Thank you for sharing this great information! Sir is very great and humble person.. I was with him on Siachen, he inspired me a lot, Many many congratulations sir you really deserve!
On Sat, 27 Jan, 2024, 15:27 Kanchan Pamnani, <[email protected]> wrote: > Army’s lone blind officer gets PMO invite for R-Day function ACE SHOOTER, > SIACHEN CLIMBER DEFIES ODDS [email protected] Pune : Fate > pulled the trigger but Lt Col Dwarakesh fired back. The army’s only blind > activeduty officer currently posted at the Station Headquarters in Pune’s > Khadki has never let his impairment stand in his way. After an accident > claimed his eyes early in his career, the 35-year-old won a shooting > national medal and climbed the Siachen Glacier. Another milestone looms > this week—the Prime Minister’s Office has invited the officer to the > Republic Day function in New Delhi. “I have lost my eyesight, not my vision > for life. I have found a new identity in sports,” Dwarakesh had said after > winning the gold in Nov 2023. The officer, who has excelled in shooting > since his active military service days, scored 591 points in the visually > impaired 10m air rifle shooting event. Asked about the accident, Dwarakesh > said, “I cannot say anything about what happened except that other army > personnel died and I sustained lifelong injuries. I was in hospital for > eight months.” One of the last things he remembers seeing is a basketball > match he played at a military station. Dwarakesh now works in office > administration with help from hi-tech assistive gadgets. “There are several > advanced AI-based software tools that help me read the computer, cellphones > and iPad screens,” he said. Though his impairment planted hurdles, he > appealed to the Paralympic Committee of India, which provided him infrared > sensorbased shooting equipment. “I practised at a private shooting range in > Pune under former Olympian Anjali Bhagwat’s guidance,” the officer said. In > Oct 2021, Dwarakesh was one of eight disabled Indians to scale Siachen and > create a world record. JP Nautiyal, chairperson of para shooting sports > technical committee of Paralympic Committee 1/27/24, 3:33 PM Times of India > ePaper mumbai - Read Today’s English News Paper Online > https://epaper.indiatimes.com/timesepaper/publication-the-times-of-india,city-mumbai.cms > 2/2 of India, said Dwarakesh and another civilian woman are the only two > blind para shooters in the country > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/007801da5108%2420bdaa60%246238ff20%24%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/007801da5108%2420bdaa60%246238ff20%24%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAHtMpSTFAN3%3D7hZ0VBpjnJiBLCiLbebjLWbFs905oowZZJmMzw%40mail.gmail.com.
