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Lowest limbo ever youtube1/4/2024 ![]() ![]() If you wish to help Subhash, please call him at 9422175026. A good pair of inline skates costs around Rs. Subhash is still not getting his salary and managing Dhruv’s coaching and transport expenses through the money he gets from farming on weekends. Now my only goal is to fulfil Shilpa’s dreams,” says Subhash. Kshitij knows about it, but Dhruv is too small to understand ‘death’. “I have slowly started telling him about his mother’s demise. When we talk to him and ask what his achievements are, he lists out at least ten different awards in his cute voice and says that he wants to fulfil his mother’s dream by completing a 25 km marathon on inline skates. He believes that his mother will come along with the skates to surprise him on his birthday. This November, he will turn 8 and shift to inline skates. However, despite their best efforts, her condition continued to worsen, and on August 8, 2017, Shilpa passed away.ħ-year-old Dhruv still believes that her mom is in the hospital. Shilpa fell seriously ill, and the couple had to spend all their savings on her treatment. In another one year, Dhruv was going to turn 8, and she was saving bit by bit to buy him inline skates,” says Subhash.īut destiny had its own plans. She wanted to take Dhruv to Delhi to learn ice-skating and set a record. “Shilpa had big dreams for both her boys. ![]() While Shilpa’s health was deteriorating, she was still determined to ensure that her boys had access to the best facilities, and was even thinking about moving to Nagpur, permanently. In January 2017 Dhruv set another record by skating non-stop for seven hours. Subhash started farming on his ancestral land in his village, while Shilpa would accompany the kids to Nagpur for their coaching on weekends. The couple was teaching at a private college but had not been receiving their salaries for a few months. However, it was getting difficult for his parents to manage the finances. He had won 23 gold, 6 silver, and 3 bronze medals in National, Open State, Vidharbha and District level competitions so far. On 26th December 2015, Dhruv’s name entered the Guinness Book of World Records, in limbo skating.ĭhruv was climbing the stairs of success rapidly. The challenge was standardised by creating a ten-meter long surface, using 11 rods a meter-apart and 16.2 cm off the ground. We were anxious, and then one day when we both came back from work, we saw him trying to walk on Kshitij’s old skates,” says Subhash. “People would say that Dhruv probably had some congenital disabilities, due to Shilpa’s illness. Shilpa and Subhash started worrying about this. Meanwhile, Dhruv who had turned two, could not walk or talk yet. However, they soon realised that the almost 4-year-old was more interested in gymnastics, so they found him a coach who could provide him with the necessary training. Initially, they got him a pair of skates, and Kshitij started attending skating classes. One day, the couple decided to introduce little Kshitij to the various sports played in the stadium. From left to right – Subhash, Kshitij, Shilpa and Dhruv-ShishirĮvery morning Shilpa and Subhash would go for a stroll at a nearby stadium, and soon Kshitij started to accompany them. In 2010, they were blessed with their second child, Dhruv-Shishir. ![]() The couple got married in 2004 and adopted their first child, Kshitij, in 2008. She had decided to remain single all her life but I really wanted to spend my life with her, however small it was,” says Subhash. “Shilpa had a shrunken kidney since birth, and also had some issues in her pancreas. ![]() If you are looking to donate clothes, money and more this Diwali, here are five noble changemakers and NGOs who could use your help to educate girls, provide a safe home for abandoned or terminally ill children, rescue birds, and more. Making a Donation This Diwali? 5 People & Causes to Support with The Spirit of Giving ![]()
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