The Most Significant Motivational Story of Deepa Malik Teach Everyone the Way to Turn Self-Dreams into Reality

 The Most Significant Motivational Story of Deepa Malik Teach Everyone the Way to Turn Self-Dreams into Reality

Deepa Malik was born on 30 September 1970 in Sonepat District of Haryana state in India. Deepa Malik was diagnosed with a spine tumor at the age of 5 years and she was recovered after 3 years of treatment and aggressive physiotherapy. She played every game in her school and she was a part of the Rajasthan state-level cricket team. She played basketball and she was a good swimmer and a horse rider. She is the daughter of an army officer and she has been married to an army officer.  She had to face an accident after the birth of her first daughter. Injury on the right side of her head caused paralysis in her left hand. Deepa Malik is a mother of two daughters. The spine tumor of Deepa Malik again appeared at the age of 29 years and doctors were able to eliminate the cancerous tumor from her body with 3 surgeries and 183 stitches. The body of Deepa Malik was paralyzed from the waist down after her major surgery and she was unable to walk. She underwent physiotherapy for almost six years after successful surgery. Actually, she faced death and got a second chance at life. Most people silently declared her a dead body. But Deepa Malik decided to fight back. Deepa Malik started her sports career at the age of 36 years with the enthusiasm of a teenager whereas most athletes usually decide to retire at the age of 36 years. Deepa Malik successfully won every challenge by adapting to the new life with her continuous efforts. Deepa Malik learned the new skills for success. Deepa Malik began by joining the Himalayan Motorsports Association and conquered an 8-day 1,700 km bike ride to 18,000 feet in sub-zero temperatures. Deepa Malik is a Paralympic athlete, a motor rally driver, a swimmer, a sports bike racer, an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker, and a prominent disability activist.

Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Paralympics. She won the silver medal in the event of shot put in the 2016 Paralympic Games. She was previously honored with the Arjuna award in 2012, at the age of 42 years. She has also conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2017. She created a New Asian Record in Asian Para Games 2018 and she is the only Indian woman to win medals in 3 consecutive Asian Para Games of 2010, 2014, and 2018. She has won 68 national and 23 International medals across all disciplines to date. She has been recognized at the world level as the Global Woman of the Year by the International Paralympic Committee. Deepa Malik has announced her retirement from games but will continue to be head of the Paralympic Committee of India. Deepa Malik has been enhancing the emotional health of people with challenges and empowering women to live a more self-reliant life through sports, mobility aids, and disability advocacy through her Foundation Wheeling Happiness Foundation.

Deepa Malik a decorated para-athlete and lone woman Paralympic medallist of India has been elected unopposed as president of the Paralympic Committee of India in January 2020

Deepa Malik president Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) may be a key person for successful performance in just concluded the 2020 Summer Paralympics branded (Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Tokyo Paralympics)

Deepa Malik president Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) emphasized that the unprecedented total of 19 medals including 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals at the just concluded the 2020 Summer Paralympics branded (Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Tokyo Paralympics) will put more accent on youth programme for para-athlete.

Deepa Malik is a Paralympic athlete, a motor rally driver, a swimmer, a sports bike racer, an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker, and a prominent disability activist. Deepa Malik is a decorated para-athlete, lone woman Paralympic medallist of India and unopposed president of Paralympic Committee of India. Deepa Malik has strong power of motivation along with progressive and confident personality. Consequently, Deepa Malik was able to create awareness among talented youth para-sports as the prestigious platform to come and empower themselves and create their abilities beyond disabilities.

All the 54 para-athletes participated in 9 different sports events from India in 2020 Summer Paralympics branded (Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Tokyo Paralympics) deserves appreciation. Moreover, 19 Medallist including 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals at the just concluded the 2020 Summer Paralympics branded (Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Tokyo Paralympics) deserves special appreciation for their courage and hard work to achieve medals for laurels of India. Inspiring list of 19 Medallist including 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals at the just concluded the 2020 Summer Paralympics branded (Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Tokyo Paralympics) is given below.

·       Sumit Antil won Gold Medal in Men's Javelin Throw - F64 as Athlete. Sumit Antil was born on 6 July 1998 in village Khewra of Sonipat District in Haryana, India. He lost his left leg below the knee after he was involved in a motorbike accident in 2015 at the age of 17.

·       Pramod Bhagat won Gold Medal in Men's Singles SL3 of Badminton. Pramod Bhagat has a defect on his left leg since his age of five years.

·       Krishna Nagar won Gold Medal in Men's Singles SH6 of Badminton. Parents of Krishna Nagar noticed when Krishna Nagar was one-and-a-half years old that Krishna Nagar suffered from dwarfism because of some hormone deficiency in the pituitary gland.

