Dipa Karmakar, on January 22, had a moment to remember which every fan dreams, to have 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar launch her autobiography. Titled ‘Dipa Karmakar – The Small Wonder’, the book talks about her life journey and her meteoric rise in Indian sports. Not to forget, Karmakar is the first Indian female gymnast to have won a medal in the history of the Commonwealth Games.

Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar was present at the book launch ceremony. Also attending the grand event were Dipa Karmakar herself, and the authors – Bishweshwar Nandi, Digvijay Singh Deo, and Vimal Mohan – of the book – which is already one of the bestsellers in its category. Artistic Gymnastics World Cup 2018: Dipa Karmakar Qualifies for Vault Final, Aruna Reddy’s Campaign Ends Due to Knee Injury.

One of the authors of the book, Digvijay Singh Deo took to the microblogging site Twitter, and posted a selfie with Sachin Tendulkar and Dipa Karmakar. Deo wrote, “Let’s break the internet. The mandatory selfie. Privileged to have @sachin_rt agree to do this. @DipaKarmakar @Vimalsports @FingerprintP.”

View Pic: Sachin Tendulkar & Dipa Karmakar Pose for a Selfie With Digvijay Singh Deo

Here’s Another Glimpse of the Unveiling of Dipa Karmakar’s Book 

Dipa Karmakar, India’s star gymnast, took to her Twitter account, earlier in the day, announcing about her ‘fan moment’. Karmakar wrote, “All set for a long but exciting day!! Delighted to announce that my idol Bharat Ratna @sachintendulkar is launching my autobiography The Small Wonder today.”

Here’s What Dipa Karmakar Had to Say About Her Book Launch With Sachin Tendulkar

Dipa Karmakar won a Bronze medal, in Vault, for India at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. A year later, she also won a Bronze medal at Asian Gymnastics Championships. It was also a first for India to have a female gymnast achieve this feat. Dipa Karmakar Fails To Impress At Asian Games 2018; After Gymnastics Artistic Team Finals Pull Out, Ace Indian Gymnast Disappoints in Balance Beam Finals Too.

The star Indian gymnast has won Padma Shri, and was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in the year 2016. Not many people know, but Dipa Karmakar is one of the only five women who has successfully landed the Produnova – the most difficult Vault in women’s gymnastics.

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