Rohini Kalam

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rohini Kalam

• She began her sporting journey in 2007 and started her professional career in Jiu-Jitsu around 2015.

• Beyond being an athlete, Rohini served administrative roles, she was reportedly the General Secretary of the Jiu-Jitsu Association of Madhya Pradesh and the Women’s Athlete Commissioner of the Jiu-Jitsu Association of India.

• She worked as a martial-arts coach at a private school in Ashta (Sehore district), Madhya Pradesh.

• Her family alleged that she faced harassment at her job as a coach her sister mentioned the school principal and faculty were troubling her.

• According to her father, Rohini had rejected multiple marriage proposals in favour of focusing on her sport and service aspirations.

• She represented India at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Rohini competed in women’s 52kg category.

• In 2022 Birmingham, she became the only Indian selected for the World Games in Ju Jitsu, a noteworthy milestone for an Indian female athlete in Jiu-Jitsu.

  

• She aimed to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) and had been working towards the Vikram Award.

• Rohini was found dead at her home in Arjun Nagar, Radhaganj area of Dewas, Madhya Pradesh on 26 October 2025.

• She underwent surgery for a stomach lump about five months before her death, which reportedly affected her health and may have influenced her mental state.