
ARUNA REDDY PRO
Naturally, the senior pro was ecstatic at her achievement. She had to mature overnight and realise the hardwork she had to make to compete with world class athletes. Training alongside Dipa Karmakar, she had to increase her performance levels drastically. Brij Kishore spotted the raw talent in the frail and nervous Aruna and developed a hectic training schedule for her. She came under the wings of coach Brij Kishore under which she has prospered. She lost her coach Giriraj who passed away in an accident in 2008. On her path to success, fate was not so kind. He was there in my days of struggle, but couldn’t watch me win” said a tearful Aruna after her win. “I owe everything to him and if he’d been alive and seen me on the podium today, he’d have been so happy. Sadly, Narayan Reddy passed away in 2011 due to a cardiac arrest. It was his unparalleled support and guidance which allowed her to pursue gymnastics as a career. Her father, Narayan Reddy, who worked as a Chartered Accountant, discontinued her from her favourite sport Karate and made her join gymnastics. But not many know about the hardships the Hyderabadi girl faced on her way to the famous bronze medal.īorn in a middle class household, Aruna’s talent was first spotted by her father at the age of five. With a score of 13.369 points, she came third behind gymnasts from Slovenia and Australia.
On this day, 22 year old Aruna Reddy created history when she bagged India’s first World Cup medal in Melbourne in the the women’s vault competition. Is a date which will remain itched in the history of Indian gymnastics. Retrieved 9 September 2019.Aruna Reddy: The Hyderabad girl who fulfilled her father’s dream ^ "In Big Jolt to Telangana Congress, DK Aruna Switches Over to BJP".^ "Senior TDP, Congress leaders join BJP in Telangana".^ "Abandoning yellow brigade, TDP leader Peddi Reddy to don saffron in Telangana's BJP".^ "Senior TDP leader Peddi Reddy to join BJP".
^ "DK Aruna, Ponnala undertake hunger strike for new districts". ^ "Telangana: MLAs hit the road for new districts". ^ "Congress MLA DK Aruna Exclusive Interview". ^ a b "DK family still rules the roost". ^ "Andhra Pradesh News : Makthal bypoll: Narsi Reddy's son files papers". In September 2020, She was appointed as Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party. In March 2019, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and she contested 2019 Lok sabha elections from Mahabubnagar constituency where she lost by 77,829 votes. In 2018, Aruna lost 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election from Gadwal to her nephew Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy of Telangana Rashtra Samithi. She has also gone on Padayatra from Jamulamma temple in Gadwal mandal to Jogulamba temple in Alampur and later a two-day hunger strike to protest against the State government's refusal to form Gadwal as part of a new district in September 2016 While in the opposition, she participated in the historic Electricity agitation, led a Padayatra from Gadwal to the State capital to highlight the irrigation water problems of the farmers in Mahaboobnagar District and went on an indefinite hunger strike for irrigation water to the dry lands of Telangana. Aruna won representing the Samajwadi Party and subsequently represented Congress in the 2009 elections. Losing her first few elections by narrow margins, she was MLA from Gadwal constituency of Mahaboobnagar district for the first time in 2004. Her entry into public life happened after becoming involved with "grievance redressal" sessions held at the house of her husband's family. Her father and brother, Venkateswar were assassinated by Maoists on Independence Day in 2005 while attending the celebrations at Narayanpet. Her father Chitlem Narsi Reddy, brothers Chitlem Venkateswar Reddy and Chitlem Ram Mohan Reddy are congress workers and legislators. Samara Simha Reddy have all been involved in politics. Bharatha Simha Reddy, and her brother-in-law D.K. She married into a family of politicians and Congress members aged 16. Īruna studied science up to Intermediate. Bharathsimha Reddy and has three children.