Varnam Malaysia would take a moment to honour and recount the many Malaysian Indians that made it to the headlines this 2022. This year we have amazing Malaysian Indian success stories from age 8 years old right up to 93 years old.
National Para Archer Suresh Selvathamby
National para archer Suresh Selvathamby has once again made us proud by setting the seal on the Phuket Asia Para Archery Tournament 2022 in Thailand.
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National Karate Athlete C.Shahmalarani
Shahmalarani becomes the first Malaysian to clinch a gold medal at WKF K1 Series A. She was bagged Champion after besting five intense fights and also defeating Annisa Nur Anggraini in Female Kumite -50kg at the final.
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Mr. World Heritage International 2022 Sivanathan Thevar Vikram
Teacher by profession, Sivanathan Thevar Vikram was crowned for the Mr. World Heritage International 2022 held in Mumbai, India. He impressed the crowd by wearing the national costume of Malacca’s empire during the National Costume Competition.
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National Badminton Players Thinaah and Pearly
Thinaah is The first Malaysian Indian to win the french open title together with her pair.
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Little Einstein Sarvysswharrann Yogeswaran
Sarvysswharrann Yogeswaran is only aged 10 and made his way into the Guinness World Record this year with the fastest time to pack a school bag (under 16’s) in 31. 33 seconds.
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8-Year-Old with a double record in a year, Anjanaa Rhea
Anjanaa Rhea holds two world records, which are the Kids World Record (3rd January 2022), as well as the Jackhi Book of World Records (30th March 2022) for identifying 230 country flags in just 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
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Royal scholarship student, Tharini Ravindra
Tharini Ravindra Kumar received the prestigious BYDPA honourable scholarship this year. This 24-year-old who is currently pursuing her studies in Genetic Science at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom was awarded this scholarship to pursue doctorate studies (PhD).
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77-year-old Master’s graduate, Ram Sing Gengarajoo.
Grandfather of eight grandchildren, Ram Sing completes his Master of Science in Safety, Health, and Environment studies at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and proves age is just a number to achieve goals. He also emerged as the oldest graduate at the 66th UTM Convocation Ceremony.
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93-Year-Old Athlete Pushpanathan
Pushpanathan Letchmanan, Malaysia’s oldest track sprinter, has proven that age is no barrier by winning the 100m in his age group at the Malaysian Open Master’s Athletics Championships.
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First Malaysian Indian To Bag The TRT World Citizen Educator Award, Samuel Isaiah
The former English teacher Samuel Isaiah made Malaysia proud by earning the TRT World Citizen Educator Award 2020 which was held in Istanbul, Turkey. He is the First and the only Malaysian to receive this coveted award. Samuel has been bestowed with this award in recognition of his outstanding efforts to empower the quality of education in Malaysia.
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First Malaysian Indian Woman LRT Driver, Uma Devi
Uma Devi Rengasamy has taken that approach and accepted the challenge of driving an LRT which makes her the first Indian woman to drive an LRT.
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First Malaysian Indian Female Dholis, Rebecca and Rachel
Malaysian twin dholis, Rebecca and Rachel, broke the stereotypes with their professional dhol performance. These girls are the first Malaysian females to take this challenge and many are in love with their beats.
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India’s Dance Jodi Dance Mugilan and Vikneswaran
Malaysian dancers Mugilan and Vikneswaran made it to India’s popular dance show ‘Dance Jodi Dance Reloaded Apac Special’ this year. These duos were selected as the winners of the show by judges , Baba Bhaskar, Sneha, and Sangeetha.
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Celebrating each other’s victories in a community will create more room for talent to outgrow. That is exactly what we at Varnam Malaysia strive to do, every single day. We thank you for an incredible year, and we are excited to board 2023 with you!
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