Bhuvaneshwari Kumari
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Bhuvaneshwari Kumari of Kota, Rajasthan
is a distinguished sportswoman of India and a champion in trap shooting
. She was awarded Arjuna Award
in 1969. She was born in on 29 May 1945 at Bombay and married Thakur Devi Singh, of Malassar, in Bikaner.
Kota, Rajasthan
Kota , formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located south of state capital, Jaipur. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, the city is the trade centre for an area in which millet, wheat, rice, pulses, coriander and oilseeds are grown; industries...
is a distinguished sportswoman of India and a champion in trap shooting
Trap shooting
Trap shooting is one of the three major forms of competitive clay pigeon shooting . The others are skeet shooting and sporting clays. There are many versions including Olympic trap, Double trap , Down-The-Line, and Nordic trap. American trap is most popular in the United States and Canada...
. She was awarded Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
in 1969. She was born in on 29 May 1945 at Bombay and married Thakur Devi Singh, of Malassar, in Bikaner.