDWA of Madhya Pradesh commented that the Indian constitution safeguarded the rights of women more than the constitution of other countries that secured their independence at the same time, but they got fever opportunities.

Expressing her concerns regarding the huge gap between rights given in the constitution and their implementations, Adv. Sumaiya Roshan, President of National federation of GIO said that the Hijab issue in Karnataka curbed the right to education not only for Muslim girls but affected the other marginalized communities as well.

Dr. Sitara Khan, Educationist and Social Worker has stressed that education alone can empower women and saw it as a strong weapon against crimes faced by women in India.

Observing that several studies place India on the top position in crime against women, Dr. Khan Mubashsharah Firdous, Editor of the Haadiya E Magazine, in her concluding address, lamented that domestic violence, forced labour and forced marriages were rampant in the country. She reiterated the dire need for an organized fight against the violence.

Ms Nada Khazia, Ms Sajida Falahi and Ms Fakhira Tabassum also spoke on the occasion while Ms Hina Farhan controlled the proceedings.

source: http://www.indiatomorrow.net / India Tomorrow / Home> Law / January 29th, 2023

Hyderabad State: Tracing lineage of the Nizams

Hyderabad, INDIA:

Ever since the death of Prince Mukarram Jah on 14th January 2023, who was considered the last and titular Nizam, Hyderabad’s Nizams, the rulers of the Asaf Jahi dynasty are in the news on every tabloid, newspaper and news channel. A lot is being debated about the Nizams from their lineage to titles to connections to inheritance.

Let us understand their lineage and the use of the title Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah. Basing my views on Henry George Briggs book The Nizam: His History and Relations with the British Empire published in 1861 and Roper Lethbridge’s book The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled or Decorated, of the Indian Empire, with an appendix for Ceylon, published in 1893, when we look at the remote ancestry of the Nizams, their lineage is traced to two lines of descent.

The first line of descent is from Shaikh Shah Abudin Suharwardi, a lineal descendent of Caliph Abu Bakr, the father-in-law, of Prophet Muhammad. Shaikh Shah Abudin Suharwardi who lived in Persia was a contemporary of the Persian poet Sadi and finds reference in his thirteenth century poetic composition, Bostan, as his murshad or spiritual guide. It is believed that some of the immediate descendants of the shaikh settled in Turkey and also some of them travelled to Samarqand, and became ulema there. The popular ulema from this line were Khwaja Ismail, his son Khwaja Abid who later on was designated as Qazi and Shaikh-ul-Islam.

The second lineage of the Nizams of Hyderabad’s ancestry is traced to the family of Tartars and claim descent from Bahauddin who was the founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi silsilah. Most Naqshbandis prefix the word Khwaja to their names to imply an honourable position of a learned person. Bahauddin was a contemporary of the Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur and his descendent was Khwaja Abid who was the first from the family to visit India. He travelled from Samarqand to Delhi during Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s reign. Whichever lineage is looked at, we see that Khwaja Abid ultimately travelled to India.

Khwaja Abid was given the title of Sadr-us-Sadr by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for his services rendered and was also made the Subedar of Multan. Soon, he was awarded more titles of Azeem Khan and Qillich Khan. Qillich also spelt as Kulij or Qulij in Turkish and Qillich in Persian denoted shamsher, a sword in both languages.  Qillich Khan also led campaigns into Bijapur and Golconda during which he was injured badly on his right arm and eventually after battling for his life, he died. He was well-known for his military exploits and was buried at Attapur near Hyderabad in 1686.

Qillich Khan left behind a son, Mir Shahabuddin, born in 1644, who was also later employed by the Mughals. Like his father, he too exhibited exceptional bravery and was awarded by Aurangzeb with the title of Ghaziuddin as he was one of the greatest of the generals of Aurangzeb. For his military and administrative services rendered in the Deccan, he received another title Feroz Jung and Aurangzeb even referred to him as Ghaziuddin Bahadur Feroz Jung Farzand Arjumand meaning dear son.

When Aurangzeb died in 1707, Ghaziuddin was the subedar of Berar and Elichpur. The next Mughal successor, Bahadur Shah, made him the Subedar of Gujarat before the latter died in 1711. Ghaziuddin had married the daughter of Saadaullah Khan, a minister of Shah Jahan, in Delhi and a son had been born to them in 1671 who was named Mir Qamaruddin who came to be known in Deccan’s history as Asaf Jah I.

In 1699, Mir Qamaruddin had received the title of Chin Qilich Khan commanding the imperial troops at Bagul Kota.

