Mallika Sagar Explained

Mallika Sagar
Birth Date:3 August 1975
Birth Place:Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Nationality:Indian

Mallika Sagar is an Indian art collector and auctioneer.

Biography

Sagar was born on 3 August 1975 in Bombay.[1] [2] She was introduced to auctioneering as a teenager when she read a book where the protagonist was a female auctioneer, which inspired her to become an auctioneer.

Career

Sagar graduated with a degree in the art history at the Bryn Mawr College in Philadephia.[3] In 2001, she began her career at the New York City office of international auction house Christie's, becoming the first Indian woman auctioneer at the company.[1] She specialized in modern art and served as an auctioneer at other auction houses such as the Pundole's Art Galleries in Mumbai.[4]

Sagar made her first appearance as a sports auctioneer in 2021 by hosting Pro Kabaddi League player auction ahead of the competition's eight season and was the first female auctioneer to host a Pro Kabaddi League auction.[5] She received an invitation from the auctioneer Hugh Edmeades to serve as his alternative as a precautionary measure prior to the 2021 Indian Premier League auction as the event was held during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] She hosted the player auction as an auctioneer for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League.[3] She was announced as the auctioneer for the 2024 Indian Premier League auction in Dubai, replacing Edmeades.[6] [7] [8] She was the first female auctioneer of the Indian Premier League.[4] In November 2024, she was appointed as the auctioneer to host the 2025 Indian Premier League auction.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghosh . Annesha . Who is Mallika Sagar, the IPL’s first female auctioneer? . 18 November 2024. 16 November 2024 . Al Jazeera.
  2. Web site: Mallika Sagar . Indiapresentbio. 1 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Meet Mallika Sagar, the gorgeous auctioneer for IPL 2025 Mega Auction . 16 November 2024 . 16 November 2024 . India.com .
  4. Web site: Mallika Sagar: All You Need To Know About The IPL 2025 Auctioneer . 16 November 2024 . 16 November 2024 . News18.
  5. Web site: Mallika Sagar to conduct IPL 2025 mega auction. 16 November 2024. 16 November 2024. Sportskeeda. 15 November 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241115141630/https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/news-mallika-sagar-set-conduct-ipl-2025-mega-auction-reports. live.
  6. Web site: Mallika Sagar: Who Is Women's Premier League 2024 Auctioneer? . 16 November 2024 . 16 November 2024 . . 4 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304140304/https://sports.ndtv.com/women-s-premier-league-2024/mallika-sagar-who-is-womens-premier-league-2024-auctioneer-4648489 . live .
  7. News: 16 November 2024 . All about Mallika Sagar: The first female auctioneer in the history of IPL . 16 November 2024 . . 9 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240309022742/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/all-about-mallika-sagar-the-first-female-auctioneer-in-the-history-of-ipl/articleshow/106098635.cms . live .
  8. News: 18 December 2023 . IPL 2024 Auction: Mallika Sagar to replace Hugh Edmeades as auctioneer . 16 November 2024 . Firstpost.
  9. News: 15 November 2024 . Mallika Sagar to conduct IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah . 2024-11-16 . . 0971-8257 . 2024-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241116011547/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/mallika-sagar-ipl-2025-mega-auction-host/articleshow/115334563.cms . live .
  10. News: 15 November 2024 . IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah: Mallika Sagar returns as auctioneer . 16 November 2024 . . 0013-0389.

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