Khel Ratna Awardee| Silver Medalist, Rio Paralympics| Arjuna Award Winner| Padma Shri Awardee
 
 
Dr. Deepa Malik has the distinctive reputation of being the First Female Para-Athlete in India to receive a medal at the Asian Games, the World Championships, and the only Indian Female Para-Athlete to secure a medal at the Paralympics and gain the prestigious Highest Sports Honor of the country, the 'Khel Ratna'. Deepa has a tally of 58 national Gold Medals & 23 International Medals to her acclaim. She is the only Indian woman to win medals in 3 consecutive Asian Games, with a record breaking Asian title each time. She has to her praise, 5 President OF India Awards which include the 'Padma Shri' & 'Arjuna Award', and has been acknowledged by United Nations & Niti Aayog with the 'Women Transforming India' award.
 
On her journey of ‘Ability Beyond Disability’, she has proceeded to create 4 Limca World Records in Adventure, becoming the First Paraplegic Woman in biking, river swimming, high altitude mountain driving & car rallies like Desert Storm & Raid-De-Himalaya.
 
Her influence on the International Paralympic Movement has earned her the identification of 'Global Woman Of The Year 2019' by the International Paralympic Committee among 176 member countries. This year she upholds the very crucial position of being the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Fellow and representing 130 crore Indians for the mutual associations between New Zealand & India.
 
She is tremendously proud of the work done through her foundation 'Wheeling Happiness' which has affected & entitled over 10,000 Divyaangs through international advocacy, inclusion workshops, accessibility aides, accessibility audits, rural outreach and counselling & mentoring. The work has been appraised internationally by the Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II as well as the Vice President of India.