He then became Faujdar of the Carnatak at Bijapur and also the Subedar of Bijapur. He was given one of Aurangzeb’s own horses on the battle field in one of the campaigns he led in the Deccan. He remained loyal to Prince Azam but eventually differences arose and they went separate ways. But under Bahadur Shah, he was again invited to the Mughal court and was conferred the Subedari of Oudh and Faujdari of Lucknow with the title Khan-e-Dowran, but soon he was disgusted with the politics at the court and retired by relinquishing all his appointments he was holding under the Mughals.

Next, when Farrukh Siyyar started contesting for the Mughal throne, Chin Qilich Khan was roped in once again and he started to fight on the side of Farrukh Siyyar. He was rewarded in 1713 by Farrukh Siyyar with the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah and Viceroy of the Imperial Dominions in the Deccan and as Faujdar of Carnatak.  He continued to fight against the Marathas for the Mughals. There were a series of rapid developments and conflict with the Syed brothers who had emerged as the king makers to the Mughal throne. This finally led to his independently laying the foundation of his own administration in the Deccan with the battle of Shaker Kheda near Aurangabad in 1724.

Asaf Jah had won battles east, west, north and south, dealt effectively with the kingmaker Syed brothers and successfully established his authority over a vast region that came to be called the Asaf Jahi or Asafiya state.

The title of Asaf Jah was named after the rank of Asaf who was supposed to be a minister of Solomon, the Hebrew king. The title of Asaf was not new; the Mughals had used it many a time earlier.  The name Asaf was conferred in Mughal India on Nurjahan’s brother and Mumtaz Mahal’s father and in other instances. It was but natural that the Mughal titles were retained by the nobles of the Deccan. These titles were conferred in ascending order of Jung, Daula, Mulk, Umara or Jah. The British equivalent of Jah or Umara was the English Dukes and Marquesses, Mulk was equivalent to Earl, Daula was equivalent to Viscount, and Jung was like a baron. All the successors of the Nizams have the word Jah appended to their name. The only officer or Prime Minister on whom the title of Jah was conferred was Arastu Jah.

Until the Nizams started ruling independently of the Mughals in the Deccan, they were known as Subedars of the Deccan showing their allegiance to higher authority in Delhi. While the British referred to them out of respect as Nawabs of Hyderabad or Bundagan-e-alee meaning slaves of the highest rank.

Professor Salma Ahmed Farooqui is Director at the H.K.Sherwani Centre for Deccan Studies, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad.

source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> Featured News / by Salma Ahmed Farooqui / January 23rd, 2023

Daughter of a street hawker, Iqra Rizwan Warsi wins 3 Gold Medals for BA in Lucknow University

Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH:

Iqra Rizwan Warsi won 3 Gold Medals at Lucknow University.

Iqra has been awarded Dr. Radha Kumud Mukherjee Gold Medal, Pandit Devi Sahay Mishra Gold Medal and Smt. Shyam Kumari Hukku Memorial Gold Medal. Iqra has secured 84.05 percent marks in BA.

Iqra has also been awarded the Best Student Award Bronze Medal in the year 2021.

Rizwan, the father of Iqra Rizwan Warsi was a painter who used to do spray painting earlier. He lost his job during Covid, when he started selling masks near hospitals. The expenses of the house go on with these earnings.

According to Iqra, mother Tarannum Warsi is a homemaker who always boosted morale.

Iqra said that “The financial condition of the house is not good. The situation was even more difficult during the Covid period. Mother used to stitch masks. My Father Rizwan used to sell them outside hospitals. Even now the situation has not changed much.”

We are four siblings, in which I am the eldest. Three siblings are younger than me. I am pursuing masters, my parents have supported me a lot. My Parents struggled in every way and studied and today i am gold medalist.

Iqra’s father said that, “I sell masks and sometimes other items by hawking to make arrangements for the livelihood of the children. Now the son has also started doing a private job, which earns him Rs 4,000 a month.” Somehow, two-time livelihood and children’s education fees are arranged.”

Translated from Hindi Webportal Themooknayak.com

source: http://www.thehindustangazette.com / The Hindustan Gazette / Home> News> Education / by Ayesha Mastoor / headline and text edited / January 25th, 2023

Heena sets national record in girls U-16 300m sprint

WEST BENGAL / Benglauru, KARNATAKA:

Heena clocked 38.57 seconds to improve on Karnataka sprinter Unnati Aiyyappa’s earlier national mark of 40.11 seconds.

pix: indianathletics.in

Rezoana Mallick Heena of West Bengal set U-16 national record in girls 300m race at the National Junior Athletics Champions here on Saturday. Heena clocked 38.57 seconds to improve on Karnataka sprinter Unnati Aiyyappa’s earlier national mark of 40.11 seconds set last year.

Uttar Pradesh high jumper Khyati Mathur was another athlete who broke a meet record, winning the girls U-18 event with a clearance of 1.79m to improve on M Jishna’s mark of 1.77m in Mangalagiri in 2019.

