Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Early life  





2 Career  





3 Recognition  





4 References  














Bhuvneshwari Kumari







Français


ி

 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Bhuvneshwari Kumari is a former women's squash champion from India. She is recipient of prestigious awards like Padma Shri and Arjuna Award. She is also a record holder of Guinness Book of World Records by being National champion 16 times in a row. She belongs to the former royal family of Alwar.[1]

Bhuvneshwari Kumari while playing squash

Early life[edit]

Kumari, also known as Princess Candy, was born at New Delhi on 1 September 1960 to Yashwant Singh and Brinda Kumari. She is the granddaughter of Maharaja Tej Singh Prabhakar BahadurofAlwar. She has done her B.A. from St. Stephen's College of Delhi University.[2]

Career[edit]

She was Women's National Squash Champion for 16 years in a row from 1977 to 1992.[3]

She is winner of 41 State titles and two International titles (Kenyan Open 1988 and 1989).

She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1982 and the Padma Shri in 2001 for her achievements.

She is also the Coach for the Indian Women's Squash team along with Cyrus Poncha. They trained the team for Asian Games 2018 that were held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4]

Bhuvneshwari Kumari receiving her Arjuna Award (29.08.1982)

Recognition[edit]

Bhuvneshwari Kumari receiving her Padma Shri (25.01.2001)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ALWAR". 24 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  • ^ "Alwar".
  • ^ "Squash Rackets Federation of India". Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  • ^ "Indian squash players question role of coaches Cyrus Poncha and Bhuvneshwari Kumari in Asian Games contingent". The Indian Express. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  • ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhuvneshwari_Kumari&oldid=1222123718"

    Categories: 
    Indian female squash players
    Recipients of the Arjuna Award
    Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports
    Sportswomen from Rajasthan
    Rajasthani people
    1960 births
    Living people
    People from Alwar
    Asian squash biography stubs
    Indian sportspeople stubs
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Use dmy dates from November 2018
    Use Indian English from November 2018
    All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 4 May 2024, at 01:10 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki