Chess Player Malika Handa Biography, Age, Education, Disability, Instagram, Awards, Career, Video, News, Net Worth

Chess Player Malika Handa Biography, Age, Education, Disability, Instagram, Awards, Career, Video, News, Net Worth

Malika Handa has made the entire nation proud by bagging a gold medal at the Deaf and Dumb Chess Championship, know her biography, career, age, news

Indian chess player Malika Handa is in news these days because she has stated that in her statement the government made a number of false promises to her.

Malika Handa News And Video

According to the chess player, Punjab Government was supposed to offer her a job opportunity and a reward after her gold win but they haven’t completed their promise yet.

 

Chess Player Malika Handa Biography, Age, Disability, Family Education

Malika Handa is the Indian chess champion who competes in the deaf and dumb chess championships held across the globe. Malika was born in a Punjabi family of Renu Handa and Suresh Handa on 20 March 1995 and is 26 years. She hails from Jalandhar and did her schooling there as well from a local school.

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Her father is a chess enthusiast and she was introduced to the game when her father one day bought home a chessboard. Being an expert in the game of chess has helped Malika a lot in her life, even she secured her college seat because of the game.

Malika Handa’s Disability

Malika Handa was born quite normal like other infants and was not having any sort of disability. When she turned 1 she started losing her hearing and speaking capacity and today she is 90% disabled because of her hearing and speech disabilities.

Malika Handa Professional Chess Career

At the age of 15, Handa started with chess as a professional player. Her introduction to the game was only because of her passion and she started playing it with her peers. Later on, she began participating in chess championships. Handa is a 6 time champion in the deaf and dumb chess championship.

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Her career hasn’t been smooth as her state government has not provided her with an adequate amount of help. In a 9 year long career, her achievements are massive and huge. She has achieved more than the players who play under the non-disabled categories from India.

From Punjab Handa has represented her state more than 9 times nationally, no other player has done it from the state of Punjab yet.

Malika Handa’s Awards And Achievements

Handa has been a recipient of 1 gold medal and 2 silver medals in deaf and dumb championships.

Malika Handa’s Net Worth

Malika’s estimated net worth is close to INR 25-50 lakhs.

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