Anjum Chopra, the foremost name in womens sport and former captain of the Indian womens cricket team has been our role model for women and sports. Her strong ideology in promoting the above in India and in developing nations provides a strong support.
A Padma Shri and Arjuna award recipient, Anjum has co-authored world′s first coffee table book titled ′Women′s Cricket World- ′A Journey from 1745 – 2013′. The book showcases the world history of the sport to its present day under the International Cricket Council.
She has also acted in a docu drama – ′Poor Cousins of Million Dollar Babies′. The film received national acclaim at the Arnold Sports Film Festival in Ohio, 2011. It talks about that despite the disparities between mens and womens cricket, the girls are very happy playing the sport and enjoy the camaraderie.
A student Delhi Public School R. K. Puram and St. Stephen′s College, University of Delhi Anjum completed her master′s in business administration (MBA) from FORE school of management, Delhi, with dual specialization with Human Resource & Marketing.
Links Of
1)Fear Factor ′KhatronkeKhiladi′ season 4 aired on Colors channel
2)Doordarshan and interviews
3)Cricket batting videos
4)Photographs of events – book and film launch
