Welcome to the very first episode of The Garima Avtar Show!
In this episode Sourav Kothari, the World Billiards Champion talks about how he battled his fear of failure, how self-talk helps and why parents should not put too much pressure on their children to win.
An Arjuna Awardee, Sourav Kothari discusses the secret to performing well in each game by giving us glimpses from his journey to the top of the scoreboard.
About Sourav Kothari: Sourav Kothari, is the World Billiards Champion and Arjuna awardee. He is the only cueist to have won an individual gold medal for India at the Asian indoor games. He was given the “Sportsperson of the Year” award for cue-sports at the Times of India Sports Awards in 2020.
He is, only, the third person in the history of cue sports, to have been National Champion, Asian Champion and the World Professional Billiards Champion.So, his extraordinary achievements have rightfully made him one of India’s brightest sportspersons from the modern era.
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🙋♀️ Who is Garima Avtar:
The once Corporate Vice-President at Delton Cables Limited, Garima Avtar rose to become one of the top women rally-racing drivers in India. She got into rally driving with the spirit of chasing her passion and built her career around that. Quitting a secured corporate job to take a plunge into an unknown future in order to follow her dreams was a daunting task for her. But she trusted her instincts. She went on to become the first female professional driver for Mercedes Benz Luxe Drive.
As a social media influencer, she won gold at ETBrand Equity Influencer Marketing Awards 2022.
As a speaker, she has motivated audiences on forums such as TEDxShivNadarUniversity, TedxGLIMChennai, She’s Mercedes, TIE Delhi, FICCI Global Young Leaders Forum, Dell India Leadership series, amongst others.
Over the years, her work has won her many accolades & awards. She was felicitated by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and actress Dia Mirza for organizing the Women's Car Rally in January 2018 for the launch of a new chapter for FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) and in 2019 by the Governor of Uttrakhand for organising another FLO Uttrakhand Women’s Car Rally. She was felicitated on IWD 2021 by India’s former Sports & Youth Affairs minister Shri Kiren Rijiju for her achievements in motorsports.
She has also been recognised with awards such as Best Female Driver 2013, Radio One 94.3 FM ‘SuperWoman’, RadioOne 94.3 FM - ‘Super Mom 2017’, Asian Achievement award for outstanding work in extreme rallying, FLO Delhi Women Leadership Award 2021, Khel Gaurav award 2021, Peaklife Women Inspire Award 2022, amongst others.
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