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{{short description|Indian author | {{short description|Indian author, motivational speaker (1996–2015)}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Aisha Chaudhary | | name = Aisha Kaur Chaudhary | ||
| image = Aisha Chaudhary.jpg | | image = Aisha Chaudhary.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Chaudhary at TEDx [[Pune]] in 2013 | ||
| birth_date = {{ | | birth_date = {{birth date|1996|03|27|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[ | | birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviereview.co.in/upcoming-movies/real-se-reel-tak-the-real-face-of-characters-in-upcoming-bollywood-biopics/|title=Real Se Reel Tak, ''Movie Review.''|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
| death_date = {{ | | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|01|24|1996|03|27|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[Gurugram]], [[ | | death_place = [[Gurugram]], [[Haryana]], India | ||
| death_cause = [[Pulmonary fibrosis]] | | death_cause = [[Pulmonary fibrosis]] | ||
| known_for = Motivation Speeches at INK Conference | | known_for = {{ubl|Motivation Speeches at INK Conference|''My Little Epiphanies'' (2015)}} | ||
| alma_mater = [[American Embassy School, New Delhi|American Embassy School]] | | alma_mater = [[American Embassy School, New Delhi|American Embassy School]] | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = {{hlist | Author | motivational speaker}} | ||
| parents = | | parents = <!-- include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. --> | ||
| relatives = | | relatives = <!-- Names of siblings or other relatives; include only if independently notable and particularly relevant --> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Aisha Chaudhary''' (27 March 1996 {{endash}} 24 January 2015 | '''Aisha Chaudhary''' (27 March 1996 {{endash}} 24 January 2015<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kohli |first=Sharad |date=2015-03-09 |title=Mother reflects on Aisha's inspiring life in Gurgaon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Mother-reflects-on-Aishas-inspiring-life-in-Gurgaon/articleshow/46497859.cms |access-date=2024-04-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>) was an Indian author and motivational speaker. She is the author of the book ''My Little Epiphanies'', published one day before her death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-25 |title=Pendrive: Remembering Aisha Chaudhary |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/pendrive-remembering-aisha-chaudhary/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The 2019 [[Hindi]] film ''[[The Sky Is Pink]]'' is based on her life. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Chaudhary was the daughter of Niren Chaudhary, who later became the president of South Asia operations of [[Yum! Brands]] and [[Panera Bread]]. Her mother, Aditi, was a [[mental health]]care worker. She had an elder brother named Ishan Chaudhary and an elder sister Tanya Chaudhary, who died at the age of seven months. Chaudhary was born with [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] ([[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]]). When she was six months old, she had to undergo a [[bone marrow transplant]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/priyanka-chopra-in-the-sky-is-pink-who-is-aisha-chaudhary-the-girl-the-film-is-based-on-1281041-2018-07-09|title=Priyanka Chopra in The Sky Is Pink: Who is Aisha Chaudhary, the girl the film is based on?|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2 March 2019|agency=Ist|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209183959/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/priyanka-chopra-in-the-sky-is-pink-who-is-aisha-chaudhary-the-girl-the-film-is-based-on-1281041-2018-07-09|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-10 |title=Who is Aisha Chaudhary, the inspiration behind The Sky Is Pink? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/who-is-aisha-chaudhary-the-inspiration-behind-the-sky-is-pink-6062674/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In 2009, she developed a serious illness called [[pulmonary fibrosis]] – a type of condition that causes irreversible scarring of the lungs. This was a side effect of the chemotherapy she had taken for her SCID.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vasudevan |first=Shilpa Kappur |date=2014-10-04 |title=The Girl Who Just Won’t Give Up |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2014/Oct/04/the-girl-who-just-won%E2%80%99t-give-up-668016.html |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Aaj |date=2019-09-16 |title=The Real Faces Behind Bollywood Biopics: “Real Se Reel Tak” |url=https://aajindia.com/en/entertainment/real-se-reel-tak-the-real-face-of-characters-in-upcoming-bollywood-biopics/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Aaj India |language=en-US |archive-date=4 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204035513/https://aajindia.com/en/entertainment/real-se-reel-tak-the-real-face-of-characters-in-upcoming-bollywood-biopics/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
