Lakshmi Shruti Settipalli

Lakshmi Shruti was born on 12 June 1996 in Chennai to Suresh and Vaishnevi Settipalli.{{Cite web |title=Lakshmi Settipalli - Women's Squash |url=https://gwsports.com/sports/womens-squash/roster/lakshmi-settipalli/4997 |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=George Washington University Athletics |language=en}}

Shruti was a student of the Lady Andal School where she was awarded the Athlete of the Year prize for her performances in national and international squash tournaments.

She started playing squash at the age of twelve. squash career at Madras Cricket Club and then moved her training to the ICL-TNSRA squash academy in Chennai under the national coach, Cyrus Poncha. She won a gold in the team category at the All India Punj Lloyds PSA Masters tournament held in Delhi, earning the rank of the top-15 player in India.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-04-28 |title=Shruti Settipalli - |url=https://www.fistosports.com/shruti-settipalli |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Fisto Sports |language=en |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918171114/https://www.fistosports.com/shruti-settipalli/ |url-status=dead }}

Reaching a career-high of 30 in European Circuit in 2012, Shruti is the first Indian to win a silver in the Slovakia Junior Open.{{Cite web |last=Poncha |first=Cyrus |date=2012-10-04 |title=Junior Open: India Win Silver and Bronze in Squash |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/squash/finnish-slovak-junior-opens-2012 |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Sportskeeda |language=en-us}} She also won the bronze medal in the Finland Junior Open in Helsinki. Her other achievements include winning the gold medal in the Chennai Junior Open and silver in the AP Junior Open in Hyderabad. She finished in the top five in the Australian Junior Open, Spanish Junior Open, and Indian Junior Open. In 2013, she won two WSA titles, including coming first in the Malaysian Tour.{{Cite web |last=Thatcher |first=Alan |date=August 27, 2013 |title=WSA: Super Salma's success in Malaysia |url=https://squashworldwide.com/news/2013-aug-27/wsa-super-salma%E2%80%99s-success-malaysia |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Squash Worldwide}} She was ranked 30 in the European circuit at the end of 2012.

She played NCAA Division 1 squash for George Washington University in Washington D.C. Her freshman year of 2014 to 2015, she won all of her matches and achieved a national rank of number eight.

She entered the Professional Squash Association at sixteen and reached her career rank 145 as a professional in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Lakshmi Shruti Settipalli |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/9396 |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Squash Info}} She played in the U.S. Open, the Australian Open, the Finish Open, the Swiss Open, and the British Open."[http://ispsquash.com/Newsletter/NLImages/prosquash69.pdf Lakshmi Shruti Setttipalli Was Intrigued by Squash When She First Saw It Played]". Chennai Chronicle, 17 October 2023. Republished in Prosquash, vol. 18, no. 1, issue 69 (January 2014), p. 8.

Shruti moved to the United States to attend George Washington University, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in organizational sciences.{{cite web |last=Mendoza |first=Conan |date=28 April 2015 |title=I Want To Be The Best |url=http://www.dc-epaper.com/PUBLICATIONS/DC/DCC/2013/10/17/ArticleHtmls/I-WANT-TO-BE-THE-BEST-17102013112003.shtml?Mode=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017095914/http://www.dc-epaper.com/PUBLICATIONS/DC/DCC/2013/10/17/ArticleHtmls/I-WANT-TO-BE-THE-BEST-17102013112003.shtml?Mode=1 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-19 |website=Deccan Chronicle |publisher=}}{{cite web |date=17 October 2013 |title=Different Strokes |url=http://www.dc-epaper.com//PUBLICATIONS/DC/DCC/2013/10/17/ArticleHtmls/DIFFERENT-STROKES-17102013101004.shtml?Mode=1 |url-status= |accessdate=2013-10-19 |website=Chennai Chronicle |publisher=}} She also completed a MSc in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Management at Imperial College London in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Bhatia |first=Urvi |title=Reimagining Sustainability through Accessible Products: Uncover Lakshmi Shruti Settipalli's Entrepreneurial Journey |url=https://www.futurize.studio/blog/uncover-lakshmi-shruti-settipalli-sustainable-entrepreneurship-journey |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Futurize |language=en-US}}

Shruti founded a sustainable packaging company, Ecoverse, in London, England.

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• [https://www.lakshmishrutisettipalli.com/index.html# Lakshmi Shruti Settipalli website]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvC4OcZag2g Lakshmi Shruti on Chennai Live FM]
• "[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ive-watched-businessman-150-times-lakshmi-shruti-settipalli/articleshow/31053932.cms I've Watched Businessman 150 times: Lakshmi Shruti Settipala]". The Times of India, 15 January, 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
• [http://www.tupaki.com/movienews/article/Watched-Businessman-150-times--Lakshmi-Shruti-Settipalli/54030 "Watched Businessman 150 times: Lakshmi Shruti Settipalli"]. 27 February 2014. Tupaki. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

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Category:1996 births

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Category:Alumni of Imperial College London