A Bangalore powerlifter who contracted polio in childhood, funded his own international competitions from personal savings, competed and became the founding figure of modern Indian para‑powerlifting. Explore Farman Basha, The Zero‑to‑One Pioneers life skills and the teachings in this episode.
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Lost his right hand at seven, fought legally to compete with able‑bodied swimmers, and won first Commonwealth Games para‑swimming medal for India. Meet Arjuna Awardee Prasanta Karmakar, The Zero‑to‑One Pioneers. in this episode.
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Three surgeries. 183 stitches. Paralysed from the chest down. She entered elite sport at 36 and won India’s first‑ever female Paralympic medal at Rio 2016. Meet Deepa Malik, The Zero‑to‑One Pioneers in this episode.
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Paralysed by polio at a very young age, Rajinder Singh Rahelu was carried to school by his brothers. Despite this, he went on to win India’s first-ever Paralympic powerlifting medal at Athens 2004. Learn from The Zero-to-One Pioneers’ life teachings.
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How a woman paralysed by polio at age one, who spent her childhood in hospitals, became the matriarch of Indian para-sport with over 400 medals across four decades. Read the inspiration & Learnings from Malathi Holla, The Zero-to-One Pioneers.
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ASCENT CODE: Episode 6 The 1984 Multi-Medal Legend Joginder Singh Bedi, The Zero-to-One Pioneers. How a war veteran with no coaching, no funding, and no throwing chair won three medals at a single Paralympics and set a record that stood for 37 years. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This episode of Ascent Code is the story […]
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