Nishtha Dudeja

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Nishtha Dudeja

 

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Nishtha Dudeja is hearing impaired (100% hearing loss) since birth. She had to work very hard with speech therapy in her childhood, to develop her speech and linguistic skills. 

She has won the titles of Miss Deaf India 2018 and Miss Deaf Asia 2018. She is a Commerce graduate from Delhi University and is pursuing her M.A. Economics from Mithibai College, Mumbai. She has won many medals in Judo. She has been an International Lawn Tennis player, having played many AITA, Asian Tour Tennis and ITF tournaments. She was the captain of her school and college tennis team. She represented India in Deaflympics – 2013, World Deaf Tennis Championship – 2015 and Deaflympics – 2017.

Nishtha Dudeja has been recognized for her all-round achievements in the fields of education, sports, arts and culture by the Government of India and conferred with National Award of Disability Empowerment in the category of “Role Model” by Hon'ble Vice President of India in 2018.

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Other achievements:

  1. TEDxTalk on "Sound of Victory" in February, 2019 
  2. Showstopper at Fashion Magazine's Runway Fall Summer Fashion Week, Delhi in April, 2019
  3. CSR Foundation's Award for Professional Excellence and Leadership in August, 2018 in Mumbai
  4. Mascot at Pinkathon 2019, Delhi with Milind Soman
  5. Featured in Ability Magazine, one of the top 50 magazines in the world.
  6. Brand Ambassador of Sivantos India Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly known as Siemens Hearing Instruments Ltd), the World's largest manufacturer of hearing aids.

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