[[File:Mohd. Hamid Ansari releasing a book entitled "My Little Epiphanies", written by Late Ms. Aisha Chaudhary, in New Delhi. Smt. Salma Ansari and the Union Minister for Human Resource Development.jpg|thumb|Former [[Vice President of India]] [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]] releasing ''My Little Epiphanies'' in | [[File:Mohd. Hamid Ansari releasing a book entitled "My Little Epiphanies", written by Late Ms. Aisha Chaudhary, in New Delhi. Smt. Salma Ansari and the Union Minister for Human Resource Development.jpg|thumb|Former [[Vice President of India]] [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]] releasing ''My Little Epiphanies'' in New Delhi on 13 April 2015. [[Salma Ansari]] and the former [[Minister of Human Resource Development]] [[Smriti Irani]] are also seen]] | ||
Chaudhary gave inspirational talks from age 15 to the time of her death. She was named an [[INK Fellow]] and spoke in the 2011 and 2013 [[INK Conference]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inktalks.com/discover/54/singing-in-the-life-boat|title=Singing in the life boat|website=inktalks.com|language=en|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> Chaudhary was also a speaker at [[TED (conference)#TEDx|TEDx]]Pune in 2013. | Chaudhary gave inspirational talks from age 15 to the time of her death. She was named an [[INK Fellow]] and spoke in the 2011 and 2013 [[INK Conference]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inktalks.com/discover/54/singing-in-the-life-boat|title=Singing in the life boat|website=inktalks.com|language=en|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712000142/http://inktalks.com/discover/54/singing-in-the-life-boat|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chaudhary was also a speaker at [[TED (conference)#TEDx|TEDx]]Pune in 2013. | ||
She wrote a book that was published one day before her death.<ref>{{Cite | She wrote a book that was published one day before her death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vasudevan |first=Shilpa Kappur |date=2014-10-04 |title=The Girl Who Just Won’t Give Up |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2014/Oct/04/the-girl-who-just-won%E2%80%99t-give-up-668016.html |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Being-happy-and-living-at-the-m|title=Redirecting|website=tedxtalks.ted.com|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-date=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007110907/http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Being-happy-and-living-at-the-m|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Representation in other media== | ==Representation in other media== | ||
''[[The Sky Is Pink]]'', a film based on her life, directed by [[Shonali Bose]] and starring [[Priyanka Chopra]] as Aditi Chaudhary, [[Farhan Akhtar]] as Niren Chaudhary, [[Zaira Wasim]] as | ''[[The Sky Is Pink]]'', a film based on her life, directed by [[Shonali Bose]] and starring [[Priyanka Chopra]] as Aditi Chaudhary, [[Farhan Akhtar]] as Niren Chaudhary, [[Zaira Wasim]] as Aisha Chaudhary and [[Rohit Suresh Saraf]] as Ishan Chaudhary, was released theatrically on 11 October 2019.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-21 |title=Priyanka Chopra’s The Sky Is Pink gets a release date |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/the-sky-is-pink-release-date-priyanka-chopra-farhan-akhtar-zaira-wasim-5594358/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-09-08 |title=Priyanka Chopra shares the latest still from 'The Sky Is Pink' featuring Farhan Akhtar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/priyanka-chopra-shares-the-latest-still-from-the-sky-is-pink-featuring-farhan-akhtar/articleshow/71034703.cms |access-date=2024-04-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | ||
The documentary, ''Black Sunshine Baby'' on [[Netflix]], is about her life. | |||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
*''My Little Epiphanies''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/two-books-about-smiling-through-adversity-115050600928_1.html|title=Two books about smiling through adversity|last=Jacob|first=Rahul|date=9 May 2015|work=Business Standard India|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-little-epiphanies-9789385936739/|title=My Little Epiphanies|last=Bloomsbury.com|website=Bloomsbury Publishing|language=en|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> (2015) which included her thoughts about life and also wanted people to know about her journey that could help others going through such hardships in life. