Deepa Malik- Ability Beyond Disability

“My body was paralyzed my soul was not”
– Deepa Malik

A silver medalist at Rio Paralympics, An Arjuna awardee who defeated 3 spinal surgeries, 183 lines between her shoulder bones and a spinal tumour to participate in Rio Paralympics.

Deepa Malik is India's first female para-competitor who won a decoration at the Paralympics. She found her capacities past the handicaps and conquered the generalizations which encompassed her physical condition. For Deepa, life has never been simple. Raised in a group of Army Personnel and spouse of a military official she was acquainted with defeating difficulties that most by far of us can't consider. She encountered 3 spinal medical procedures and got 183 lines between her shoulder bones in 14 years, subsequent to being determined to have a spinal tumor. Every one of these things couldn't break her, these things rather made her progressively decided.

Speaking at an event, Malik said “It is about how you make your choices. When I was in the hospital, I could have cried and cried because I was not going to walk again but I think with all this also and at my age, I look hot, I looked inside me I said Deepa what all can you do from this body to send out loud and clear message that there is ability beyond disability and it is mind over body and I start investing in happy thoughts.”

She was shortlisted for the 2012 London Paralympics, anyway she botched her chances India sent all male team of 10. Be that as it may, next time, she was one of India's 19 Paralympians at Rio 2016 and presented to us a silver decoration in shot put. Aside from such bewildering accomplishments, Deepa is likewise great at Javelin throw. At the National dimension, Deepa has won around 54 grants to add to the 13 at International dimension in Javelin throw, Shot put and swimming. Her surprising achievements is a domain of games and her excitement to satisfy her fantasies got her an Arjuna Award in 2012.

Deepa Malik expressed gratitude toward the government for giving her the chances and requested all ladies to approach and participate in the strategies and plans that have been made to empower and enable the fantasy of ladies.

She is the extraordinary story of boldness for huge numbers of us. She is about will, the promise to succeed and about unending ache to make the country pleased regardless of what the conditions. Get up and break the stereotype, think outside the box, create opportunities and continue to learn.