Souvik is now a national level player.
Souvik is dreaming of himself in a wheel chair here. His house in Salt Lake. Father is a government employee. Souvik could be introduced as a son of a happy middle class family. But his life is very different. Souvik lost the ability to stand on his own feet at the age of 11. The story begins here. And then just bump into the bend.
Class Six, Souvik suffered serious head injury after falling from the swing. The ability to stand up is gone. But this trip is saved. Souvik returns to normal life after surgery in Chennai. But what an irony of fate. He fell in the bathroom again after not going around for six years. Hit on hit.
A first year college boy who wants to join Dhoni's team by bowling spin, suddenly his life takes a different turn. Major injury to the hip joint. Since such major spine surgery has been done before, hip replacement is no longer possible. The strength to stand up again is gone.
Life was confined to a wheelchair. Lata of study is gone. Every day of life till 2017-18 is equal to a year. So much pain and slowness that even if you push hard, you are not moving forward. Depression is slowly consuming him. The broken spine is like a knife in the back. Souvik thinks everyday, life will be stuck here?
But the sportsman Souvik had an indomitable stubbornness. With that insistence, he shook his back against the wall in 2020. As if shouting said this life is no more. By that time, India had 19 medals in Para Olympics. The Prime Minister of the country patted the Olympians on the back.
The spin bowler in Souvik's mind wanted to bowl a googly. The contact is with Bhaskar Mukherjee, president of the Bengal Paralympics Association. Later Satan appeared in the office.
In fact, the hunger to show that something is chasing Souvik. But what will Souvik play? Para games are not so popular in Bengal. The bespectacled, handsome boy wanted to pick up the heavy bar that day. could not In the beginning, it seemed that the spin bowler can do this again? But that stubbornness can do everything. The gym came every day. The spin bowler became the power lifter. Souvik is now a national level player. The gold medal is shining in the holder.
Here's the twist. Souvik did not live long. The father who has repeatedly guarded him like a shield. That sheet is no more in 2022. Father leaves him, leaves a lasting hope. Still, the fight continues. Souvik is sweating to bring medals at the state and national level.
There is a sweet point in this sad story. Souvik is now living a family. He has found the man he likes. His lover's conversation with Souvik is through the net. Now the family is crowded. Souvik's wheel chair is now in his hands, and so is his life. In Sauvik's words that he gave to a vernacular website recently, "I asked him many times why do you like me?" He said you are very talented. I can't say what talent. And yes, I write poems, which he likes.”
If you are not a fan of Souvik's talent, let him stay hidden for a while. And Souvik may bring many more medals with this insistence. In his words, "If you want to live, you need a recognition. And now sports gives the most respect. So I will play."
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