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  1. rgsrinivasan

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    He proved how good he was,
    When he was just twelve then.
    Great reflex and a sharp focus
    Were gifted to him, so he won.

    It was that time when there wasn't
    A television coverage for any sport here.
    The tickets to the matches he played weren't
    Available, which may surprise any here.

    So good was his game
    And his climbing up to fame
    Was so obvious before
    Fate played, shaking his core.

    A minor knee surgery went so wrong
    That he had a permanent damage.
    Losing his vision, he was long
    Confined to the hospital cage.

    The table which he wished to focus
    For many years, disappeared then.
    The table he hated to be on was
    Holding him for ages. He felt thin.

    With the help of some generous hearts,
    He was treated abroad and recovered
    A fair bit, but it was way too hard
    To pursue his passion, he discovered.

    A dream shattered, he sued
    The hospital that did the surgery.
    He didn't give up but continued
    Braving years and tears as sundry.

    The verdict came in his favor,
    He got some money, which wasn't
    Given as the hospital hammered
    An appeal. But budge he wouldn't.

    A settlement was agreed years later.
    He was still continuing his treatment.
    Counting money in a bank as a cashier,
    He managed, withstanding comments.

    He regained three-fourths of his vision,
    But can't see beyond a few feet.
    The career that he once envisioned
    Was not to be. But he remains up beat.

    He started a table-tennis academy to
    Coach young boys and girls. He's busy
    Nurturing young talents, renewed.
    Many others would have given up easy.

    "There are times I stumble on the footpath,
    And people have thought that I was drunk.
    That's when It hurts. Its not my fault!
    Being lesser than a normal human brings

    The most pain, but I chose not to
    Be lost in self pity, neither did I forego.
    All this fight wouldn't have happened
    Had human spirit prevailed over ego!",

    He says and carries on as if
    Nothing happened to him.
    This Arjuna awardee will lift
    Others to get what deserved him.

    p.s. This is about Chandrasekhar Venugopal, one of the former table-tennis greats. You can read more about him by clicking Venugopal Chandrasekhar - Wikipedia, which is one of the sources to this post.
     
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  2. Thyagarajan

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    :hello:@rgsrinivasan you have indeed clean bowled who try to hit with this super long poem after due research. Hip hip hooray! Thank you.
     
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    Thanks Thyagarajan Sir, for your like and appreciation. There was a TV serial that was telecast long ago where he talked a bit about himself and others talked a lot about him. He is a distant relative to me as well, though we never met once. I have a huge respect for him. -rgs
     
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    Was the knee surgery and loss of vision connected? A great person indeed. Thank you for sharing.
     
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    It was a terrible mistake that happened during the surgery, yes, Lakshmi KM Bhat.
    Thanks for your feedback. -rgs
     

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