In the track events, Deepak Rohilla (Haryana) and Priya H Mohan (Karnataka) emerged the fastest in the Under-20 men and women’s 400m sprints. Deepak Rohilla won in 47.50 seconds while Priya Mohan was home in 53.94 seconds.

Odisha’s Lalu Prasad Bhoi and Dondapati Mruty Jayaram took the titles of the fastest men in the Under-20 and Under-18 sections, with timings of 10.71 seconds and 10.83 seconds respectively.

Bhawna (Haryana) and S Megha (Kerala) were the champions in the women’s Under-20 and Under-18 100m races.

source: http://www.thebridge.in / The Bridge / Home> Athletics / by PTI / pix edited: by indianathletics.in / November 13th, 2022

Three siblings from J&K’s Doda district qualifies KAS

Jammu, JAMMU & KASHMIR:

Huma Anjum Wani, Ifra Anjum Wani and their brother, Suhail Ahmad Wani

Jammu :

Three siblings, two sisters and their brother belonging to Doda district have qualified the J&K administrative service (JKAS) exam. The results were declared on Thursday.

Two sisters — Huma Anjum Wani, Ifra Anjum Wani and their brother, Suhail Ahmad Wani — belonging to far off Kahi Trankhal village of Bhaleesa area in J&K’s Doda district have qualified the JKAS exam.

The family has now settled in Jammu city.

Suhail, the youngest of the three siblings has secured 111th rank while Huma secured 117th and Ifra 143th rank among the 187 successful candidates.

Munir Ahmad Wani, father of these three candidates, is proud of the exemplary success of his children. He said his children have achieved success without joining any coaching centre.

“My children don’t have a mobile phone even today. Whenever they wanted to connect to the Internet, they would use their mother’s phone,” the father said.

Father attributes the success of his children to their hard work and focused study.

“They used to study for 12 hours a day for the last several years. Right after passing their Class 12 exam, they were determined to pass the civil service exam,” he said.

While Ifra did her masters in physics, Huma and Suhail have taken their masters degree in political science. — IANS

source: http://www.muslimmirror.com / Muslim Mirror / Home> Education> Indian Muslim / by IANS / January 20th, 2023

Qatar: Indian ultrarunner Sufiya Khan breaks another Guinness World Record

Ajmer, RAJASTHAN / NEW DELHI :

Sufiya Khan completed her first international expedition, ‘Run Across Qatar’ — 200 kilometer south to north in 30 hours and 34 minutes.

 Ultramarathoner Sufiya Khan (Photo: Twitter)

Doha:

Indian ultramarathoner Sufiya Sufi Khan, a three-time Guinness World Record holder has achieved another feat as the fastest runner to run across Qatar.

Sufiya Khan completed her first international expedition, ‘Run Across Qatar’ — 200 kilometres south to north in 30 hours and 34 minutes.

In a Fastest Known Time (FKT) Guinness World Record attempt, Sufi started her run from Abu Samra on Thursday, January 12, at 6 am and finished at Zulal Wellness Resort in Al Ruwais on Friday, January 13.

The Indian embassy in Doha congratulated Safiya Sufi Khan on her achievement.

Before starting the campaign, she met the Indian Ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal.

Sufi Khan tweeted, “Honored to meet The Indian Ambassador to Qatar H.E. DR. DEEPAK MITTAL at @IndEmbDoha before the run. Had a fruitful conversation about the Run, Fitness community in Qatar and India and got his blessings for the World record attempt. @MEAIndia @PMOIndia @narendramodi.”

About Sufiya Khan

An increasing number of people are leaving their 9 to 5 jobs today! In fact, most of them take a career break to do something completely outside the box. It may seem scary at first, but it could be one of the best decisions you’ve ever made! And today we have a brilliant example of a woman who quit her job and chose a completely different profession. Here meet Sufiya Khan.

Photo: Sufiya Khan/Facebook

37-year-old Sufiya Khan was born and raised in Ajmer, Rajasthan. She worked in the aviation industry for almost a decade, but the turning point in her life came when she decided to run her first half marathon in Delhi in 2017.

In 2018, Sufiya quit her airline job and started running as a way to unwind and relax. She participated in several marathons and races. In the year 2018, she broke a national record by running the Golden Triangle — 720 km — in 16 days.

In 2019, she set the record for the fastest time by a female runner in the “Kashmir to Kanyakumari” category and in April 2021, she became the fastest woman to run along “The Indian Golden Quadrilateral Road”.

Sufiya currently holds several world records and continues to explore what her body is capable of.

In 2021, she undertook the Tribute Run to salute the sacrifices of Kargil War Heroes.

Photo: Sufiya Khan/Facebook

source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> News> India> Qatar / by Sakina Fatima / January 18th, 2023