I Use My Journey to INSPIRE KEEP OTHERS TO FIGHTING

I was born in the Khanna district of Ludhiana, Punjab.

Tell something about yourself and your life as a kid and how did you start playing Karate?

My father is Ram Murti Sharma, and my mother is Mamta Sharma. When I was six months old, I developed a fever that escalated into brain fever, which caused a blockage in some of the nerves in my brain leading to fullbody paralysis. My parents were devastated as the doctors informed them that the connection between my body and mind was completely off.

They even suggested that it might be better to euthanise me and donate my organs. But my parents refused to do that, they were ready to take care of me for the rest of their lives, and they would give me a full body massage so that my health improved. When I was six years old, my father sat me on the ground in a park so that I could soak up the sunshine as it was Winter, after I saw some kids playing on the ground, I slowly stood up and fell. My father noticed my fall and, he felt a ray of hope that I might be able to walk.

Afterwards, he took me to Jalandhar, where I was undergoing treatment and even the doctors were surprised to see me walking. They suggested that my body also needed a physical workout and regular medication. As I was not able to walk, I entered the ground again in a wheelchair and now 12 years later, I leave it running. It was my Guru who helped me take my first steps, after that I ran 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, and now I run 1600 meters.