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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Vidya Singh<br />
| parents = Maharajkumar Vishweshwar Gajapathi Raju<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|9|11}}<br />
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'''Vidya Gajapathi Raju Singh''' is an athlete,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fit at 63: Vidya Singh |url=https://www.femina.in/achievers/people/fit-at-63-vidya-singh-37098.html|website=Femina}}</ref> philanthropist,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vidya Gajapathi Raju Singh |url=https://www.wef.org.in/vidya-gajapathi-raju-singh/#:~:text=Vidya%20was%20born%20into%20the,a%20BA%20in%20English%20Literature.|website=Women Economic Forum}}</ref> entrepreneur, rotarian,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Among the first few wedding planners in Chennai, Vidya Gajapathi Raju and Rekha Rangaraj of Sumyog have been in the business for nine years |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2014/Apr/14/band-baaja-baraat-khana...-599500.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2014-04-13}}</ref> fitness enthusiast and columnist.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Fuelling Chennai: Flagbearers of fitness & form by Madras Musings |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2022/Sep/02/fuelling-chennai-flagbearers-of-fitness-formby-madras-musings-2494231.html|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> She is the oldest [[Indian women|Indian woman]] to climb [[Mount Kilimanjaro]], at age 72.<ref>{{Cite web |title= What began as a personal challenge became a powerful story of perseverance, as this 72-year-old woman made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/the-highs-and-lows-of-summiting-mount-kilimanjaro-in-eight-days/article69368604.ece|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= At 72, Vidya Singh Is The Oldest Indian To Scale Mt Kilimanjaro|url=https://www.hercircle.in/engage/get-inspired/achievers/at-72-vidya-singh-is-the-oldest-indian-to-scale-mt-kilimanjaro-9148.html|website=Her Circle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= 'Biggest Learnings Are In Mountains': Vidya Singh, Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Kilimanjaro|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/interviews/vidya-singh-mount-kilimanjaro-72-year-old-trekker-from-chennai-9044719|website=shethepeople.tv}}</ref> <br />
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She serves as president of Soroptimist International Chennai Downtown.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Our Visit to India November 2024|url=https://sigbi.org/kernow/2024/12/16/our-visit-to-india-november-2024/#:~:text=Three%20members%20of%20Kernow%20Soroptimists,out%20more%20about%20our%20trip.|website= Soroptimist International gbi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=At the closing of the Sorroptomist International Conference in Madras with The ladies from 7 Overseas clubs and also Clubs from across India at the Madras Cricket Club|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DCxxDdjyZVS/|website= Instagram}}</ref> She served as president of the International Women's Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vidya Gajapathi Raju Singh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Vidya-Gajapathi-Raju-Singh-17664/ |website=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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She is the daughter of Maharaj Kumar Vishweswar Gajapathi Raju of Vizianagaram Estates.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Royal women straddled two worlds with ease'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2016/Jul/30/royal-women-straddled-two-worlds-with-ease-945871.html|website= The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vidya Singh travelled back in time, to participate in the Vizianagram Cup, a shooting championship in the UK, sponsored by her great great grandfather|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/a-famed-shooting-championship-in-the-uk-has-a-royal-chennai-connect/article68596419.ece|website= The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mrs.P.Maduri Gajapathi Raju vs Mrs.Radha Gajapathi Raju|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/100016878/|website= Indian Kanoon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Royal Memory Trail: Unravelling the Madras royal stories|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/the-royal-memory-trail-unravelling-the-madras-royal-stories/articleshow/102854838.cms|website= The Times of India}}</ref> <br />
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