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digital.edu.ky/real-se-reel-tak-the-real-face-of-characters-in-upcoming-bollywood-biopics/|title="Real Se Reel Tak" | *''My Little Epiphanies''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/two-books-about-smiling-through-adversity-115050600928_1.html|title=Two books about smiling through adversity|last=Jacob|first=Rahul|date=9 May 2015|work=Business Standard India|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711224501/https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/two-books-about-smiling-through-adversity-115050600928_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-little-epiphanies-9789385936739/|title=My Little Epiphanies|last=Bloomsbury.com|website=Bloomsbury Publishing|language=en|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614191817/https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-little-epiphanies-9789385936739/|url-status=live}}</ref> (2015) which included her thoughts about life and also wanted people to know about her journey that could help others going through such hardships in life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digital.edu.ky/real-se-reel-tak-the-real-face-of-characters-in-upcoming-bollywood-biopics/|title="Real Se Reel Tak" – The real face of characters in upcoming Bollywood Biopics.|last=Lawrence|first=Victor|website=Digital World|language=en-US|access-date=16 September 2019|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803094651/https://digital.edu.ky/real-se-reel-tak-the-real-face-of-characters-in-upcoming-bollywood-biopics/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 16 January 2026
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 Chaudhary at TEDx Pune in 2013 | |
| Born | 27 March 1996 |
| Died | 24 January 2015 (aged 18) |
| Cause of death | Pulmonary fibrosis |
| Alma mater | American Embassy School |
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Aisha Chaudhary (27 March 1996 – 24 January 2015[2]) was an Indian author and motivational speaker. She is the author of the book My Little Epiphanies, published one day before her death.[3] The 2019 Hindi film The Sky Is Pink is based on her life.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Chaudhary was the daughter of Niren Chaudhary, who later became the president of South Asia operations of Yum! Brands and Panera Bread. Her mother, Aditi, was a mental healthcare worker. She had an elder brother named Ishan Chaudhary and an elder sister Tanya Chaudhary, who died at the age of seven months. Chaudhary was born with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). When she was six months old, she had to undergo a bone marrow transplant.[4][5] In 2009, she developed a serious illness called pulmonary fibrosis – a type of condition that causes irreversible scarring of the lungs. This was a side effect of the chemotherapy she had taken for her SCID.[6][7]
Career[edit | edit source]
Chaudhary gave inspirational talks from age 15 to the time of her death. She was named an INK Fellow and spoke in the 2011 and 2013 INK Conferences.[8] Chaudhary was also a speaker at TEDxPune in 2013.
She wrote a book that was published one day before her death.[9][10]
Representation in other media[edit | edit source]
The Sky Is Pink, a film based on her life, directed by Shonali Bose and starring Priyanka Chopra as Aditi Chaudhary, Farhan Akhtar as Niren Chaudhary, Zaira Wasim as Aisha Chaudhary and Rohit Suresh Saraf as Ishan Chaudhary, was released theatrically on 11 October 2019.[4][11][12]
The documentary, Black Sunshine Baby on Netflix, is about her life.
Works[edit | edit source]
- My Little Epiphanies[13][14] (2015) which included her thoughts about life and also wanted people to know about her journey that could help others going through such hardships in life.[15]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Real Se Reel Tak, Movie Review.". Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ Kohli, Sharad (9 March 2015). "Mother reflects on Aisha's inspiring life in Gurgaon". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ↑ "Pendrive: Remembering Aisha Chaudhary". The Indian Express. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Priyanka Chopra in The Sky Is Pink: Who is Aisha Chaudhary, the girl the film is based on?". India Today. Ist. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ↑ "Who is Aisha Chaudhary, the inspiration behind The Sky Is Pink?". The Indian Express. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ↑ Vasudevan, Shilpa Kappur (4 October 2014). "The Girl Who Just Won't Give Up". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ↑ India, Aaj (16 September 2019). "The Real Faces Behind Bollywood Biopics: "Real Se Reel Tak"". Aaj India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ↑ "Singing in the life boat". inktalks.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ Vasudevan, Shilpa Kappur (4 October 2014). "The Girl Who Just Won't Give Up". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ↑ "Redirecting". tedxtalks.ted.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Priyanka Chopra's The Sky Is Pink gets a release date". The Indian Express. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ↑ "Priyanka Chopra shares the latest still from 'The Sky Is Pink' featuring Farhan Akhtar". The Times of India. 8 September 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ↑ Jacob, Rahul (9 May 2015). "Two books about smiling through adversity". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ Bloomsbury.com. "My Little Epiphanies". Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ Lawrence, Victor. ""Real Se Reel Tak" – The real face of characters in upcoming Bollywood Biopics". Digital World. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2019.