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DEEPA MALIK- BIOGRAPHY 

Deepa Malik, an Indian athlete born in Sonipat, Haryana, and lives in
Gurgaon.

She has made a name in the Paralympics and known as the first
Indian to win a medal in the Paralympics, a silver medal which is the
first-ever won by any Indian in shot put in Summer Paralympics, 2016.

She first tried to participate in the Paralympics in 2012 but due to

some politics, she can’t participate in it but she has received the
Arjuna award, one of the biggest awards in the sports person's life.

Some most honourable moments in her life:

● Padma Shri Award
 ● Arjuna Award
● Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
● Swavalamban Puraskar Maharashtra
● President Role Model Award
● Maharashtra Chhatrapati Award

Some records she made:

● National record in the shot put javelin throw and discus throw
● National record in Breaststroke, Backstroke, and Freestyle in
Swimming
● Made Limca Book of World Records twice in Swimming
● ​Made Four​ ​Limca Adventure Records

Family 
Deepa Malik’s father, who has served the nation and support her
daughter to make her nation proud. Deepa Malik’s whole background
is from the army as her father, brother named Vikram Nagpal and her
husband and Bikram Nagpal has truly served our nation by being an
army officer.

She also has 2 daughters- Devika Malik and Ambika Malik and her
older daughter has started to make our country proud by winning
medals in athletics.

BK Nagpal

Deepa Malik’s father is Retd. Colonel BK Nagpal who was an army

officer. He has played a very big supporting role in Deepa Malik’s life.
During her spinal disease, he only was a person to look after her as
he goes to the hospital with her daughter by carrying her on his
shoulder and has to visit the whole hospital for her daughter.
As he was in the army he was always busy with his duties but still, he
has taken care of her daughter. Not only that but he supported her
throughout her life and he became a big reason for her daughter’s
success. He supported her till his death and made her daughter proud
of the country.

Bikram Singh Malik

Deepa Malik’s husband's name is Bikram Singh Malik. Her husband is

also an army officer and fought Kargil War when her wife was going
for her surgery and covering the distance from her disease to the
wheelchair but she managed and accepted her reality and fought the
challenges.
Her husband’s role was also very big as he was the only coach of
Deepa Malik who made her ready for every sport she played. He was
the only one who made her ready for the Paralympics and made her
win a silver medal.

Devika Malik

She is the daughter of Deepa Malik and was born paralyzed on one
side of the body. She is the co-founder of Wheeling Happiness
Foundation who supports disabled persons, provides them with sports
equipment and helps them financially, emotionally and physically
problems.
Like her mother, she also won 8 national and 3 international medals in
para-athletics. Her upbringing is the only reason of how much she has
achieved. Her mother taught her how to overcome the difficulties that
come in the life of a disabled person and how to live with your abilities
instead of considering and making disability as an excuse.

She was awarded the Queen’s Young Leader Award by Queen

Elizabeth II and had the honour of addressing the Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meeting in front of all 53 Heads of
Commonwealth Countries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at
the Opening Ceremony in 2018. Her identification was also
considered as an entrepreneur by Niti Aayog in 2018.