‘On top of the world’: Manushi’s family erupts in joy

Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, November 18

It’s celebration time at the home of Dr Dinesh Chhillar and his wife Dr Usha, paternal uncle and aunt of 20-year-old Haryana girl Manushi Chhillar, who was crowned Miss World 2017 in Sanya, China, on Saturday.

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Apart from Manushi’s relatives, their neighbours and other acquaintances are pouring in to congratulate them.

“We started dancing and jumping in joy as soon as Manushi was crowned Miss World. Right now, we feel on top of the world,” says a beaming Dr Usha, who is also Manushi’s teacher, as she offers sweets to the guests.

Dr Usha is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Dermatology at Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women in Sonepat, where Manushi is a third-year student of MBBS course.

“Manushi is a gifted and multi-talented child. She is a fine poetess, painter and an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer as well. She has a good hand at surgery and wants to become a cardiac surgeon,” she maintains while talking to The Tribune amidst a festive atmosphere.

Manushi’s uncle, Dr Dinesh Chhillar, who is also an HCMS doctor, points out that she was born in Rohtak, though she studied at Bangalore and Delhi. She was the CBSE topper in English and is associated with Shakti project on menstrual hygiene.

Manushi’s father Dr Mitra Basu Chhillar and mother Dr Neelam are also doctors, now settled in Delhi. Dr Mitra Basu Chhillar belongs to Bamnoli village in Jhajjar district and has served at the Rohtak PGIMS as registrar.

 “Manushi has been confident and we were also hopeful that she will make it. By the grace of the Almighty, she has brought laurels to the country and we are proud of her,” says Dr Usha.