Thursday 29 April 2021

Incredible Story of a World Record Holder

 

If you are thinking about any sports, it is quite obvious physical activity required to excel and to compete at national and international level, one has to go the extra mile to achieve that.

Skating is one of the professions which requires zeal, effort, strength and stamina and should be physically and medically fit to balance.  Can you believe, a young lad 19, Chandeep Singh Sudan from Jammu has made India proud by bagging two gold medals, who has lost both arms?

Yes, that is true.   Today, he is a national level skater and holds the world record for the fastest 100-metres para skating.  Also, he has been selected as one of the ‘Six Heroes of India’ by India Today and been felicitated with the “Pehal Youth Proud Award.”

It seems the accident was a catalyst to his achievements!

Recently the USA based Golden Book of World Records recognized him as the fastest para-skater under the 100m category.


No doubt, this is a big incident for Chandeep when he knew that he had lost his arms but the constant support and encouragement of his parents give him the confidence to come out with tragic moments which otherwise can be a huge impact on his mind!

In general, skating one needs to have balance and without arms, is not possible to do skating.  Balance is the key factor in this kind of sport.  But the way he takes it as a challenge and makes us proud, which we should be and salute the boy from Jammu decided to fight back.  Especially when all hopes seemed lost, the perseverance and inhuman zeal, he turned his life back is extraordinary.  Many will inspire by him.

This is an amazing and inspirational young lad who never give up.  He lost both arms accidentally when he came in contact with high voltage power lines and most of the time it makes a negative impact due to the disability he met after the accident.  One can imagine the agony and pain that he would have gone through.  Only the brave souls can confront and come out in flying colours.  It is rightly said where there is a will there is a way.

In a society, where we live, often distress, and keep grumbling for every small and trivial issue.  We get depressed or sometimes take a grave step like suicide if we lose even materialistic things.  If we look on the other side of Chandeep, he becomes a hero, a real champion even after he lost his both arms.  Really, we should be ashamed of ours. What an inspiration fights back in life.   A lot to be learned from this young man.



Hats off to Chandeep, his parents and teachers.  Really unbelievable and how he overcome and cut down all the obstacles in life and has succeeded.  Salute to his courage, spirit and determination.  A positive thinker and a great motivator.

Going through rough patches of his life and the way this young boy comes back and become a national level skater even he finds support and inspiration from none other than legendary athlete Milkha Singh.

His journey of life is full of constant struggle and inspiring to give a lesson to others – when one is truly passionate for his/her dream then one can reach at the highest level of success.  Nothing is impossible if you have the guts and grit to dream big.

Kudos for his spirit and courage.  No doubt, he is an inspiring role model for millions worldwide. 

Wish him all the success and he may achieve the best in his life.  The universe is the limit for him.



Thursday 22 April 2021

Indian shooters can do miracle in Olympics

 

Congratulations team in blue.  An Incredible win for India by winning International Shooting Sport Federation [ISSF] World Cup. 

Stalwarts’ countries like the United States of America [USA], Italy, Denmark, Poland and many more did join in the shooting events, despite that India tops medal tally in ISSF Rifle-Pistol World Cup held recently in Delhi.

This is India’s most successful campaign to mark with and do make us proud for the nation.  If we really go back and analyze the events of the ISSF Shooting World Cup, then we will see India primitively ruling the medals chart.

The shooting World Cups since the New Delhi edition in February 2019 and this was the country’s sixth successive number one finish at the ISSF championship in the rifle/pistol events – New Delhi, Beijing, Munich, Rio de Janeiro [World Cup Final] in 2019 and at the combined World Cup stage here in 2021. A very impressive result and this reflects total dominance in the shooting. 

53 countries have participated and a total of 294 shooters across the world compete chiefly – Korea, Singapore, United Kingdom, Iran, Ukraine, France, Hungary Thailand, Turkey. 



The 2021 ISSF World Cup is the annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events finished the World Cup shooting campaign with a golden triumph by cornering 30 medals, including 15 gold.

Whilst India stands first and the second position is the USA and the third rank is Italy for the ISSF Shooting World Cup held in Delhi. The table shows par excellence of India’s performance with respective countries in medal tally categorized Gold, Silver and Bronze.


 

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

1 India

15

9

6

30

2 USA

4

3

1

8

3 Italy

2

0

2

4

4 Denmark

2

0

1

3

5 Poland

1

3

3

7


Perceptibly heartiest congrats to all team members, coaches, mentor and associated staff.  It should be highly celebrated but on the contrary, if you look India will never win any international competition.  Though the reflection and the results are shown a great success but in the Olympics, Indians are lacking behind in the shooting to fetch Gold medals except for one in 2008 Beijing, Abhinav Bindra did make us proud.

Though among the shooting fraternity and as an Indian, the history behind the result is unmatched and we should be proud of it, but we should be more compatible in the international arena of shooting competition especially in the Olympics and stands top on the medal tally that we should be looking for.

