Chandro Tomar | |||||||
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| Born | 10 January 1932 Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||
| Died | 30 April 2021 (aged 89) Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||
| Other names | Shooter Dadi (Shooter Grandma) | ||||||
| Occupation | Sharpshooter | ||||||
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Chandro Tomar[1] (10 January 1932 – 30 April 2021)[2][3] was an Indian octogenarian sharpshooter from the village of Johri in the Bagpat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Since learning to shoot in 1999 when she was already in her 60s, she had attained national fame as an accomplished shooter, having won more than 30 national championships. She was referred to as the oldest (woman) sharpshooter in the world[4][5][6] and a "feminist icon."[7] Uttar Pradesh government named Noida shooting Range and A Road in her home village after her.
- ^ "Chandro Tomar, World's oldest professional sharpshooter". Ministry of Women and Child Development. 15 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Chandro Tomar-oldest women sharpshooter". History TV18. 23 October 2016.
- ^ Shooter Dadi: The Story of an Octogenarian Who's Breaking All Barriers With Her Awesome Aim, The Better India.
- ^ "Indian grandma 'world's oldest women sharpshooter' at 78". Daily News and Analysis. 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Modern Indian Women: The Pioneers". Dadi Chandro, the sharpshooting grandmother. Ministry of External Affairs.
- ^ "Chandro Tomar, 78-Year-Old Indian Grandmother, May Be World's Oldest Sharpshooter". The Huffington Post. 25 March 2012.
- ^ Bhagat, Shalini Venugopal (19 March 2021). "An 89-Year-Old Sharpshooter Takes Aim at India's Patriarchy". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2021.