Archive · 29 Aug 2026
KBC 18 Contestant’s Rs 12 Lakh Loss on Komagata Maru
Pragati Kalpekar appeared on the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
She came from Amravati with her father and younger brother.
Her father runs a tea stall, and her family worked hard to support her education.
Pragati once wanted to become a doctor but later decided to aim for the Indian Foreign Service.
She answered many questions correctly and reached a question worth Rs 12 lakh.
The question asked who chartered the Komagata Maru in 1914.
Pragati chose the wrong answer, Kartar Singh Sarabha, while the correct answer was Baba Gurdit Singh.
Because she missed the question, her winnings fell to Rs 5 lakh.
The Komagata Maru was a ship used to challenge Canada’s restrictive immigration rules.
Pragati Dinesh Kalpekar from Amravati appeared on the August 28 episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
The junior clerk and daughter of a tea-seller said she hopes to become an Indian Foreign Service officer.
Pragati reached the Rs 12 lakh question after using several lifelines and answering earlier questions correctly.
She chose Kartar Singh Sarabha instead of using her remaining 50:50 lifeline on the Komagata Maru question.
The correct answer was Baba Gurdit Singh, reducing her winnings to Rs 5 lakh.
- Who
- Pragati Dinesh Kalpekar, a junior clerk from Amravati, appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.
- What
- She answered the Rs 12 lakh Komagata Maru question incorrectly and ultimately took home Rs 5 lakh.
- When
- The episode aired on August 28.
- Where
- The episode was filmed in Mumbai; Pragati is from Amravati, Maharashtra.
- Why
- She lost the higher prize after selecting Kartar Singh Sarabha instead of the correct answer, Baba Gurdit Singh.
- Contestant
- Pragati Dinesh Kalpekar
- Hometown
- Amravati, Maharashtra
- Occupation
- Junior clerk at the Divisional Information Office
- Episode
- August 28 episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 18
- Highest question reached
- Rs 12 lakh
- Correct answer
- Baba Gurdit Singh
- Final winnings
- Rs 5 lakh