Shooting Range In Noida To Be Named After ‘Shooter Dadi’ Chandro Tomar

Shooting Range Chandro Tomar: A shooting range in Uttar Pradesh's Noida will soon be named after Shooter Dadi late Chandro Tomar. The State government announced on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given instructions in this regard on June 22, news agency ANI reported. Late Chandro Tomar, popularly known as ‘Shooter Dadi’, passed away on April 30. At 89, she was admitted to a hospital in Meerut after testing positive for COVID-19.

This move to honour her came after Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh had written to the UP chief minister demanding that the Noida Stadium Shooting Range be named after the late Chandro Devi Tomar.

UP govt announces that the shooting range in Noida will be named after Chandro Tomar, popularly knows as 'Shooter Dadi'. CM has given directions for the same.

Chandro Tomar passed away on April 30th at a hospital in Meerut, after she tested positive for #COVID19.

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The 89-year-old sharpshooter was a native of Johri village of Bagpat district.

Noida shooting range to be renamed after late Chandro Tomar

Tomar was 60-plus when she picked up the gun for the first time but went on to win more than 30 national championships for veterans. Her feats ultimately inspired the biopic Saand ki Aankh. The film, directed by Tushar Hiranandani, chronicles the story of India’s oldest sharpshooters, who began the sport in their fifties. She and her sister-in-law, Prakashi Tomar, fought patriarchy to make a name for themselves in the world of shooting.

Tomar is survived by six children and 15 grandchildren. She took part in several competitions along with Prakashi Tomar, also believed to be one of the oldest woman sharpshooters in the world. The sisters had been practising the sport for years and encouraging young shooters. Many girls took to shooting in Baghpat, Meerut and adjoining areas of western Uttar Pradesh inspired by them. Tomar was also presented with the Stri Shakti Sanman by the President of India. Two years back, Dadi had in an interview with SheThePeople.TV said, "Tann Buddha hota hai, mann nahi hota (My Body might fail, but my Mind is resilient). I believe this is the essence of my life and I have tried to share the same zeal with Saand Ki Aankh crew."

"This is the base of the movie, the base of my life-long battle to live with dignity," she had opened up about the motivation to go on at the old age.

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