Prachi Tehlan
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Born | Delhi, India |
Residence | Mumbai, India |
Nationality | India |
Alma mater |
Montfort Senior Secondary School Jesus & Mary College University of Delhi IMT Ghaziabad Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies GGSIPU, New Delhi |
Occupation | Netballer, basketballer, actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Last updated: 12 December 2015 |
Prachi Tehlan is an Indian netball and basketball player, and an actress.
Prachi is former captain of the Indian Netball Team which represented India in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and in other major Asian Championships in 2010-11. Under her captaincy, the Indian team won its first medal in 2011 South Asian Beach Games. She has been given the title of “Queen of The Court” by The Times of India & “Lass of The Rings” by The Indian Express. She was the brand ambassador of Netball Development Trust- India for 2011-2013. She supports Indian Collegiate Athletic Program (ICAP) and has agreed to be a mentor of the program.
She made her acting debut in the TV series Diya Aur Baati Hum on Star Plus in January 2016.[1]
Early Life & Education
She did her schooling from Montfort School, New Delhi. She graduated in B.Com (Hons.) from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi and completed her PG Diploma in Marketing Management from IMT, Ghaziabad. She had enrolled in Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, GGSIP University, Delhi where she completed her Post Graduation in MBA (HR and Marketing).
Prachi Tehlan has an MBA in human relations from Indraprastha University, New Delhi. She graduated from Jesus & Mary College, University of Delhi. She has worked on various projects in Development Bank of Singapore, Deloitte, Accenture and 1800Sports.in. She is contributing to a project named UDAAN - Skills to Succeed for Mobilization, Training and Employment of youths from Jammu and Kashmir under National Skill Development Council, Delhi
Sports career
She started her sports career from Basketball at National level while still studying in School. She was selected to attend the Indian Camp thrice in 2004, in Cuttack, Orissa.
Basketball
- 2002-2007
- Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03)
- Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.
- Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.
- 2008
- 2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor
- 2009
- 2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.
Netball
- Won a Gold Medal in 54th National Games.
- Played Inter College thrice and scored 1st position.
- Represented Delhi in Senior Nationals.
- Played Indo-Singapore series, 2010 held in Delhi & Noida, won it by 5-0.
- Captain of the team in 7th Youth Asian Championship, 2010 held in Delhi.
- Participated and captained the Senior Indian Netball Team in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi.
- Represented India and was captain of the senior team in 6th Nation Cup, Singapore-2010.
- Represented India and was captain of Indian team in 2011 South Asian Beach Games.
- Position- 2nd. This was the first ever medal won by Indian team at an international level.
Acting career
Prachi decided to accept an offer from Shashi Sumeet Productions and make her acting debut in a parellel lead role in the highly-rated TV drama Diya Aur Baati Hum, on Star Plus channel in January 2016. She lost 15kg (33lbs) of weight to prepare for the role. Prachi stated her reasons to put her sporting career on hold due to lack of opportunities and sponsors for female players of netball and basketball in India.[2]
Filmography
- Television
Year(s) | Show | Channel | Character | Notes |
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2016–present | Diya Aur Baati Hum | Star Plus | Arzoo Rathi | Parallel lead |
Recognition
- India won its first international medal under my captaincy in South Asian Beach Games, 2011 (Oct), Sri Lanka.
- Youngest Captain of any Netball in the Commonwealth Games 2010.
- Awarded as Sports Women of the Year 2010 by Jesus and Mary College and recognized as a Sports Achiever in Delhi University Achievers List.
- Short films made by Delhi Ajtak, Pragya T.V, Focus T.V, Living India by Ayur Group and NDTV. (2010, 2011)
- Subject of various articles published by leading newspapers, magazines and internet-
- NDTV (2011) featured as one of the top 10 Hottest Sports Women in India.
- India Today (2010) featured as one of the Top 10 Glamorous faces of Commonwealth Games-2010.
- Sports Keeda (2010),
- Cupid speaks(2010),
- Hindustan Times (2010),
- Times of India (2010), article “Queen of the Courts”.
- Amar Ujala (2010,2011);
- Indian Express (2005), article “Lass of the Rings”.
- Chief Guest on various sports meets and social events(2010- 2012)
- Chief Guest at IIM Kashipur sports meet (2016)
- Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Sports Meet (2010) with Sushil Kumar and Dhanraj Pillay
- Terry For Marathon with Satpal Singh and Mohammad Azruddin (2010)
- Guest at Limca Book of Records with Vijender Singh, Jwala Gutta, Gagan Narang, Mary Kom, Sushil Kumar, etc.(2011)
- Chal Leh Bhag Leh Sports Event
- Deepalaya School Sports Meet (2011)
- Dev Samaj School Sports Meet (2012)
- KAPSONS for its Brand Promotion, Kirti Nagar, 2012
References
External links
- Prachi Tehlan's Official Website
- Top-10 Hottest Indian Sportswomen
- Prachi Tehlan-Netball
- Interview of Prachi Tehlan: India Women’s Netball Captain
- No modelling career but Prachi has net gains
- Prachi Tehlan – She Rules The Court
- Netting the ball to fame
- Sports Magazine Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
- LEH LEH Sports NDTV Coverage Chal LEH Bhaag LEH
- Deepalaya
- Meet Prachi Tehlan, Captain-Indian Netball Team and Team members at Kapsons, Moments Mall, Kirti Nagar along with RJ Ashish