Life is beautiful yet very challenging. To face challenges, we look for inspiration around us. We come across many known and unknown people from diverse backgrounds and professions who are inspiring. Para-
Amudha Saravanan was born on May 1st 1996, in Salem, Tamil Nadu. She is the eldest child of the family and has 2 younger siblings.
As children, we all only visualize a life full of fun and laughter. But Amudha and her family’s life took a tragic turn at the tender age of 5 years. One evening while crossing a road she was hit by a bus. The accident was severe and she was rushed to the hospital. She was just a child and had a long life ahead. Unfortunately, her right leg above the knee had to be amputated. The entire family was in a difficult situation, they had to do their best to save Amudha’s life. Her parents were weavers and had 3 children to look after. With not too much in hand, they decided to sell off the only property they had to meet all the hospital expenses. At that point, nothing seemed more important than to save her. Today Amudha gives her parents a hundred percent credit for giving her a new life.
When life throws lemons at you, make lemonade. And that’s exactly what Amudha did. Instead of giving up, she completed her B Sc Computer Science. Besides academics, she also had a keen interest in Sports too. Her sports coach Mr. Irfan, introduced her to Para-Badminton.
Para Sports is for all people with a natural or accidental disability.
Training for Para-Badminton came with a bag full of challenges. It was not going to be an easy path. But Amudha’s strong willpower, grit, and determination were not going to stop her to achieve her goal.
Her day typically began with a morning session of practice on the court and evening she spent time doing specific gym training. Both these training sessions happened at Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.
The first medal she won at the State Level tournament inspired and pushed her limits to keep doing better.
Sania Nehwal, India’s best and number-one badminton player is Amudha’s inspiration.
Amudha traveled to Dubai and Spain to play in international tournaments. She won many medals and trophies at different levels.
In December 2021, she won Gold Medal in Women’s Doubles National Para-Badminton Championship, Hyderabad. In Tamil Nadu Para-Badminton Championship held in 2022, Dindigul tournament, she won the Gold medal in singles and a silver medal in mixed doubles. At Spanish Para-Badminton International March 2022, tournament she brought back the Bronze medal for India. That was a proud moment for all. On the birthday occasion of Mr. Anbumani Ramados, Amudha was awarded for her excellent performance at International Para-Badminton for India.
Her achievements began to be recognized by many NGOs, schools, and colleges. National Badminton Championship, Odisha has awarded her with Gold Medal Certificate in recognition of her contribution to the field of sports. It’s a pride and honor that she shares with all her coaches at Pullela Academy.
At a young age, Amudha is looked up to and is an inspiration to all the young generation. She has been invited as a guest speaker to motivate and address students in schools and colleges.
It’s not always as rosy as it seems. Amudha had to face her set of demotivating moments when people around her passed negative comments, they failed to understand her passion for the sports she played. But nothing deterred her from doing what she had decided to do. For her, winning and losing is just a part of the game. She strongly believed in 100% participation.
Like a true sportsperson, her dream is to represent India in the Paralympics and do the country pride by winning a medal.
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A truly inspiring write up. बहुत प्रभावित करने वाला वृत्तान्त था। अमुधा ऐसे ही नई उँचाइयॉ छूती रहे।
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