Arati Saha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arati Saha

Indian swimmer

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1940

Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1994

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Arati Saha (née Saha; 24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was an Indian long distance swimmer, best known for becoming the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel in 29th September, 1959..
In 1960, she became the first Indian sportswoman to be awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India.
Born in Calcutta, West Bengal, British India, Arati had been introduced to swimming at the early age of four.
Her precocious talent was spotted by Sachin Nag, and later she was inspired by the ace Indian swimmer Mihir Sen to try to cross the English Channel.