No doubt, the Olympics is totally a different scenario, a tough competition and a lot of challenges will be there and every country will certainly give their best but the dominance of Indian shooting in the ISSF World Cup gives new light and new hope to start with and sure many more to come.




Here is the Indian performance in the Olympics.

Medal

Name

Games

Event

 Silver

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

 2004 Athens

Men's double trap

 Gold

Abhinav Bindra

 2008 Beijing

Men's 10m Air Rifle

 Bronze

Gagan Narang

 2012 London

Men's 10m Air Rifle

 Silver

Vijay Kumar

 2012 London

Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol

Hats of a new beginning and hope for more medals at the Olympics.  A feeling of trust has been evolving with this historic performance that India has produced in shooting event with sixth successive number one finish at the ISSF championship can translate for the Olympics as well.

Thursday 8 April 2021

FOREIGN COUNTRIES ACCEPT AN INDIAN DRIVING LICENSE

If you are an avid traveller and want to delve into a new place, a new city/country or to enlighten with culture and their way of life, the best way is to ride on a bike/car and to explore the unknown.  

To travel is to live. If you have an Indian Driving License [IDL] and planning to visit a foreign country via road by driving a car/bike and want to enjoy the scenic location and make the trip memorable, the obvious question does arise is Indian driving license valid in other countries?  Can I drive in Europe with an Indian license?  Which all countries accept Indian driving License? Can they allow to drive with an Indian License? 

Here is the list of foreign countries that generally accept Indian Driving License (IDL) and one need not require an international license to drive.

1. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Duration -  With an Indian license one can drive for an entire year.

Language -  A driving license should be issued in the English language.  If it is not issued                   in the English language then you have to carry form I-94 to declare the date                            of  arrival in the States.


2. AUSTRALIA 

Duration - The validity to drive is only for three months.

Language - License should be in the English language.

Allows - Specific countries namely New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Region,  

                      South Australia, and the Capital Region. 

    3. FRANCE

Duration - Driving on the road for one year.

 Language - The license should be in French so that it can be usable in France.

 Follow -    Please note the country follows a right-hand driving while in India left-                                hand driving is followed.



    4. GERMANY    

Duration - Validity for six months.

Language - Copy of the license should be English or German.



    5. MALAYSIA

 Duration - You can drive on the roads, if you have an international permit or not then                             you can seek authorization from the Indian Embassy.

 Language - Generally, the acceptance of the license should be in Malay language                                 besides English. 



    6. UNITED KINGDOM

Duration - Validity for one year.

Allow - Parts where one can drive Scotland, England, and Wales.


    
    7. BHUTAN

 Duration -  Here one can drive two as well as four-wheelers with an Indian driving

                             license but you also need to carry an International Driving Permit to                                     drive.
      

    8. SWITZERLAND

Duration - Validity for one year.  Any location but within the country.

Language - Copy of the license should be in English.  You can also drive a rented                                 car here.



    9. MAURITIUS

Duration - Permitted for one year.  Beautiful island to roam.

Language - License should be translated in English and must have an international                                driving license to drive vehicle here. 


    10.    HONG KONG

   Duration - You can drive for one year. Must have an Indian driving license.  






    11. CANADA

 Duration - Validity for three months with an Indian driving license.  Highly                                         populated by Indians.

 Apply -    You can apply for a Canadian license once the validity of the license is                                 over. 


  
  12. NORWAY

   Duration - Permitted for three months. Known as the land of Northern Lights.                                       Tourists to enjoy the beauty of the land.  

  
    13.    FINLAND

 Duration - With an Indian driving license for one year.  This happy country is                                     excited to roam.

 Mandatory - Health insurance is mandatory and depending on that the validity of                                     license will determine.



    14. NEW ZEALAND

 Duration - Travel for one year with an Indian driving license.

 Language - Required English copy of the license.

 Legal Age - The legal age of driving is 21 years.


  
  15. SPAIN

   Duration - The license is accepted for six months.  You can also rent and drive                                       vehicles using an Indian driving license. This country is known for                                         its cultural heritage.

    Language -   License should be in the English language.


  
  16. SWEDEN

   Duration - An Indian license is accepted for one year.

   Language - License should be translated into Swedish German, English, French, or                              Norwegian.



    17. SINGAPORE

  Duration - Validity for one year with an Indian driving license.

  Issued -      Need an International Driving Permit issued by a Regional                                                   Transport Officer.

    18. ICELAND

Duration - Indian license is accepted when translated into the English language.

Issued -     International license is issued in Canada, US, and the European

                               Economic Area, otherwise cannot move around in rented vehicles.


    19. SOUTH AFRICA

  Duration -  Indian driving license only when it is in the English language.

  Need -         Also you need an International Driving Permit to rent a car to                                                explore its beauty and adventure.


    20. ITALY


   Duration - Permit for a maximum of one year.  With an Indian driving 

                               license is possible only when it is accompanied

                                by an International Driving Permit.


    21. IRELAND

  Duration - The license is valid for one year.  Need to obtain Ireland driving                                         license after validity is over.

        

  Accepts - This country accepts driving license issued by EU or European                                             Economic Area [EEA].

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