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Known as 'golden girl' of Indian women hockey team, Mamta Kharab was born on January 26, 1982.
She was declared the best player in the Junior World Cup hockey tournament held in Malayasia, where India won the bronze medal.She has also played a leading role in India’s victory in test series against New Zealand and Australia.
Mamta’s native village is Givan in Rohtak district of Haryana.She did her schooling from Senior Secondary School Rohtak, Haryana.Her parents Kamla and Haripal reside in Model Town area, Rohtak.
Mamta’s two sisters Poonam and Sushma have also played hockey at the national level. Sushma like Mamta,is still playing for the Railways.
Mamta’s father Haripal Singh is a primary teacher and is posted in the village Bidhlan of the Bhiwani district.
Born in a lower middle class family where her school teacher father had six other children to feed, Mamta Kharab's rise is an example of the struggle that women in Haryana have to make to realise their sporting ambitions.Mamta kharab has won the 'Arjuna Puraskar' in year 2002.
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