Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla

Electric shock treatment for more than two years improved her upper body strength.

[2] She represented India in the Paralympics held in South Korea, Barcelona, Athens and Beijing; the Asian Games held in Beijing, Bangkok, South Korea and Kuala Lumpur; World Masters held in Denmark and Australia, Commonwealth Games in Australia and Open Championships in Belgium, Kuala Lumpur and England.

She works as a Manager in Syndicate Bank and shelters 54 children with various disabilities at Mathru Foundation — a charitable trust formed along with her friends.

[3] She focuses mainly on polio victims from rural areas, whose parents cannot afford to send their child to school or provide medical treatment.

[4] “When I was young, I wanted to be first among my friends who used to run to the backyard to pick the fallen mangoes.

Arjuna awardee Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla, at an awareness march near Cubbon Park, Bangalore on 1 March 2020.