indian blade runner

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

Amputation

Embedded Sharpnels

Injured Liver

Hearing Loss

Operated Bladder

Laprotomy

(Total Weight : 28 Kgs)

Left Knee Injured

Embedded Sharpnels

Damaged Intestine

Broken Ribs

Wounded Thigh

Wounded Calf

Broken Elbow

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

ARMY Hosp, Delhi 1999

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

During K2K, 2005

Year 2009

• First ever in the history of India

• An amputee participated in marathon

• Maj Singh made a Limca record in ADHM

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2009

Year 2011

• Maj Singh again wrote history

• First person in India to run marathon on Blade

• Another Limca record on his name

SCMM 2012

OFF ROAD MARATHON 2013

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

CHALLENGERS IN ADHM 2011

CHALLENGERS IN CHANDIGARH

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

INJURED STUMP

BLOOD SOCKED STUMP SOCKS

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

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