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Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025: The sports icons will share insights on overcoming failure, staying focused, and embracing challenges with students amid the board exam season

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 seventh episode to be aired on February 17
World champion boxer MC Mary Kom, paralympic gold medallist Avani Lekhara, and badminton player Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj are all set to grace the seventh episode of the Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025. The sports icons will share tips with the students on how to overcome failure, stay focused, and embrace challenges. With examples of resilience and self-belief, the trio aims to motivate students to chase success fearlessly and achieve their dreams.
The Education Ministry has shared a teaser of the episode which will be aired tomorrow, February 17, 2025, at 10 AM. Students, parents, and teachers can watch the episode on DD, as well as on PM Modi and the Ministry of Education’s official YouTube channels.
“The 7th episode of #ParikshaPeCharcha is packed with inspiration, featuring legendary sports icons Mary Kom, Avani Lekhara, and Suhas L Yathira. Hear them share insights on goal setting, resilience, and stress management through discipline,” reads the post on microblogging site X.
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 Episode 7: Know About Guests
Mary Kom is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times. She is also the only female boxer to win a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships, and the only boxer to win eight World Championship medals. Kom was the only Indian female boxer who qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal.
An Indian paralympic rifle shooter, Avani Lekhara the gold medal at the 10m rifle events at the 2020 Paralympics and the 2024 Paralympics. She also won the bronze medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games.
Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj is an Indian para-badminton player who won the silver medals at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 games. An IAS officer of the 2007 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre, he served as District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar and Prayagraj. He also won the gold medal at the National Para Badminton Championships in 2018. Yathiraj is the only IAS officer in India who won a Paralympic medal and an Arjuna Award.