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'''Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla''' is an international para athlete from India. She was awarded [[Arjuna award]] and [[Padma Shri]] for her achievements.<br />
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She was born on 6 July 1968 in [[Bengaluru]]. Her father ran a small hotel, while her mother took care of their four children. Malathi was paralyzed by a fever when she was one year old. Electric shock treatment for more than two years improved her upper body strength.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.womensweb.in/articles/india-at-the-olympic-games/|title=Excerpt about Malathi Holla from India At The Olympic Games|work=Women's Web: For Women Who Do|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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Having won over 428 medals Malathi was conferred the prestigious [[Arjuna Award|Arjuna]] and [[Padma Shri]] awards.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> She represented India in the Paralympics held in [[South Korea]], Barcelona, Athens and Beijing; the Asian Games held in Beijing, Bangkok, South Korea and Kuala Lumpur; World Masters held in Denmark and Australia, [[Commonwealth Games]] in Australia and Open Championships in Belgium, Kuala Lumpur and England.<br />
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Malathi has so far undergone 34 surgeries. She works as a Manager in Syndicate Bank and shelters 16 children with various disabilities at Mathru Foundation — a charitable trust formed along with her friends.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://starofmysore.com/sri-vanamali-seva-award-dr-mathoor-krishnamurthy-award-presented/|title=Sri Vanamali Seva Award and Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurthy Award presented - Star of Mysore|date=2017-10-22|work=Star of Mysore|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> She focuses mainly on polio victims from rural areas, whose parents cannot afford to send their child to school or provide medical treatment.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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She launched her first authorized biography, ''A Different Spirit'' on 8 July 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/58636/malathi-holla-mathru-foundation-differently-abled/|title=TBI BLOGS: International Para-Athlete Malathi Holla is a Champion for the Differently-Abled in India|date=2016-06-20|work=The Better India|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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“When I was small, I wanted to be first among my friends who used to run to the backyard to pick the fallen mangoes. I wanted to fly like a bird fearlessly from one place to another. But as I grew up I realised that you need legs to run and wings to fly. I was hurt, but I didn’t give up. I knew, one day, I would run…” says Malathi in the book.<br />
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“Thus I took up sports and decided to do something different in life. Yes, we are different and so even our lives should be a shining example of that difference,” she adds.<br />
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}<br />
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