It is safe to say that 2023 was a truly a memorable year for Indian achievements. From Guneet Monga winning her second Academy Award for her short documentary to R. Praggnanandhaa who created history after becoming the youngest player to reach the Chess World Cup final, there were a notable number of people who made the entire country swell with pride.
As the year comes to a close, let us look at the people who ruled on the hearts of the nation with stellar achievements in their respective fields.
Guneet Monga:
It was a grand moment of glory for India when music composer MM Keeravani and lyricist-singer Chandrabose won the Oscar in the Best Original Song category for “Naatu Naatu”. The track featuring Jr NTR and Ram Charan from their film “RRR” became a global hit. The movie was directed by SS Rajamouli.
Vir Das:
It was a colossal moment of pride for the entire country when Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa became the youngest person to reach the Chess World Cup final. En route, he also became the first Indian to reach the semi-finals of the tournament since it switched to single-elimination format. The chess prodigy defeated the world’s second and third ranked players to make it to the final where he faced world’s top-ranked Magnus Carlsen.
Sheetal Devi:
Teenage armless archer Sheetal Devi became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games Hangzhou. In fact, it was a hat-trick of medals for the 16-year-old from Jammu and Kashmir as she bagged a silver medal in the women’s doubles compound event.
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