Hima Das, born 9 January 2000 in Dhing village, Nagaon district, Assam, became the first Indian athlete to win gold at any IAAF (World Athletics) track event when she won the women's 400m at the 2018 World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. She is widely known by her nickname "Dhing Express."
Her Parents
Father: Ranjit Das — rice farmer.
Mother: Jonali Das — homemaker.
Her Siblings
Hima is the youngest of six children. She has three older brothers and two older sisters who have stayed largely in Assam.
Her Path
Hima initially played football as a striker for boys' teams in Dhing — she switched to athletics only at 14, after a Nagaon district coach noticed her speed. She trained at Sai Centre Guwahati under Nipon Das.
The Das Family Tree at a Glance
Father: Ranjit Das — rice farmer.
Mother: Jonali Das — homemaker.
Siblings: Hima is one of six; she is the youngest.
Hima Das:
- Born 9 January 2000, Dhing, Nagaon, Assam
- 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships gold (400m, Tampere) — first Indian to win a gold at any track event in a major IAAF world championship
- 2018 Asian Games (Jakarta): silver in 400m individual; gold in 4×400m women's relay; gold in 4×400m mixed relay
- Padma Shri (2020); Arjuna Award (2018)
- Assam Police Deputy Superintendent (DSP rank, honorary)
Personal: Unmarried.
What the Das Family Story Teaches Us
A rice-farmer father. A homemaker mother. Six children. A youngest daughter who started as a striker on village boys' football teams. From one small Assam village called Dhing came India's first IAAF world-track gold.
For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Hima Das story carries the same lesson. Sometimes the village name itself becomes part of a person's identity. Hima Das is universally known as the "Dhing Express" — the village of Dhing is on her tree as much as any family member. Write down the place names. They are part of the identity.
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