https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Charu_Sharma_%28athlete%29Charu Sharma (athlete) - Revision history2026-11-05T01:34:15ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charu_Sharma_(athlete)&diff=493635&oldid=prevIgurushivamy: Created some bio more to come2026-02-06T06:17:50Z<p>Created some bio more to come</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian athlete and performer (born 1992)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Charu Sharma<br />
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| alt = Charu Sharma<br />
| caption = Charu Sharma<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|03|24}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], India<br />
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| known_for = [[Power Woman 2012]], [[National Bravery Award]]<br />
| occupation = Explorer, Athlete, Performer, Writer<br />
| education = [[Mount Holyoke College]], United States<br />
|website = {{URL|http://charusharma.com/|CharuSharma.com}}<br />
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'''Charu Sharma''' (born 24 March 1992) is an Indian athlete and performer. She has a whole chapter on her in Hindi textbooks<ref name="TOI Jan 2010">{{cite news | title = Siblings battled robbers, now they're a textbook example of success| work = The Times of India| url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/special-report/Siblings-battled-robbers-now-theyre-a-textbook-example-of-success/articleshow/5493700.cms }}</ref> in [[Maharashtra]], she is one of India's young achievers.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
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Charu Sharma was born on 24 March 1992 in [[Jaipur]] in a family of civil servants, doctors, and engineers.<br />
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==Awards and accolades==<br />
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Sharma is a recipient of 5 National Awards in bravery and academic achievement.<br />
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==Train robbery episode==<br />
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Charu Sharma (9 at the time) and her brother Chinmay Sharma (6 at the time) fought in a train robbery and saved women in a [[Mumbai]] local train in April 2002. They were honored by the [[National Bravery Award]] by the then Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] on [[Republic Day]] 26 January 2003. The President [[Dr. Abdul Kalam]] awarded them the President's Medal for Gallantry the same year. This story was incorporated as a chapter 'Sibling Gallantry' in the English textbook of Class IX in Maharashtra.<ref name ="TOI Jan 2010"/><br />
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