Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	IAS Officer
Famous For	Winning the gold medal In Men's para-badminton by beating Hary Susanto of Indonesia in the finals when he was also serving as the District Magistrate of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 61 kg in pounds- 134 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Civil Services
Service	Indian Administration Service (IAS)
Batch	2007
Cadre	Uttar Pradesh
Major Designations(s)	• 01/06/2008 - 23/09/2011: Assistant Collector & Assistant Magistrate (Junior Scale) at Agra • 07/02/2011 - 21/05/2012: Chief Development Officer and Under Secretary at Mathura • 23/09/2011 - 21/05/2012: District Collector and District Magistrate on Junior Scale at Land Revenue & Disaster Mnagement Department at Mahamaya Nagar • 22/05/2012 - 29/09/2012: District Magistrate and Under-Secretary at Sonbhadra • 30/09/2012 - 20/01/2015: District Magistrate and Under-Secretary at Jaunpur • 21/01/2015 - 23/05/2017: District Magistrate and Deputy Secretary at Azamgarh • 24/05/2017 - 25/10/2017: Special Secretary and Deputy Secretary (District Not Known) • 26/10/2017 - 21/02/2019: District Magistrate and Deputy Secretary at Prayagraj • 22/02/2019: Special Secretary and Deputy Secretary in Uttar Pradesh
Men's Para badminton
Medals	• Asia Championships 2016 Gold medal at Beijing, China in Men's singles • BWF Turkish Open Para-Badminton Championships 2017 Gold medal at Antalya, Turkey in Men's singles Gold medal at Antalya, Turkey in Men's Doubles • BWF Japan Open Para-Badminton Championships 2017 Silver medal at Tokyo, Japan in Men's singles Bronze medal at Tokyo, Japan in Men's Doubles • Asian Para Games 2018 Bronze medal at Jakarta, Indonesia in Men's team • National Para-Badminton Championships 2018 Gold medal at Varanasi, India in Men's singles • BWF Turkish Open Para-Badminton Championships 2018 Silver medal at Konya, Turkey in Men's singles • BWF Uganda Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019 Bronze medal at Kampala, Uganda in Men's singles • BWF Irish Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019 Silver medal at Dublin, Ireland in Men's singles • BWF Thailand Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019 Bronze medal at Bangkok, Thailand in Men's singles Bronze medal at Bangkok, Thailand in Men's doubles • BWF China Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019 Bronze medal at Hangzhou, China in Men's singles Silver medal at Hangzhou, China in Men's Doubles • BWF Turkish Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019 Gold medal at Antalya, Turkey in Men's singles • BWF Denmark Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019 Bronze medal at Odense, Denmark in Men's singles Silver medal at Odense, Denmark in Men's Doubles • BWF Japan Open Para-Badminton Championships 2019 Bronze medal at Tokyo, Azamgarh in Men's singles •Paralympic Games in Paris 2024 Silver Medal in the men's singles SL4 category
Handedness	Right
Awards, Honours and Achievements (In Administration)	• 2016: He was shortlisted for Prime Minister’s award for excellent performance in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Award • 2016: He developed the mobile applications for undernourished children and pregnant mothers, titled Kuposhan ka Darpan and Pregnancy ka Darpan • 2016: He developed a mobile application for helping differently-abled voters during general elections • Soon, he was awarded for his excellent work in administration by the Revenue minister and government of UP and Chairman Board of Revenue • At the same time, he was awarded for good performance in election-related work by the Governor UP • 2016: During his tenure as District Magistrate at Azamgarh, he got shortlisted for Prime Minister's award for exemplary work in PM Jan Dhan Yojna on civil services day
Awards, Honours and Achievements (In Sports)	• 2016: Yash Bharti, highest civilian honour of UP. [1]News18 • 2016: Best Para Sportsperson award by State government of Uttar Pradesh on World Disability Day in Lucknow • 2017: Memento presented by the president of BAI (Badminton Association of India) during PBL (Premier Badminton League) in Lucknow • 2017: Special award by Hon'ble Chief Minister of UP for International Medals for the country and a cash prize of 10 Lac rupees and appreciation certificate.
Records (main ones)	Became the first Indian badminton player to win two medals in the Paralympic Games (2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 July 1983 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	41 Years
Birthplace	Hassan, Karnataka, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hassan, Karnataka, India
School	DVS independent college Shivamogga, Karnataka.
College/University	N.I.T. Karnataka, India
Educational Qualification(s)	• He completed his secondary school education from DVS independent college Shivamogga, Karnataka. [2]Road To Mussoorie Blogspot • He obtained a bachelors degree in engineering in Software from N.I.T. Karnataka, India in 2004 [3]Supremo
Address	Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs	Not Known
Family
Wife	Ritu Suhas (She was selected as Mrs U.P in Mrs. India 2019, and she is a PCS officer)
Parents	Father- Yathiraj L K(late) (a government servant) Mother- Jayashree C S
Children	Son- Vivaan Daughter- Saanvi
Siblings	Brother- Sharath L Y

      Some Lesser Known Facts About Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj

• Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj is an Indian professional Para-Badminton player and an Indian Administration Officer (IAS) of Uttar Pradesh cadre of the 2007 batch.

• Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj was the first to represent India in 2016 in Men’s Para-Badminton, and he is a self-taught badminton player.

• In 2016, in Beijing, China, Suhas Lalinakere became the first Indian bureaucrat professional to win the Asian Para-Badminton Championship series. He beat his opponent Hary Susanto of Indonesia in the finals and won a gold medal when he was also serving as the District Magistrate of Azamgarh. Suhas Lalinakere came into the limelight when as an Indian bureaucrat, he won the gold in Men’s Para-Badminton championships in 2016.
  

  Suhas while winning a gold medal in Asian Para-Badminton Championships in 2016

• In a conversation with ANI News, ^[4]ANI Suhas Lalinakere narrated that he felt like doing meditation while playing badminton. He further added that anyone could make proper use of a day if one had the passion to do something. He said,
  

  I love my work so I don’t get tired while working also while practising badminton. Badminton is a spiritual exercise for me. It kind of field like meditation for me. Everyone has 24 hours a day,some people do, some people make excuses for that.”

• Suhas Lalinakere is the recipient of the Yash Bharti award, Uttar Pradesh’s highest civilian honour on 1 December 2016. He was given this award by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath. ^[5]The Times of India
  

  Suhas while receiving Uttar Pradesh’s highest civilian honour, the Yash Bharti in 2016

• On 3 December 2016, Suhas Lalinakere was honoured with an award for his extraordinary performances in para-sports by the state government on World Disabilities Day. ^[6]BBC

• Suhas Lalinakere was awarded by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh for his extraordinary performance in duties related to elections, and he was also honoured by the Revenue Minister and Chairman, Board of Revenue for his exemplary dedication to the revenue administration department in 2017. ^[7]The Times of India

• In 2017, Suhas Lalinakere was honoured with a certificate by Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for winning the medals for India internationally.
  

  A certificate of honour was provided to Suhas by the Paralympic Committee of India

• In the general elections of 2017, his wife, Ritu Suhas was awarded for her excellent work in voter awareness.

• Suhas’s success mantra is,
  

  Follow your heart as disability lives in the mind.” ^[8]The Times of India

• In 2018, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Suhas Lalinakere for congratulating him for winning a bronze medal in the team at the Asian Para Games.
  

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi while congratulating Suhas on winning a bronze medal in 2018

  

  A screenshot of Narendra Modi’s congratulating Tweet to Suhas in 2018

• In March 2018, Suhas Lalinakere won a gold medal in Men’s Singles category and became the national champion at the second National Para-Badminton Championships organised at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

• In 2019, Suhas Lalinakere started serving as a District Magistrate Officer of Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. Formerly, he was designated as the District Magistrate of Prayagraj.

• Suhas Lalinakere’s father was a government official, so his early education was in different cities due to his father’s postings at different places in India.

• A year after completing his graduation, Suhas Lalinakere began inclining towards preparing for UPSC examinations, and soon, he started preparing for it. In a conversation with a media person, he explained his studies’ journey,
  

  I want to thank God for this because when I used to study I didn’t even think of becoming a district collector. It was a dream come true, then I got the opportunity to participate in civil service also.”

• At the age of 37, Suhas Lalinakere cleared the 2007 batch IAS examination of UP cadre and became the first specially-abled IAS officer of India. He began serving as a bureaucratic officer at Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

• Suhas’s family wanted him to become a doctor, but he chose the engineering field. ^[9]DNA

• In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India, Suhas Lalinakere was appreciated for working day and night for containing the transmission of the coronavirus in Gautam Buddh Nagar. In an interview, he stated,
  

  As a sportsman, I have learnt that there is no substitute for hard work. In a crisis, you have to be ready to work even 20 hours a day. You will get results only if you work sincerely. My teams are always alert. We are happily participating in meetings even around midnight.”

  

  Suhas while interacting with the local people on corona virus

• In an interview with WION, Suhas appealed to the parents of the Divyaang children to motivate them in their future achievements and goals. He stated,
  

  I want to appeal to all parents, especially those who have Divyang son or daughter, to please encourage their children for sports and fill them with confidence that they can achieve anything if they make an effort. There would be wins and losses but they can achieve anything.”

• In 2020, in a conversation with ANI, Suhas Lalinakere expressed that he studied in normal school and college and became an IAS officer and a Paralympics Badminton player only through efforts and trying hard. He narrated,
  

  I want to say to all the people, and especially the youth, that whatever you want to do in life, try to do that. Because sometimes we win sometimes we lose in life, but one should never back down from the effort. I want to say this to all the youth that I studied in normal school and college and I joined the civil services and now I am going to Paralympics.”

• In 2021, Suhas Lalinakere was selected to represent India in the Paralympics in Tokyo (24 August to 5 September).

• In June 2024, he became the world number 1 in the Men’s Singles category. He also became India’s first IAS officer to win a medal at the Paralympics.