Can Anyone share his number on personal email please? On 1/27/24, irfan mir <mirirfan1...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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, <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Army’s lone blind officer gets PMO invite for R-Day function ACE SHOOTER, >> SIACHEN CLIMBER DEFIES ODDS sandip.di...@timesgroup.com 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> --- >> 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 accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. >> 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > --- > 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 accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAHtMpSTFAN3%3D7hZ0VBpjnJiBLCiLbebjLWbFs905oowZZJmMzw%40mail.gmail.com. >
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