Sonika Kaliraman is an Indian woman professional wrestler to win the title of Bharat Kesri in
Bharat Kesri Dangal in 2001.
She was a contestant on the popular reality show ''
Bigg Boss
''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...
'' in 2011.
Personal life
Kaliraman is the daughter of former wrestler
Chandgi Ram
Chandgi Ram (9 November 1937 – 29 June 2010), often referred to as Master Chandgi Ram, was a freestyle wrestler from India. He won gold medal in the 1970 Asian Games and represented India in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Along with amateur wrestl ...
(Master Chadgiram). She was trained by her father who always dreamt of his four daughters becoming wrestlers. He even had to fight against social norms and with the Indian Wrestling Foundation for many years.
She won gold at the Asian Women Wrestling Championship in 2000.
Her brother Jagdish Kaliraman is also a wrestler.
She married US-based businessman, Siddharth Malik.
Kaliraman alleged that in 1998-99 when she traveled to Poland as part of a junior sub-team, she was sexually harassed by the coach there. She complained to her father as well as the WFI president GS Mander. However, GS Mander refuted these statements and also said that he will file a defamation suit against her.
Career
Kaliraman is one of 200 Indian women who wrestle professionally. She is also one of the 50 Indian women who represented India internationally.
She won a gold medal at the Asian Women Wrestling Championship in 2000.
In August 2009, she participated in ''
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 2)'' and participated in ''
Bigg Boss 5
''Bigg Boss 5'' is the fifth season of the Indian reality TV show ''Bigg Boss'', which aired on Colors TV from 2 October 2011 to 7 January 2012 with Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan as the hosts.
During the launch on 2 October, fourteen hand-picke ...
''.
She demanded Open Trials for selection into the National Squad after she was dropped.
Television
See also
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Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games
Wrestling was contested by men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Only men competed in Greco-Roman wrestling while both men and women contested for medals in freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling or ...
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Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout
References
Indian female sport wrestlers
Living people
Wrestlers at the 2006 Asian Games
1983 births
Sportswomen from Delhi
21st-century Indian women
21st-century Indian people
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants
Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants
Asian Games competitors for India
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