Vidisha Baliyan

Vidisha Baliyan (born 1997) is a former beauty pageant titleholder, retired tennis player, motivational speaker, and founder of the Spandan Welfare Society.[1] She represented India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics and also represented India at the 2019 Miss & Mister Deaf World contest. On 19 July 2019, she won the Miss Deaf World Contest and became the first ever Indian to be crowned as a Miss Deaf World.[2][3]

In this Indian name, the name Baliyan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vidisha.
Vidisha Baliyan
Born (1997-08-21) 21 August 1997
Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationBachelor in Physical Education, Masters in Yoga, Masters in History
Occupation(s)Beauty pageant titleholder, former tennis player, motivational speaker
Known forMiss Deaf World 2019, Miss Deaf India 2019, National Disability Award 2019, Founder of Spandan Welfare Society
Parent(s)Vipin Kumar (Father)
Dr. Deepshika (Mother)

Early life

Baliyan was born on 21 August 1997 and was diagnosed with partial hearing impairment at birth. Her parents refused to send her to a special school despite medical advice. She attended the MN Public School in Muzaffarnagar for her primary education. She faced discrimination from the other students due to her deafness.[4] She has completed her graduation in Physical Education from Noida. She has pursued her postgraduation in Yoga and History as well.

Deaflympic career

She pursued her career by playing tennis at the national level. She most notably claimed two silver medals at the 2016 National Games before being called up to take part in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, her first Deaflympic event. She competed in women's singles and doubles events at the 2017 Deaflympics. She was placed fifth in the women's doubles event.[1] It is reported that Vidisha decided to retire from playing tennis citing severe back injuries following the 2017 Summer Deaflympics.[5]

Pageantry

Baliyan decided to take part in the Miss Deaf India contest following her retirement from tennis. She was reported to have had training sessions in Greater Noida for over a year to participate in Miss Deaf India 2019. She eventually won the Miss Deaf India 2019 contest which was held in Assam, Guwahati in February 2019. After emerging as Miss Deaf India, she qualified to take part in the Miss Deaf World 2019 contest and headed to South Africa. She also received the assistance from Wheeling Happiness Foundation which is run by 2016 Summer Paralympics silver medalist Deepa Malik.[6]

She was one of the many contestants to have participated in the Miss Deaf World contest and was crowned Miss Deaf World for the year 2019. Vidisha went on to become the first Indian to win the Miss Deaf World 2019.[2][5]

Achievements

Baliyan received the National Disability Award from the Vice President of India. She is the Brand Ambassador of Women Empowerment in Arsh Kanya Gurukul. She is also the brand ambassador of Phonak Nadia.

Honors
  • 2019 - 2019 Miss & Mister Deaf World contest First Indian to be crowned as a Miss Deaf World.
  • 2019 - Miss India Deaf in Feb 2019
  • 2019 - National Disability Award for Role Model [7]
  • 2019 - Haryana Garima Award by Honourable MP Sirsa (Lok Sabha constituency), Sunita Duggal
  • Indian Icon award for Social Service and Glamour.
  • Women Achievers Award by ZEE Media, Part of Zee News
  • Inspirational Global Women Awards 2020
  • GLB Youth Icon Award at GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management
  • Service Excellence Award by Rotary Club
  • 2019- Indian Energy Talent Award
  • Appreciation Award by PHONAK
  • 2020- Awarded appreciation at World Women Leadership Awards
  • Appreciation Award at Uttar Pradesh Sthapna Diwas
  • Appreciation Award by Amar Ujala
  •  Shining Star Award by VLCC Institute
  • Pride of The Nation - Inspirational Global Women Award

Sports
  • Silver Medal (Lawn Tennis) - XXII National Games of Deaf
  • Silver Medal (Lawn Tennis) - XXI Nation Games of Deaf
  • First round finalist (Women category) in AITA, All India Tennis Association Talent Series Tennis Tournament (May, 2015)
  • Runner Up in National ranking AITA (Under-18) Championship (2014)
  •  Semi Finalist in National ranking AITA (TS-18) championship (May, 2014)
  •  Semi Finalist in National ranking AITA (TS-18) championship (Feb, 2014)
  •  Semi Finalist in North Zone Open AITA (TS-18) championship (Dec, 2013)
  •  Quarter Finalist in North Zone Open AITA (TS-18) championship (Nov’ 2013)
  •  Quarter Finalist in AITA Talent (U-14) Tennis Tournament (Dec, 2011)
  •  Runner Up in Tennis Sports GALA - 2011 in Delhi  

Talks

She has delivered many talks at the events organised by TED (conference) Community. Invited to speak about her life at many events to inspire thousands of people. Apart from these talks, she has been to many events as the chief guest. She was a guest of honour at Miss Teen India Universe 2020.

  • Vidisha Baliyan shares her life story at TedxJnec [8]
  • Inspiring youth at TEDxYouth@AISG46 to move beyond hurdles [9]
  • TEDxLexiconMILE
  • TEDxSBSC
  • TedxIIMCalcutta
  • TedxIMIB
  • TedXIIMAMRITSAR
  • JoshTalks- A unique tale of defying odds to find success
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee -As a Speaker
  • Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam- Invited to speak on her life's journey
  • A.D. Patel Institute of Technology, New Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat - As a Speaker
  • Lovely Professional University- As a Speaker
  • Indian Institute of Management Indore- Invited as a Chief Guest and Jury
  • All India Institute of Medical Science Rishikesh - As a Panelist

References
  1. "Vidisha VIDISHA". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "Vidisha Baliyan is first Indian to win Miss Deaf World 2019 crown". femina.in. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. "Meet Vidisha Baliyan, the first Indian to be honoured with Miss Deaf World 2019 crown". DNA India. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. Miss Deaf 2019 Vidisha Baliyan shares her story to inspire others, retrieved 27 August 2019
  5. Pant, Harshita (29 July 2019). "[PICS] 21-year-old Vidisha Baliyan becomes the first-ever Indian to win the title of Miss Deaf World 2019!". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "Miss Deaf World 2019 Vidisha Baliyan credits Paralympian Deepa Malik's Wheeling Happiness Foundation for win". Newz Hook. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. "Winners of National Disability Award 2019".
  8. "Vidisha Baliyan shares her story at TEDxJnec".
  9. "Vidhisha Baliyan shares her laurals and challenges with Youth".
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