Major Devender Pal Singh, India's first blade runner and retired army officer, overcame adversity after surviving a mortar attack during the Kargil War. Despite losing a limb, he participated in 26 half marathons with a prosthetic limb, inspiring others with his resilience and advocacy for people with disabilities. Through his community, The Challenging Ones (TCO), he fosters support and encouragement for amputees, embodying the power of determination and the human spirit.
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00:00 [Footsteps]
00:04 [Music]
00:11 From war to life,
00:13 Major D.P. Singh holds four Limca World Records today
00:17 and is a Blade Runner.
00:19 But life has been very different from all this glory.
00:24 On 15th July 1999,
00:28 during the Karkin War,
00:30 Major D.P. Singh was in the Akhnoor sector with his battalion.
00:33 [Explosion]
00:35 An enemy mortar bomb fell on his post,
00:38 leaving him seriously injured.
00:40 Medical authorities declared him dead,
00:43 but he is no ordinary man.
00:45 This is a soldier of the Indian Army
00:48 and with an amputated right leg
00:50 and 73 shrapnels in his body,
00:53 he still thrives.
00:56 Where others would have given up,
00:58 Major D.P. Singh, to date,
01:00 continues to inspire millions of Indians.
01:03 The first solo amputee skydiver,
01:07 a popular choice among celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan
01:10 for his KBC shows,
01:12 a popular news panel specialist,
01:14 and the founder of an NGO for the disabled.
01:18 Life may have been hard for this son of India,
01:22 but Major D.P. Singh is stronger than all the difficulties
01:26 life had to offer.
01:28 Such people inspire us
01:30 and give our lives new motives.
01:33 Jai Hind!
01:36 [Music]
01:42 [Sharp impact]
01:43 (fire crackling)
01:45 [BLANK_AUDIO]