Dentistry is the field of art, science and medicine and that’s why every dentist is not less than an artist too. There are so many talented dentists in this field who are setting examples for young budding dentists to pursue career in dentistry. Some are working beyond dentistry following their dreams, passion and hobbies. On this International women’s Day we Dentalreach team wish our all women readers a Happy women’s Day.
Here we bring you India’s 10 women dental trailblazers.
Heena Sidhu
Pistol Shooting
Heena Sidhu is an Indian shooter.
On 7th April 2014, Sidhu became the first Indian pistol shooter to reach number one in world rankings by the International Shooting Sport Federation.
In 2013, Sidhu became the first Indian pistol shooter to win a gold medal in an ISSF World Cup finals when she won the 10 meters air pistol event.
In 2014, Sidhu was the World record holder in the 10 meters air pistol event with a final score of 203.8. Sidhu is right handed and is right eye dominant.
In 2013, Sidhu received a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. She resides in Goregaon, Mumbai.
Achievements-
- On 28 August 2014, she was conferred the Arjuna Award.
- Won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Beijing in 2009.
- Won first place in the women's 10 m air pistol event at the national championship in Kerala.
- Won a silver medal in the Women's 10 m air pistol team event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China along with Annu Raj Singh and Sonia Raj.
- With Annu Raj Singh scoring 375 points and Sidhu scoring 384 points, Sidhu and Singh won a gold medal in the women's pairs 10 meters air pistol at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In the singles event, Sidhu won a silver medal.
- She was a member of the Indian team to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
- In 2013, she won the gold medal at the ISSFWorld Cup Finals in Munich, Germany.
- In the 2014 Indian National Shooting trials, she won by 0.1 point in the women’s air pistol event.
- In 2016, Sidhu qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 10 meters air pistol and the women's 25 meters pistol events.
- In 2017, she won gold medal in women's 10 meters air pistol event at the Commonwealth shooting championships in Brisbane.
- At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Sidhu won a silver medal in the women’s 10 meters air pistol event, and a gold medal in the women’s 25 meters air pistol event. She broke the Commonwealth Games record of 38 in winning the gold medal.
Elakshi Gupta
Modelling and acting
Elakshi Gupta is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Hindi and Marathi film industries. She made her big-screen debut in 2017 Hindi movie Qaidi Band (2017). However, she rose to fame after appearing in Ajay Devgn’s 100th film, ‘Tanhaji-The Unsung Warrior’. She has switched her career from dentistry to modelling and then acting. Born 22 December, Elakshi Gupta hails from Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Achievements-
Elakshi Gupta is a film and television actress who mainly appears in Hindi and Marathi film industries.
She has won Mrs.India Globe 2015 and 3rd runner up for Mrs.Globe 2015 held at Shenzen, China.
She got fame after her appearance in Tanhaji where Elakshi portrayed Shivaji Maharaj’s wife, Soyarabai in the film.
She has campaigned for many brands such as Pcj jewellers, Brand Factory, Club Mahindra, Bajaj Allianz, Starbucks, Merceds Benz, Tata Tiago, TBZ Jewelers.
She has appeared in the video album “Keh Do Na” sung by Mohit Gaur (ZEE Music), “Mann Ki Dor” sung by Ash King.
Neharika Yadav
Sports Bike racer
She is an international level athlete in a sport bike racing in a male dominated field.
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