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Indian Blade Runner. Maj D P Singh. Op Vijay 1999, Kargil War. 527 dead and 1363 injured One among the brought dead was Maj D P Singh Declared dead on arrival, Maj Singh was being carried to mortuary A doctor saw some movement and thus he was revived Survived, but with major losses.
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Indian Blade Runner Maj D P Singh
Op Vijay 1999, Kargil War • 527 dead and 1363 injured • One among the brought dead was Maj D P Singh • Declared dead on arrival, Maj Singh was being carried to mortuary • A doctor saw some movement and thus he was revived • Survived, but with major losses
Hearing Loss Embedded Sharpnels Broken Ribs Injured Liver Broken Elbow Laprotomy Damaged Intestine Operated Bladder Wounded Thigh Embedded Sharpnels Left Knee Injured Amputation Wounded Calf (Total Weight : 28 Kgs)
A Rebirth • Spend more than an year in hospital • 100s of bottles of blood and protein pumped in • From a soldier of 65 kgs to 28 kgs of bones to regain life again
What he did not loose was Smile and mental Grit • He learned afresh, how to • Stand on one feet • Walk with crutches • Walk with prosthesis • Finally, how to Run
Year 2005 • Maj Singh went back to Kargil for a peace mission • Marathon car rally K2K ( Kargil to Kanyakumari) • Only Indian Army officer, who was injured in Kargil and went back there to commemorate war heroes
Year 2009 • First ever in the history of India • An amputee participated in marathon • Maj Singh made a Limca record in ADHM
Year 2011 • Maj Singh again wrote history • First person in India to run marathon on Blade • Another Limca record on his name
Next Step • Journey of Maj D P Singh did not stop here. • His vision is to pass on the same life style to all Indian Amputees • He call them The Challengers • Thus he formed a group of Challengers, “The Challenging Ones”
The Challenging Ones (TCO) • Maj D P Singh wish to change the physically challenged into “The Challenger” • TCO is a group of Indian Amputees • 325 Challengers from across India on the group
TCO objective To convert Physically challenged into The Challengers by: • Providing platform for discussion • Making peer support group • Motivating them towards sports and adventure
Challenges faced • Biggest is Prosthesis fitment • Availability of good prosthetic • Maj Singh lost chance to go to London Olympics due to same • Every marathon leaves Maj Singh injured for many days
Opportunity • Hanger Inc, US has shown interest in Maj Singh • Appointment with Hanger is fixed in July 2013 • Kevin Carol, best prosthetic in world has offered him a prosthesis
Requirement • Maj Singh is to cater for his air fare & boarding and lodging • Duration of stay in US 25 days • Place of stay: Oklahoma • Date of departure: 20th July 13 • Visa formalities are through
Request • Looking for sponsor to support air fare and boarding and lodging in US, Oklahoma
Contact details Mail id: majordpsingh@gmail.com Twitter handle: @MajDPSingh FB id: Maj D P Singh Phone: 09650960322 Bank Account Details: Number: 016301002194 Bank Name: ICICI Bank Ltd Beneficiary Name: Devender Pal Singh IFSC Code: ICIC0000163