Name of the project:- About the disable men and women who have excelled in their

lives though they may have not come into the limelight

Sources: Browsing internet

Mode of Collection: Group

Tools : Note making

Analysis of Data:
Girish Sharma, the great badminton player is an inspiration to millions of people in India and
around the world; 2 gold medals at The National championship for the physically-challenged,
representing India in Israel and winning 2 silver medals in both singles and doubles, represented
India in Thailand, and to top all of this , gold medal at Paralympics Asia Cup.
Girish Sharma, now 32 years of age, lost his right leg in a train accident when he was at the
tender age of two! While other people might sunk into depression, this champion, never stopped
believing in his dreams. The champ had always wanted to serve his nation as an army man, and
make India proud. Unfortunately, considering his hurdles, the disability, that dream became
rather unreachable. But the victors don’t stop at that. Never! And being the winner, that he is,
Girish, simply found and took another route to achieve his dream.
Born in Rajkot to an Indian Railway employee, Sharma has from a very young age loved outdoor
sports and has always been athletic. His brother- a football player- accompanied him to a sports
club, where he fell in love with badminton. When he turned 16, he decided that he wanted to play
the sport professionally. He got under a training program and then underwent basic training of
the sport after which he learned of the physically challenged national games.
The second ranked, in both singles and doubles, champion player, Girish, understandably, had to
face a lot of difficulties, as a child it is especially hard, but his mental strength and spirit never
wavered.
Success does not come easy and Girish knows that. The champ, trains 6 hours a day, he has got
one strong leg that he just doesn’t play standing but he moves around the court continuously hit
the shuttlecock. Among the many difficulties, financial aspects are the main hindrances, it takes
him about 80k to 90k to participate in competitions and neither the government nor the sponsors
support him. He has first hand witnessed how other countries treat their players and expects our
government to help him too. The hardship has taken a toll on him, but winners never quit! Girish
does not want to stop at just stop at medals he wants to improve the sports reforms, especially for
the physically challenged. He wants to disabled sports quota, to this end and help the aspiring
sportsmen.

Report:

I and my group members as part of project work has taken the life of Girish Sharma. We have
gathered information about her from the internet and we understood that her story is not just
another inspirational tale but will leave even the best of the best biting the dust. Girish is an
example for us lazy youngsters! Let’s wake up and jump and try to fly.