Mallika Sagar is a renowned Indian auctioneer and art connoisseur. In December 2023, she became the first woman to conduct an Indian Premier League auction.
Wiki/Biography
Mallika Sagar was born on Sunday, August 3, 1975, in Mumbai (48 years old; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Leo. After studying in Mumbai till 10th grade, she moved to the United States and attended a boarding school in Connecticut for 11th and 12th grade. She first became interested in auctions as a teenager after reading a book in Mumbai with a female protagonist. auction. In 1998, she received a degree in art history from Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia. She wrote a thesis on modern Indian artists. She then spent two years working at art and luxury goods company Christie’s, first in Mumbai and then in New York. At the time, Christie’s then-India representative was leaving. As a result, Christie’s placed Malika in its graduate training program to prepare her to take over from her former representative. Later, she moved back to India.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father, Virenchee Vithalbhai Sagar, was a businessman.
Photos of Mallika Sagar’s father Virenchee Sagar
Her brother Kunal Sagar is also a businessman and the executive vice chairman of Nirlon Limited. Her brother Rahul Sagar is also a businessman and the executive director of Nirlon Limited. She has a sister, Maneesha R. Bhat.
Mallika Sagar’s brother Rahul Sagar, Executive Director, Nirlon Limited
Mallika Sagar’s brother Kunal Sagar, Executive Director, Nirlon Limited
husband and children
Mallika Sagar is married to Vir Advani, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Blue Star Limited. They have a son. They divorced in 2017.
Photos of Mallika Sagar’s ex-husband Vir Advani, vice chairman and managing director of Blue Star Ltd.
Mallika Sagar and her son in 2009
Relationships/Affairs
After her breakup with Advani, she started dating Ashish Goel, the younger brother of fashionista Surily Goel.
From left to right: Surily Goel, jewelry designer Kajal Fabiani and Ashish Goel
Profession
A few months after graduation, Malika joined the international art and luxury goods company Christie’s. In December 2000, she held her first auction in New York, selling baseball memorabilia. In 2001, at the age of 26, she became the first Indian-American woman to become an auctioneer at Christie’s in New York. In 2004, she left Christie’s and spent a year caring for her ailing mother. Thereafter, she began her career as an art consultant. In April 2011, she held her first art auction at the Pundole Art Gallery in Mumbai. Since then, she has held various modern and contemporary art auctions.
Mallika Sagar performs art activities at Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
In 2011, she became a director of Manisha Trading And Investments Private Limited. On August 22, 2016, she became a designated partner of Fulmala Enterprises LLP. Apart from this, she also holds directorships in Fudavis Trading Private Limited and Garware Technical Fibers Limited. Sagar’s first experience as a sports auctioneer was in 2021 when she became the first woman to auction in the Professional Kabaddi League.
Photos of Mallika Sagar conducting Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 auction
In February 2023, she served as the auctioneer of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
Mallika Sagar hosts women’s IPL auction 2023
On December 19, 2023, she made headlines for becoming the first woman to conduct an auction in the history of IPL. She hosted the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction in Dubai, with 333 players vying for the 77 available spots.
Mallika Sagar at Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction 2024
Facts/Trivia
- At one point Marika shared that as an international student, she had a hard time getting financial aid during her first year. She then transferred to Bryn Mawr College, where she received a nearly full scholarship.
- After her marriage to Vir Advani, she was known as Mallika Sagar Advani.
- After divorcing Mallika, Advani began dating Riya Talati, the daughter of architect Nohir Talati.
- Mallika became the auctioneer for IPL 2024 as previous auctioneer Hugh Edmeades had health issues. He collapsed from “postural hypotension” during an auction.
- In an interview, she said it was Edmeades who introduced her to the Indian sports auction industry. Hugh approached her as a replacement for the 2021 IPL auction.
- During the IPL 2024 auction, Kings XI Punjab caused confusion by mixing up two players with the same name from different cities. They tried to tell Sagar they didn’t want the players they got, but she had already given the sale down. Sagar said auction rules must be followed.
- During the IPL 2024 auction, she made yet another mistake by referring to the Gujarat Titans as the Gujarat Giants. Gujarat Giants is a kabaddi team in the Professional Kabaddi League.
- She has worked for various charities and NGOs, raising funds through auctions, and has no commercial interests.
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