Mallika Sagar

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Mallika Sagar
Born (1975-08-03) 3 August 1975 (age 50)
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Occupations
  • Auctioneer
  • Art Collector

Mallika Sagar is an Indian art collector and auctioneer.

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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. [1]

Career

Sagar graduated with a degree in the art history at Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia. [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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ghosh, Annesha (16 November 2024). "Who is Mallika Sagar, the IPL's first female auctioneer?". Al Jazeera . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mallika Sagar". Indiapresentbio. Retrieved 1 June 2024.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "Meet Mallika Sagar, the gorgeous auctioneer for IPL 2025 Mega Auction". India.com. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Mallika Sagar: All You Need To Know About The IPL 2025 Auctioneer". News18 . 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Mallika Sagar to conduct IPL 2025 mega auction". Sportskeeda . 16 November 2024. Archived from the original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "IPL 2024 Auction: Mallika Sagar to replace Hugh Edmeades as auctioneer". Firstpost . 18 December 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "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 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah: Mallika Sagar returns as auctioneer". The Economic Times . 15 November 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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