Division is the first thing which happens with us from the very first day we come to world.
The moot point of discussion in all my submissions is You are not like us
As one of the respondent to earlier submission wrote
Did Adam took permission from someone to go on any part of the earth? Skin color is gifted to us its the mind that ppl build of their own. Like in Matrix when Neo walks inside the matrix he visualize everyone as walking mind. Till there are nations and boundaries we will not be able to remove the discrimination. The distinction is rooted in the concept of man made boundaries n will exists as long as earth is divided into different sectors of various angular width.
Earlier submissions discussed about divide in
1. Economic terms (Recession, Job Loss, salary cuts and Motorcycle ride).
2. Race (Jewish Holocaust).
This weeks submission is Life changes in a split second --Physical handicap
Question which I could never ask Rajat
What is that which keeps you clicking?
Super human, Man of courage, Steel will though English language is having close to million words but I do feel at times you run out of adjective for certain set of people so soon that it is only silence which speaks for the admiration you have for them
Are they born special or it is the circumstance which shape them?
Answer for this question is like solving a indefinite integral (with may be 5 different outcomes and all being correct ones)
I believe socio-cultural and economic background plays big role in shaping an individual and it is the circumstances which test strength of their character and values developed over the period of time
This is story of a super human called Rajat Mishra
April 2004, Indore
Received a call from Sourav Yaar Rajat met with a accident
I screamed what?
Sourav He was riding his bike when a fast moving truck hit him.
Flashback --April 1997He was in 10th Standard when his father died. It was a big blow for the closely knit small nuclear family of four, decided to pursue dream of his father (Colonel in Indian Army) and Joined NDA khadakwasla (1998).
2002--- First posting Assam, battled militancy, bad weather stayed there till 2004 then moved to Ahmedabad.
And now this news
From April 2004 Dec 2005 Accident was so severe that he remained hospitalized and bed ridden for most part of this 20 month period at army hospital, Pune.
When Sourav met him in hospital for the first time he found that almost every single part of his body had some injury and to save his life doctors decided to amputate his right hand. And still during entire discussion Rajat never complained as to what has happened he just continued to discuss what direction he can give life
20 months after receiving relieving from army and hospital he came back to Jabalpur and I met him at his residence it was heart breaking to see him so thin and weak. But it was amazing to see that he had perfected the art of writing from left hand during hospitalization period.
May be he just wanted to say Don't worry battle is not over and it will not be until I win
But even bigger test waited him
When he met with that fatal accident he was in the company of lady (she is still working with army) and they wanted to get married, she received some minor injuries (discharged after a weeks time). However as I said earlier it is circumstances which test strength of character and values
Their relationship could not stand this test and she left (some say under family pressure)
During our telephonic discussions we explored various avenues and zeroed on MBA
Feb 2006 joined career launcher Pune.
Jan 2007 CAT Results Ex.Capt. Rajat Mishra cracks CAT code receives invitation from IIM-A and then from ISB.
Almost every single national newspaper and channel covered storey of grit and determination of someone who lost father at such an early age,
has not done any formal education after 1998,
Lost right hand in accident,
if this was not enough the lady whom he loved left him after this accident,
had to leave other long cherished dream of Army life,
remained bed ridden for 20 months and even then decided not to give up
When we see some one with a handicap we feel sorry for his/her current state of affairs. You are not like us is what goes in our mind, and every time we feel that way it requires someone like Rajat to prove it one more time that yes I am not like you
As I have never given up to circumstances
As every time I went down I rose even faster
As I am not as weak as you are, when it comes to facing harsh realities of life...
As I decided to build my own path
As I knew if there is something which is known as courage it will come from within
As I knew its all in mind
As I knew losing out to enemy is not an option they teach in Army
Yes I am not like you and don't want to be like you.
But you always desired the courage I
Ex Capt. Rajat Mishra: Passed out of IIM-A in May 2009.
Currently With: US Technologies (Chennai).
Getting married on 16th June 2009 to Richa (She got interested in Rajat via his blogs and they met for the first time after almost a year in Delhi).
If you wish to see coverage of various news channels just type Rajat mishra on You Tube or copy and paste mentioned below link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRvZZPT6U6Q
Proud to say that I got opportunity to live and breathe with him for 2 years 1996-98, without any argument best period of my life till date.
Regards,
Abhishant Pant
AWESOME.....always wanted u to do this.....keep gng abhi
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