Budhia Singh
Budhia Singh (born 2002) is an Indian long-distance runner who became notable for his athletic feats as a child. He has been acclaimed as the world's youngest
Early life
Budhia Singh was born in
Career and controversy
Budhia's running ability has led to celebrity status and he appeared in a number of television commercials. These commercials and Budhia's fame allegedly led to significant financial gains for Das, which led to accusations of exploitation. An inquiry by Indian child welfare officials was launched in January 2006; Das refuted the allegations.[9]
A feature-length documentary called Marathon Boy was released in 2011 that focused on Singh and Das's relationship over a five-year period from 2006. The documentary was funded by HBO & BBC
Singh was no longer running long distances by the age of 13 in 2015, and was running one or two hours of conditional training per day. Singh himself has said that he would like to one day represent India at the Olympics in the men's marathon.[12]
Murder of Biranchi Das
Das was shot dead at Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar College on the evening of 13 April 2008. According to police, Das was sitting inside the judo centre with friends after a training session at the time of the attack.[13] Das's murder was not related to his treatment of Singh; it resulted after Das incurred the wrath of a gangster, Raja Acharya, after Das reportedly tried to defend a model, Leslie Tripathy, who was allegedly being harassed by Raja.[14] Das's murderers, Sandeep Acharya (alias Raja), and his associate, Akshya Behera, (alias Chagala) were sentenced to life imprisonment in December 2010.[15]
Biographical film
A biographical film of Singh and Das's relationship, Budhia Singh – Born to Run, was directed by Soumendra Padhi and released in 2016. It starred Mayur Patole as Singh and Manoj Bajpayee as Das.[16] The Film won the Best Children's Film award at the 63rd National Film Awards.[17]
References
- New Indian Express. Archived from the originalon 3 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Budhia runs into record books". Rediff.com. 2 May 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Rajiv Gandhi awards presented". Oneindia. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Boy who ran marathons at 3 still worries filmmaker". CNN. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Sahu, Sandeep. "India's marathon boy, aged three". BBC News. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "News". Telegraph India. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 24 February 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Boy who ran marathons at 3 still worries filmmaker – This Just In — CNN.com Blogs". News.blogs.cnn.com. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Gaikwad, Pramod (5 August 2016). "I want to run and represent my country in Olympics: Budhia Singh". The Indian Express.
- ^ Sahu, Sandeep (4 January 2006). "Inquiry into marathon boy's coach". BBC News.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Marathon Boy - HBO
- ^ "Budhia Singh: The Marathon Boy lost in the streets of Odisha".
- ^ Mittal, Vandana K (14 April 2008). "Biranchi Das: A sad end". Merinews. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Gangster Raja Acharya convicted in Biranchi Murder Case". Breaking News Online. 14 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012.
- ^ Bal, Sandip; Mishra, Ashutosh (18 December 2010). "Coach murder duo get life". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Director Soumendra Padhi auditions more than 1200 kids for Budhia Singh's role!". Thehansindia. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Manoj Bajpayee starrer 'Budhia Singh' has already won a National Award: All you need to know". Firstpost. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
External links
- Budhia Singh at