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U N I T E D India’s Best Ever Woman Table Tennis Player is a DAVian!

Manika Batra, the Golden Girl of India, is the First Indian woman to win an individual (Gold) Medal in the game of Table Tennis at the CWG 2018. She is successful, smart yet humble and a true star of Indian Table Tennis.

ansraj Model School, Number 1 female table tennis player in Punjabi Bagh is one of India. Manika has a unique a quality of Victory March of the large DAV institutions, being a match winner on the court by Manika Batra located in the capital city playing long-pimples on her backhand. Hof India and is the breeding ground for It is worth mentioning that she began the world-class Table Tennis players 2011: Won the Silver Medal in the playing table tennis at the age of four Under-21 category of the Chile Open because of its infrastructure and best only and after winning a match at the trainers. State-level Under-8 category, she 2014: Reached the Quarterfinals in Commonwealth Games As a matter of pride, this campus is joined the Table Tennis Academy of credited for not only producing a big her school and got trained under the 2015: Won Two Silver Medals number of top-notch players but the coach, Sandeep Gupta. and One Bronze Medal in Commonwealth Games best in India. Yes, we are talking Manika Batra has great admiration about an extraordinary woman, and love for her alma mater and has 2016: Won Three Gold Medals in South Asian Games Manika Batra, born on 15 June 1995, always been a part of various small Contribution who has trained herself to be among and big events organised by DAV 2018: Won Two Gold Medals, One the top-ranked table tennis players United Foundation. She has also been Silver Medal and One Bronze Medal Call in Commonwealth Games by winning many championships and featured as an upcoming celebrity medals thus, making all Indians and sports personality in one of the issues DAVians proud. of DAV United magazine. DAV United Awards & If you want to As per the International Table Tennis has been a witness of her growth to contributeCONT contentACT PERSON Honours Won: in DAVFOR UnitedDELHI : Federation (ITTF) April 2020 rankings, the top of Table Tennis World since CONTACT PERSON Article Series she is ranked 63rd in the world and her teens. 2018: Arjuna Award by Government FOR DELHI : please share 500 of India words content and Currently, she is training herself for the forthcoming international tournaments. high-resolution 2018: Breakthrough Table Tennis pictures with us CONTACT PERSON divya thakur: 9320667370 Star Award by IITF on davunitedarticleFOR NORTH & WEST : Watch how Manika Batra is keeping herself inspired [email protected] @gmail.com and inspiring others during Covid-19 times. watch video

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U N I T E D Tibetan Government-in-Exile is Headed by a DAV Alumnus! It is a matter of Pride to know that Mr. Lobsang Sangay, the President of Central Tibetan Administration, a dynamic politician and an expert in Tibetan Law and International Human Rights Law, belongs to DAV fraternity.

Tibet is a region in East Asia and there scholarship to study at Harvard are multiple views about its political University, after which he went status, wherein many claim that it is on to complete his LLM degree in part of China and then there are many, the same year from Harvard Law who claim that Tibet is an independent School. Sangay spent his valuable country. time at Harvard by organising five On 10 March 2011, the 14th Dalai conferences between Chinese and Lama, who was considered to be the Tibetan scholars, including one highest authority of Tibet, removed his between Dalai Lama and thirty-five position of authority and passed on his other Chinese scholars. political powers to the elected Chief As one of his important Minister and declared him the highest- achievements, he was one of the 24 ranking authority of the country. Sooner, Young Leaders of Asia, who were on 27 April 2011, Lobsang Sangay selected by the Asian Society, with was elected as the Chief Minister the aim of strengthening relationships of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and promoting understanding among and eventually, became the Sikyong different communities, leaders and (President). Later, in 2016, he was key institutions of Asia and USA. again elected and till date serves as On his recent visit to his alma the President of Tibetan government. mater, Hansraj College, he was As a President, Sangay has always conferred the “Mahatma Hansraj promoted the non-violent and peaceful Gaurav Samman” by the President of methods to resolve the Tibetan issues. DAVCMC, Shri Punam Suri. During Lobsang Sangay was born in a Committee. During college days, the ceremony, Sangay acknowledged refugee camp and led a very humble life he raised his voice for Tibetan cause that the whole world changed for studying in a local school in Darjeeling, through various activities. Sangay him after joining this college. He India. After completing his school, he received his BA (Hons) degree from expressed his gratitude for DAV came to Delhi and took admission in Hansraj College and LLB degree from Organisation and Hansraj College for DAV’s Hansraj College, founded and the University of Delhi itself. contributing immense values in his life managed by DAV College Managing In 1995, Sangay earned the Fulbright and shaping his persona.

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