Dipika Pallikal
Dipika Pallikal Karthik wiki, age, siblings, education, religion, caste & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dipika Pallikal |
| Full Name | Dipika Pallikal Karthik |
| Birth Name | Dipika Rebecca Pallikal |
| Profession | Indian squash player |
| Years Active | 2006-Present |
| Date of Birth | September 21, 1991 |
| Age (In 2024) | 33 Years 3 Month(s) 7 Days |
| Birth Place | Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Mother Tongue | Malayalam |
| Zodiac | Virgo |
| Height | in centimeters- 171 cm in meters- 1.71 m in feet inches- 5ft 7 1/2in |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband/Spouse | Dinesh Karthik (Cricketer) |
| Marriage Date | August 18, 2015 (Christian Wedding) at The Leela Palace hotel, Chennai August 20, 2015 (Hindu Wedding) at Grand Chola, Chennai |
| Children | |
| Son(s) | Kabir Pallikal Karthik Zian Pallikal Karthik  |
| Parents | |
| Father | Sanjiv Pallikal |
| Mother | Susan Pallikal (née Itticheria) (former Indian women cricketer) |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Sister(s) | Divya Pallikal (Chartered accountant) Diya Pallikal (Graphic designer)  |
| Other Relative(s) | |
| Grand Father (Paternal) | George Phillip Pallikal |
| Grand Father (Maternal) | Kurichiathy Kuruvilla Itty Cheria |
| Brother-in-law(s) | Saurav Ghosal (Squash Player) |
| Squash Career | |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Playing Status | Active |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach | Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
| Highest ranking | 10 on December 2012 |
| Titles | 11 |
| Major Tournaments | Winnipeg Winter Club Open (Winner, 2015) Macau Squash Open (Winner, 2013) Meadowood Pharmacy Open (Winner, 2013) Australian Open (Semi-finals, 2012) Tournament of Champions (Runner-up, 2012) Crocodile Challenge Cup (Winner, 2011) World Open (Quarter-final, 2011) Dread Sports Series (Winner, 2011) Orange County Open (Winner, 2015) |
| Education Details | |
| School | Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai |
| College | Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, India (2010-13) |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Honours (2010-13) |
| Filmography | |
| TV Shows | Miss Field (Self, 2018) |
| twitter.com/DipikaPallikal (424k followers) | |
| facebook.com/Dipika.Rebecca.Pallikal (246k followers) facebook.com/dipika.pallikal.9 | |
| instagram.com/dipikapallikal (484k followers) | |
| [email protected] | |
| Other Details | |
| Award(s)/Title(s) | Padma Shri, 2014 Arjuna Award, 2012 |
| Alternate names | Deepika Pallikal |
| Family Picture |  |
| Dipika Pallikal Karthik is an Indian professional squash player. She was born on September 21, 1991 in a Malayali Christian family to Sanjiv Pallikal and Susan Pallikal in Kottayam, Kerala, India. She has 2 elder sisters, Diya Pallikal and Divya Pallikal. | |
| She did her schooling from Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai. After that she did Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Honours from Ethiraj College for Women in Chennai. | |
| Dipika Pallikal became the first Indian to break into the top 10 in the PSA Women's rankings in December, 2012. | |
| She is the first squash player to be conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award in August, 2012. | |
| She is a brand ambassador of sports365.in, an online store selling sports goods and fitness equipment. | |
| Her mother, Susan Pallikal played international cricket for the Indian women's team. | |
| In 2014, she along with Joshna Chinappa won the squash women's doubles gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. This was India's first ever Commonwealth Games medal in squash. | |
| She was part of the gold medal winning Indian Women's team at the South Asian Games, 2016. | |
| She was part of the silver medal winning Indian Women's team at the Asian Team Championship, 2016. | |
| Dipika Pallikal boycotted National Championship (Squash) from 2012-2015 due to inequality in prize money between men's & women's championship winner (women's winner were awarded only 40% of the prize money of the men's winner). After equal prize money is agreed for the 2016 championships where Deepika Pallikal defeated Joshna Chinappa in the finals to win the title for the second time. | |
| Dipika Pallikal and Dinesh Karthik first met at a marathon in 2008. Their next meeting was in 2013 at Shanker Basu's Maverick Gym in Chennai as Shanker was the fitness trainer to both Dipika and Dinesh. | |
| She got engaged to Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik on 15 November, 2013. | |
| Dipika Pallikal & Dinesh Karthik got married in both Christian and Hindu wedding style on August 18, 2015 & August 20, 2015 respectively. | |
| On October 28th 2021, the couple became parents to twin boys, Kabir Pallikal Karthik & Zian Pallikal Karthik. | |
Dipika Pallikal & Dinesh Karthik are dog lovers and they have a Labradoodle (Labrador Retriever and Poodle cross) pet dog named Coco Chanel Karthik. Coco Chanel Karthik has a instagram handle too which has over 8k followers. 1 | |
| Eldest sister Divya Pallikal is a chartered accountant. | |
| Sister Diya Pallikal is a graphic designer and she is married to squash player Saurav Ghosal. | |
| Father Sanjiv Pallikal is the Founder and Managing Director of "Reach Management Consultant Pvt Ltd", a company that provides Human Resources to organizations. | |
| Paternal grandfather George Phillip Pallikal was an athlete who excelled in triple Jump and Long Jump. He was a Colonel in the Indian Army. | |
| Maternal grandfather Kurichiathy Kuruvilla Itty Cheria represented Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Basketball and her mother also represented Kerala in Javelin and Sprint. | |
| Dipika Pallikal is a Syrian Christian. | |
References
- https://www.instagram.com/cocochanel_thelabradoodle/[↩]
