Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj


Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj (born 2 July 1983) is an Indian professional Para-Badminton player currently ranked world No.2 in Men’s Singles and an IAS officer of 2007 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He is serving as District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar. He was formerly serving as the District Magistrate of Prayagraj. He became National Champion after winning Gold Medal in Men's Singles category at 2nd National Para Badminton Championships held at Varanasi in March 2018.

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Suhas in 2016
Personal information
Birth nameSuhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
CountryIndia
Born (1983-07-02) 2 July 1983 (age 41)
Hassan, Karnataka, India
ResidenceGautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Years active2007–present
HandednessRight
CoachSelf
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's Para badminton
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia Men's team
Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing, China[1] Men's singles
BWF Turkish Open Para-Badminton Championships 2017
Gold medal – first place 2017 Antalya, Turkey[2][3] Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Antalya, Turkey Men's Doubles
BWF Japan Open Para-Badminton Championships 2017
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tokyo, Japan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tokyo, Japan Men's Doubles
National Para-Badminton Championships 2018
Gold medal – first place 2018 Varanasi, India Men's singles
BWF Turkish Open Para-Badminton Championships 2018
Silver medal – second place 2018 Konya, Turkey Men's singles
BWF Uganda Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kampala, Uganda Men's singles
BWF Irish Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dublin, Ireland Men's singles
BWF Thailand Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok, Thailand Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok, Thailand Men's doubles
BWF China Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hangzhou, China Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hangzhou, China Men's Doubles
BWF Turkish Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya, Turkey Men's singles
BWF Denmark Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Odense, Denmark Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Odense, Denmark Men's Doubles
BWF Japan Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo, Azamgarh

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At the 2016 Asian Para Badminton Championships,[4][5] Beijing, China, he became the first Indian bureaucrat to win a professional International Badminton Championship.[6][7] He won gold beating Hary Susanto of Indonesia in the finals when he was serving as District Magistrate of Azamgarh.[8][9][10] He came to International attention when he won gold and became first ever serving Indian bureaucrat to represent and win a medal for India at global level.[11][12]

In December, 2016, he became the recipient of Uttar Pradesh’s highest civilian honor, the Yash Bharti,[13] which he received on 1 December 2016 by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. On 3 December, World Disabilities Day, he received award from the state government for his performances in para sports.[14] He also holds distinctive record for winning many awards while serving in his official capacity.[15][16] He has been awarded for his performances by Governor of Uttar Pradesh for his duties related to elections, by Revenue Minister and Chairman, Board of Revenue for duties regarding revenue administration.

Childhood and EducationEdit

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj was born to Yathiraj L K(late) and Jayashree C S in Hassan, Karnataka. Sibling : Sharath L Y, His early schooling happened in Dudda near Hassan district. Since his father was a government servant, he had to travel and move with father during his postings at different places. He did most of his secondary education in DVS independent college Shivamogga, Karnataka. He graduated from National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka in Computer Science and Engineering branch in 2004 by scoring First class with Distinction.[17][18]

Posts heldEdit

Position Place Tenure
Probationer Agra 1 year
Joint Magistrate Azamgarh 1 year 3 months
Chief Development Officer Mathura 4 months
District Magistrate Maharajganj 3 months
District Magistrate Hathras 10 months
District Magistrate Sonbhadra 3 months
District Magistrate Jaunpur 2 years 3 months
District Magistrate Azamgarh 1 year 11 months
District Magistrate Allahabad 1 year 4 months
District Magistrate Gautam Buddha Nagar Incumbent

Personal lifeEdit

Suhas is married to Ritu Suhas, who got selected as Mrs U.P in Mrs. India 2019 contest[19][20] a PCS officer currently posted as Additional Municipal Commissioner in Allahabad. His daughter Saanvi is 5 years old and son Vivaan is 2 years old. His wife has also been awarded for excellent work in voter awareness in general elections.[citation needed]

Awards and recognitionEdit

In SportsEdit

In AdministrationEdit

  • Shortlisted for Prime Minister’s award for excellent performance in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Award[22]
  • Developed Mobile Application for Kuposhan ka Darpan and Pregnancy ka Darpan, to help undernourished children and pregnant mothers[23]
  • Developed Mobile Application for helping differently abled voters during general elections
  • Awarded by Revenue minister, Government of UP and Chairman Board of Revenue for excellent work in administration
  • Awarded by Hon’ble Governor UP for good performance in election related work
  • During his stint as District Magistrate, Azamgarh, he also got shortlisted for Prime Minister's award for exemplary work in PM Jan Dhan Yojna on civil services day, 2016

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Asian Para-Badminton Championships 2016". Tournament Software. BWF – Para-Badminton, Beijing, China. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. "ये IAS लगातार दूसरी बार बना बैडमिंटन चैंपियन, इस बार तुर्की में मारी बाजी". Dainik Bhaskar. UP, India. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. "UP के IAS सुहास ने पैरा बैडमिन्टन चैम्पियपनशिप में जीते स्वर्ण पदक!". UttarPradesh.org. UP, India. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. "Asian Para-Badminton Championships 2016". Badminton World Federation. Beijing, China. 27 November 2016.
  5. "China shine at Asian Para Badminton Champs". www.paralympic.org. Beijing, China. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "यशभारती मिलने पर जताई खुशी". Amar Ujala. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "जीत और सम्मान के बाद बढ़ गया दायित्व: सुहास". Amar Ujala. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. "Manoj, Yathiraj and Parul win titles". The Hindu. Beijing, China. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  9. https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=17346&PageId
  10. "UP IAS officer wins gold in Asian Para-Badminton Championships". Hindustan Times. Beijing, China. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  11. "IAS officer, Suhas Yathiraj wins gold in Para-Badminton Championships". www.India.com. UP, India. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  12. "आजमगढ़ के डीएम सुहास ने बीजजंग मे़ लहराया जिरंगा". Amar Ujala. UP, India. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  13. "After welcome at Azamgarh, DM Suhas to receive Yash Bharti". The Times of India. UP, India. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  14. "गोल्ड जीतने वाले आजमगढ के कलेक्टर". BBC. UP, India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  15. "Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna: MSY's Azamgarh tops UP, sixth in country". The Times of India. UP, India. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  16. "PMJDY: MSY's Azamgarh tops UP, sixth in country". The Times of India. Varanasi, U.P., India. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  17. "Road to Mussoorie". Blogger. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  18. "Supremo - Complete Biodata". SUPREMO. India. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  19. "देश को दिया इतराने का मौका". Amar Ujala. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  20. "कल आएंगे सुहास एलवाई, होगा भव्य स्वागत". Amar Ujala. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  21. "Khel Diwas celebration in Lucknow". DailyWorld. India. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  22. "Mulayam's Azamgarh implements Modi govt's PMJDY outstandingly". The Times of India. Varanasi, India. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  23. "Meet The Kickass IAS Officers Of UP Who're Using Smartphones To Do Their Jobs Right!". Youth Ki Awaaz. Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

External linksEdit

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Indian male para-badminton players