·       Manish Narwal won Gold Medal in P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 of Shooting. Manish Narwal has an impairment to his right hand which was noticed when he was in the first grade. He cried a lot and he was afraid to be in front of public.

·       Avani Lekhara won Gold Medal in R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 of Shooting. Avani Lekhara also won Bronze in R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 of Shooting. Avani Lekhara sustained spinal cord injuries in a car accident during 2012 and she was paralyzed below the waist. Avani Lekhara just at the age of 19 years finished with a world record equalling total of 249.6, which is also a new Paralympic record.

·       Yogesh Kathuniya won Silver Medal in Men's Discus Throw - F56 as Athlete. Yogesh Kathuniya suffered a paralytic attack at the age of eight years, which left him with impaired limb coordination.

·       Nishad Kumar won Silver Medal in Men's High Jump - T47 as Athlete. Nishad Kumar lost his right hand when he met with an accident at his young age.

·       Mariyappan Thangavelu won Silver Medal in Men's High Jump - T63 as Athlete. Mariyappan Thangavelu has won  Padma Shri and Khel Ratna awards  who suffered permanent disability in his right leg which was crushed under a bus when he was only five years old.

·       Praveen Kumar won Silver Medal in Men's High Jump - T64 as Athlete. Praveen Kumar has a congenital deformity in his left leg as a teenager who began largely as a self-taught jumper in his early teens.

·       Devendra Jhajharia won Silver Medal in Men's Javelin Throw - F46 as Athlete. Devendra Jhajharia touched a live electric cable when he was climbing a tree at the age of eight years. He immediately received medical attention but the doctors were forced to amputate his left hand for saving his life.

·       Suhas Yathiraj won Silver Medal in Men's Singles SL4 of Badminton.  Suhas Yathiraj has an impairment to one of his ankles.  Suhas Yathiraj never allowed the impairment to stop him in fulfilling his dream. Moreover, he is an IAS officer.

·       Singhraj Adhana won Silver Medal in P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 of Shooting. Singhraj Adhana was also winner of  Bronze Medal in P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 of Shooting. Singhraj Adhana is affected by his polio-prone lower limbs. Despite this disability. Singhraj Adhana has also won the Gold Medal in team at the Chateauroux World Cup held in France.

·       Bhavina Patel won Silver Medal in Women's Singles - Class 4 of Table Tennis. Family of Bhavina Patel noticed that Bhavina Patel was suffering from poliomyelitis.

·       Harvinder Singh won Bronze Medal in Men's Individual Recurve – Open of Archery. Harvinder Singh lost the ability to move his legs properly at the age of just one and half year old due to the adverse effects of an injection during a bout of dengue.

·       Sharad Kumar won Bronze Medal in Men's High Jump - T63 as Athlete. Sharad Kumar was born during March 1992 in Muzaffarpur of Bihar. Sharad Kumar suffered paralysis of his left leg as a result of taking spurious polio medicine at a local eradication drive at the age of two years.

·       Sundar Singh Gurjar won Bronze Medal in Men's Javelin Throw - F46 as Athlete. Sundar Singh Gurjar lost his left hand during the year 2015 when a metal sheet fell on him at the house of his friend. Sundar Singh Gurjar had also won Gold Medal earlier in 2017 and 2019 in World Para Athletics Championships.

·       Manoj Sarkar won Bronze Medal in Men's Singles SL3 of Badminton. Manoj Sarkar is from an ordinary background who is suffering from a PPRP Lower Limb condition. The   disability of Manoj Sarkar has rose out because of wrongful medical treatment at the age of one year.

Learnings from the life of Deepa Malik for a Happier Life

·       Adaption of the present circumstances at the earliest possible time and rearrangement of life according to present status of body.

·       Never stop learning. Deepa Malik has achieved success in sports as a result of learning new and challenging skills after her severe disability and started sports career at the age of 36 years.

·       Deepa Malik could get licence to drive in the car rally after a continuous serious effort. Therefore, Deepa Malik usually advise her followers to Never give up in life.

·       Deepa Malik started her sports career at the age of 36 years and she participated in Paralympic Games team at the age of 45 years and won the medal for country and therefore, Deepa Malik considers age as irrelevant. 

·       Explore the possibilities with full efforts according to changing scenario instead of making mere excuses.

·       Deepa Malik advocated the need to Cultivate hobbies and passions as a secret source of happiness.

·       According to Deepa Malik, there is need of evaluation and understanding personal shortcomings for self-improvement.

·       Deepa Malik learnt disciplined attitude from Indian Army through her father and husband and her disciplined attitude helped her focus on preparing for every sports event.

·       Deepa Malik suggested to teach the children with personal practical experiences for better understanding the life.

·       Sincere efforts are the key for every success but do not think that regular practices of sports and disciplined life are easy. 

·       Believe in a cause and be aware about rights in the country with personal circumstances.