Aarathy Kasturi Raj Wiki, Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Aarathy Kasturi Raj was born on Sunday, 22 May 1994 (age 29 years; as of 2023) in Chennai. Her zodiac sign is Gemini. She did her schooling at Bhavans Rajaji Vidyashram in Chennai. Later, she completed her MBBS at Sri Ramachandra Medical College in Chennai and earned a master’s degree in Clinical Embryology. ^[1]The Times of India

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 5″

Weight (approx.): 50 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

Aarathy’s father’s name is C. Kasturi Raj, who is a businessman, and her mother, Mala Raj, is a gynaecologist. She has a younger sister named Aaradhana Kasturi Raj.

Husband

Aarathy got married to her long-time boyfriend Sandeep Warrier, an Indian cricketer, on 25 August 2019.

Relationships/Affairs

Aarathy Kasturi Raj and Sandeep Warrier dated for a long time before they got married.

Career

In 2001, Aarathy Kasturi Raj started skating at the age of seven and took training from Satya Speed Skating Academy in Tamil Nadu, under her coach Satya Moorthy.

She has participated in many national and international championships and won more than 100 medals. Aarathy Kasturi represented India for the first time at the Asian Games (2018) held in Indonesia, where she participated in a 20 km elimination race and finished in seventh place. In October 2023, Aarathy Kasturi Raj represented India at the 19th Asian Games (2022) held in Hangzhou, China. She won a bronze medal for roller skating in the women’s speed skating 3000 m relay race event along with her teammates Karthika Jagadeeswaran and Heeral Sadhu. Sanjana Bathula was the fourth member of the women’s team in the event but didn’t compete.

The Indian women’s trio finished in third place with a time of 4 minutes 34.861 seconds, while Chinese Taipei earned the gold medal with a time of 4 minutes 19.447 seconds, and South Korea drew silver with a time of 4 minutes 21.146 seconds. Earlier, Aarathy finished in fifth place in the women’s speed skating 10000 m point-elimination race. ^[2]Olympics.com In an interview, Aarathy talked about the opportunities that would open in India after the win of the bronze medal in the 2022 Asian Games. She said,

Winning bronze will definitely open up a lot of opportunities for us because we are not on the priority list in India. Sadly, this isn’t an Olympic sport.” ^[3]Hindustan Times

• In 2023, she won a Bronze medal at the Asian Games (2022) held in Hangzhou, China.

• In 2018, she won a Silver medal at the 18th Asian Roller Skating Championship held in Namwon, South Korea.

Facts/Trivia

• In May 2023, Aarathy met with a major incident where she got around 26 stitches to heal 20 deep cuts. However, with the aid of her mother, she recovered quickly and made it to the Asian Games. ^[4]The Times of India

• She has been representing India with her game, roller skating, since 2008.

• In 2022, she received an honour from the Government of Tamil Nadu for her excellence in roller skating.
  

  Aarathy Kasturi Raj receiving an honour from the Government of Tamil Nadu