Smooth seas never make a skilled sailor and Nethra Kumanan Sh has taken the tough and the calm with equal ease. Her gentle voice and demeanour belie the tough sailor that she is. She is the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics and also the first Indian sailor to get a direct entry into the Summer Games. She also secured a Paris 2024 quota.
An avid lover of sport, she has tried her hand at various sports and arts like tennis, Kalarippayattu, music, piano, Bharatanatyam and more. However, she found her true love with sailing.
Nethra's parents were particular that she was exposed to a lot of sport from childhood. Her first tryst with a sailing win was in 2011. 14-year-old Nethra won her very first weekend sailing race at an annual summer camp conducted by the Tamil Nadu Sailing Association. Till date she is a member of the association and represents them.
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She has as many feathers in her cap as the number of degrees and accomplishments she holds in her medical field. Dr. Priya Selvaraj MD, DNB, MCE, MNAMS, FICOG, a senior consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology with specialisation in reproductive medicine and clinical embryology has 25 years of experience and is currently serving as the Director of GG Hospital, Fertility research and women's specialty center, Chennai.
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