International Chess Master Padmini Rout gets married, know details

Bhubaneswar: International Chess Master from Odisha Padmini Rout today tied the nuptial knot in a grand manner a hotel in Bhubaneswar’s Patia area.

Rout, who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster, tied the knot with Jaykishin Mankani of Mumbai as per the Vedic rituals. Mankani is an IT professional.

Apart from the family members and friends of Rout  and Mankani, several eminent Chess players of Odisha and the country attended the wedding function and blessed the newly-wed couple.

Padmini was born on 5 January 1994, in Barambagarh in Cuttack district and started playing chess at the age of 9 due to her father Dr. Ashok Kumar Rout’s passion for the game.  She won her first national title, under-11 girls at Nagpur, in 2005. To her credit, she has four National Women’s Premier title, which she consecutively won from 2014-2017. She also became the Asian women’s champion of 2018.

For her special achievements, Rout was conferred with the Biju Patnaik Sports Award in 2007 and the Ekalavya Award in 2009.

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