IIT Roorkee (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) se Engineering Physics mein B.Tech complete karne wale recent graduate Saurav Kumar, himmat aur sahas ka ek prateek bankar ubhre hain. Bachpan se lower-limb disability ke saath jeete huye, Saurav ki journey yeh dikhati hai ki asal mein disability body se nahi, balki mind se define hoti hai.
Para sports mein unki journey 2024 se start hui, jab IIT Roorkee mein unke dwara organized ek campus event mein mashoor Paralympians Md Shams Aalam aur Pramod Bhagat ko bulaya gaya. Unki stories se inspire hoke, aur apni maa ko cancer ki wajah se kho dene ke dard ke saath ladte huye, Saurav ne swimming start karne ka faisla kiya — ek sport jo unhone pahle kabhi try nahi kiya tha. Coaches aur authorities ki pahli hichkichahat ke bawajood, unka sankalp kabhi nahi toota.
Sirf 3 mahine ki competitive training mein, Saurav ne state level par do silver medals jeet liye aur National Para Swimming Championships 2024 mein top-10 finish haasil ki. Isi momentum par aage badhte huye, unhone 21 aur 22 September 2025 ko state aur district meets mein participate kiya, jahan unhone state level par 2 gold medals aur district level par bhi 2 gold medals jeete. National level par apni position aur majboot karte huye, Saurav ne 15 November 2025 ko National Championship mein 4th place secure kiya — 17 participants ke beech 100m butterfly stroke mein 2 minute 43 second ke timing ke saath.
Filhal, Saurav ek session mein 5 km tak swim kar sakte hain aur Asian Games aur Khelo India jaise upcoming events mein India aur IIT Roorkee ko represent karne ki tayari kar rahe hain. Unka selection World Para Swimming Championship Series, Italy (12 March 2026) ke liye bhi ho chuka hai, jismein unhe IIT Roorkee se poora sponsorship aur institutional support mil raha hai.
Sports ke alawa bhi Saurav ne kai fields mein apna dum dikhaya hai. Woh Snooker (2025) ke Institute Champion hain, IRIS Eco-Tech ke co-founder hain — jo IIT Roorkee ke TIDES mein incubated ek deep-tech startup hai — aur prosthetic leg technology par kaam karne wale ek innovator bhi hain. Unki achievements ko Professional Developmentand Innovation Award 2025 aur Hari Krishna Mittal Leadership Award 2025 se sammanit kiya gaya hai.
Unki journey par bolte huye, IIT Roorkee ke Director Kamal Kishore Pant ne kaha, “Saurav ki kahani sirf medals ya achievements ki nahi hai, balki himmat, determination aur challenges se upar uthne ki ichha ki kahani hai. IIT Roorkee mein hum unki journey ko support karne par garv mehsoos karte hain aur ek inclusive ecosystem banaye rakhne ke liye committed hain, jahan har student — chahe unki ability kuch bhi ho — apne sapne poore kar sake aur khulkar progress kar sake.”
Apne experience ko lekar Saurav Kumar ne kaha, “Dream chase karne ke liye perfect body ki jarurat nahi hoti; jo chahiye hota hai woh hai belief, determination, aur start karne ka courage. Agar main kar sakta hun, toh har student kar sakta hai jo sapna dekhne ki himmat rakhta hai, chahe challenges kitne bhi bade kyun na ho. Main apne saath apni family, mentors aur Institute ki strength lekar chalta hun, aur mujhe ummeed hai ki meri journey doosron ko kabhi give up na karne ke liye inspire kare.”
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