Shekar naik biography of mahatma
Padma Shri awardee Shekar Naik, who twice led India to victory in Blind Cricket T20 and Blind Cricket World Cups in 2012 and 2014, was among....
Shekar Naik Captain of his life The Padma Shri award winner was born blind and ended up as a visually impaired cricketer.
Shekar Naik's Story Of Becoming The Indian Blind Cricket Team Captain
Introduction
Shekar Naik, the all-rounder, (Indian Blind cricket team captain) was born in 1986 in district Shimoga, Karnataka.
He hails from an economically weak and less privileged family. His keen interest in sports was not supported by his community but was often frowned upon. For about 8 years (1986-1994) he suffered from complete blindness.
Sheer curiosity led him to Bageshwar where he joined the crowd listening to Gandhi's speech and reportedly had a brush with the Mahatma who tossed a Gandhi cap.In 1994, accidently he fell into a canal and the very next day the eye check-up camp brought him to Bangalore where later he was operated. Blindness can be observed as a genetically transferred feature in his family as his grandmother suffered from the similar disorder.
In 1996 he was enrolled in a blind school, "Shri sharadha devi", Shimoga where he started playing cricket. In 1997, he started working towards shaping up his cricket career and later on in 1998 was selected for the "State level tournament".
His parents never encouraged his desires towards cric