Friday, March 29, 2024
ADVT 
India

Declared Dead At Birth, UP Girl Noopur Singh Is KBC Winner

Darpan News Desk IANS, 28 Aug, 2019 08:47 PM

    She was declared "born dead" and thrown in the garbage by the doctors of a Kanpur hospital. A relative saw signs of life in the newborn and picked her up.


    The baby girl grew up physically challenged due to the first few minutes of negligence by the doctors.


    Twenty-nine years later, Noopur Singh, won Rs 12.5 lakh at the country's most celebrated game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC) hosted by superstar Amitabh Bachchan. She answered 12 questions.


    Noopur, who lives in Bighapur in Unnao district, was born to a farmer Ramkumar Singh and his wife Kalpana Singh.


    Mother Kalpana Singh said: "Noopur, despite her disability, has always been a good student. She was on the merit list in Intermediate and got through the B.Ed entrance test in the first attempt.


    "Today, she teaches children in a play group and also gives free education to Class 10 students."


    Talking about her journey to KBC, the proud mother said that whenever the game show was telecast on TV, Noopur would answer the questions correctly even before the contestants.


    "When this season began, we asked her to apply and she was selected. Our happiness knew no bounds when she ended up winning Rs 12.5 lakh," she said.


    Noopur, her mother said, holds no grudges against doctors who were responsible for her disability. "She says that it was her destiny and she does not blame anyone," the mother said.


    Noopur has now turned into a star of sorts in the village and people are flocking to her house to meet her.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    Nitish Bharadwaj Cast As Krishna Again, 30 Years After B R Chopra's Mahabharat

    "I always believe that stories from Mahabharata are relevant to today's 'kalyuga' also," said Nitish Bharadwaj

    Nitish Bharadwaj Cast As Krishna Again, 30 Years After B R Chopra's Mahabharat

    Foreign Investors to Be Exempted from Super Rich Tax Introduced in Budget, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

    With an aim to check the massive outflow of foreign portfolio investment since the Budget, the government on Friday withdrew the surcharge levied on them.

    Foreign Investors to Be Exempted from Super Rich Tax Introduced in Budget, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

    Pakistan Has No Claim On River Waters, Says Minister Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

    Shekhwat said Pakistan cannot interfere in a matter which is purely an internal issue of India. "The steps being taken by the government do not break any treaty," he said.

    Pakistan Has No Claim On River Waters, Says Minister Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

    How 2 Teenagers Are Breaking Stereotypes On Bihar Highway

    Sisters Rani (15) and Renu (13) grew up in Chautarva village in Bihar's West Champaran facing barbs from neighbours and relatives for being girls. Today, the teenagers run their home by repairing motor vehicles on the highway.

    How 2 Teenagers Are Breaking Stereotypes On Bihar Highway

    Dalai Lama To Be Invited For Guru Nanak's Birth Anniversary: Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa

    Dalai Lama To Be Invited For Guru Nanak's Birth Anniversary: Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa
    Sukhjinder Randhawa also said a Punjab government's delegation is awaiting the Centre's nod to visit Pakistan later this month to assess the progress of the Kartarpur Corridor project.  

    Dalai Lama To Be Invited For Guru Nanak's Birth Anniversary: Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa

    #BoycottMcDonalds Trends Online After They Say They Serve Halal Meat. So Food Has Religion, Says Internet

    After food delivery platform Zomato, McDonald's is now facing a major backlash from Twitterati over whether the fast food company serves Jhatka or Halal meat to its customers.    

    #BoycottMcDonalds Trends Online After They Say They Serve Halal Meat. So Food Has Religion, Says Internet