Dr. Deepa Malik

Winner of 5 President of India awards, 4 Limca world records, 3 International Awards, 68 national & state medals, 23 international medals, Dr. Deepa Malik has been braving chest below paralysis for the last 25 years and she is India’s first paraplegic woman biker, swimmer, rallyist & India’s first ever female Paralympic medalist. Belonging to the defence family, Deepa Malik is an Army wife, daughter & daughter in law. Dr. Deepa is a member of PM Modi Ji’s High Level Committee for celebrating 75 years of India’s independence. Dr. Deepa has also served as a citizen ambassador to New Zealand, appointed Sir Edmund Hillary PM’s Fellow by Hon. Jacinda Ardern. Dr. Deepa Malik has been appointed as a member of the Government’s All India Council of Sports and she has served as the first woman President of the Paralympic Committee of India. The Indian team has won the highest number of medals in history at Tokyo Paralympics, under her leadership, for this historic feat Dr. Deepa Malik has been conferred the ASIAN ORDER 2022, the highest honour among all Asian countries participating in para-sports. Under Dr. Deepa’s leadership Team India recorded the highest ever historic tally of 111 medals at the Asian Para Games 2023.

Dr. Deepa Malik is a social activist working tirelessly to empower and enable underprivileged persons with disabilities through her foundation Wheeling Happiness. Dr. Deepa Malik is also the Brand Ambassador for Government Campaigns like Swachh Bharat, TB Mukt Bharat and Viksit Bharat. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee of The Economic Times India Leadership Council’s Diversity & Inclusion Community. In 2024, Dr. Deepa Malik has been appointed the South Asian Sub-Region Representative of the Asian Paralympic Committee.

She has also received the “Special Recognition Award” at the 6th Annual UK-India Awards. This award was presented by the India Global Forum in London.  Dr. Deepa showcased her pivotal contributions to “India Rising” while speaking at the prestigious Harvard India Conference at Harvard University. Dr. Deepa recently published her autobiography, Bring It On.