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Malika began to play chess late in life; she has been playing since 2010. She developed a passion for the game and she soon began to outplay her peers. She has won the national chess championship six times.

She has faced a lot of problems in her professional life and the biggest problem of all was the lack of aid from government.

Handa, who is deaf, has won the 20th National Championship for the Deaf, held recently in Madhya Pradesh. This makes it her fifth win in a row.

She is the only girl from Punjab to have represented the state nine times in national championships

In 2018, her current rating was 1291.

She also has the unique distinction to be the only girl from Punjab to have represented the state nine times in a national championship.

Her mother says that such wins have made Handa stronger and dedicated to chess. She also has the unique distinction to be the only girl from Punjab to have represented the state nine times in a national championship.