Mallika Sagar
Mallika Sagar | |
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| Born | 3 August 1975 Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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Mallika Sagar is an Indian art collector and auctioneer.
Biography
[edit]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.[1]
Career
[edit]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.[1][4] In November 2024, she was appointed as the auctioneer to host the 2025 Indian Premier League auction.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Ghosh, Annesha (16 November 2024). "Who is Mallika Sagar, the IPL's first female auctioneer?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Mallika Sagar". Indiapresentbio. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Meet Mallika Sagar, the gorgeous auctioneer for IPL 2025 Mega Auction". India.com. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Mallika Sagar: All You Need To Know About The IPL 2025 Auctioneer". News18. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Mallika Sagar to conduct IPL 2025 mega auction". Sportskeeda. 16 November 2024. Archived from the original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Mallika Sagar: Who Is Women's Premier League 2024 Auctioneer?". NDTV. 16 November 2024. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "All about Mallika Sagar: The first female auctioneer in the history of IPL". The Times of India. 16 November 2024. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "IPL 2024 Auction: Mallika Sagar to replace Hugh Edmeades as auctioneer". Firstpost. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Mallika Sagar to conduct IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah". The Times of India. 15 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2024-11-16. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah: Mallika Sagar returns as auctioneer". The Economic Times. 15 November 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 November 2024.