FULL NAME: Priyanka Parida
SEX: Female:
BORN: Date not known
AGE: 17 years by 2013.
HOME ADDRESS: Udayagiri, Nadiabarei, Kendrapara, Odisha, India.
FAMILY: Naib Subedar Pramod Kumar Parida (Father), Nirupama Parida (Mother).
EDUCATION: Class 10 student of Central Command ASHA School in UP.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Bagged a gold medal in snowboarding event of the Special Olympics World Winter Games held in South Korea from Jan 29 to Febr 5, 2013.
*     Secured fourth position in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in 2011.

OTHER NOTABLE INFORMATION:
*     Her father is working in the 11th Gurkha Rifle Regiment at Lucknow.
*     Priyanka is the eldest among three daughters of Pramod and Nirupama.
*     Priyanka is born deaf and dumb.
*     Pramod was posted at Ambala in Harayana when Priyanka joined in the Asha School and got special interest in snowboarding. Later, she got training in the sport.
*     Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav felicitated her with a cash prize of Rs 1.21 lakh.
*     But according a story published in Deccan Herald on March 7, 2013, Akhilesh Yadav felicitated Priyanka with a laptop and Rs 21,000.

PROFILE FIRST HOSTED: June 18, 2013