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Koneru Humpy, Indian’s chess Grandmaster and the second highest ranked female chess player in the world.
Born in 1987 in Andhra Pradesh, Humpy was smitten by chess as a toddler and under the guidance of her father, went on to win the Under 8 National Chess Championship in 1995. The rest is history and there was no looking back. She continued winning accolades in the Under 10, Under 12 and Under 14 age groups. At 15, she became the youngest woman to ever become a grandmaster.
Humpy was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2003 and the Padma Shri in 2007.
Why we find her inspiring:
– For being the perfect combination of beauty and brains
– For carving a niche for herself in a sport which has few prominent Indian women champions
– For making her country proud by her numerous awards and recognitions
– For her dedication to her passion from an early age
*Photo credit: GoddessChess
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
Being a writer, Nivedita Louis recognises the struggles of a first-time woman writer and helps many articulate their voice with development, content edits as a publisher.
“I usually write during night”, says author Nivedita Louis during our conversation. Chuckling she continues,” It’s easier then to focus solely on writing. Nivedita Louis is a writer, with varied interests and one of the founders of Her Stories, a feminist publishing house, based in Chennai.
In a candid conversation she shared her journey from small-town Tamil Nadu to becoming a history buff, an award-winning author and now a publisher.
Nivedita was born and raised in a small town in Tamil Nadu. It was for schooling that she first arrived in Chennai. Then known as Madras, she recalls being awed by the city. Her love-story with the city, its people and thus began which continues till date. She credits her perseverance and passion to make a difference to her days as a vocational student among the elite sections of Madras.
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