How Glaucoma Got In Gantara's Way
Having tasted the joy of travel and adventure sports before 19, the loss of eyesight may have been especially cruel for his spirits. But, humans generally have a way of turning things around for themselves – and here’s how Pune resident, Divyanshu Ganatara is the living example of it. The Unchanged Vision For A Better Life
Despite the loss of eye-sight, his vision for a better self remained firm. In 2004, Divyanshu had the life-changing experience of paragliding with an instructor on his back. In the next ten years, he was solo paragliding; a feat which earned him the title of the first blind solo paraglider of India. However, paragliding is not the only feather in this master’s cap, from the moment he decided to embrace the outdoors without any barrier - he has been on a bike trail from Manali to Khardung La, has scaled mountains such as the Kilimanjaro, hiked to the Everest base camp and ran several marathons.On being asked about his achievement, Divyanshu said: "There is nothing 'inspiring' about what I have done. Paragliding or mountain climbing or any adventure sport can be done by any individual; what's so special about me doing it? You won't call an able person doing the same (thing as me) as 'inspiration', then why for a disabled."
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