Bhavnagar:Jilla Ferbadli (Aras-Paras)Campma Hajar Raheva Babat

Bhavnagar:Jilla Ferbadli (Aras-Paras)Campma Hajar Raheva Babat Arunima Sinha was a national level volleyball player. When she wastravelling on a train, some thugs tried to snatch her golden chain. She foughtback but was thrown out of the speeding train, and lost her left leg. This happened when she was 24. However this accident never affected her spirit. At All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi an artificial leg was fitted. A year later, she was retrained as a mountaineer and became the first female with an artificial leg to scale Mt. Everest. This is her unforgettable story ofhope, courage and inspiration. Let's read four scenes of her life, narrated in her own words.

Scenel I had started dozing. My eyes were closed but my mind was awake. I remember someone saying that Bareilly would come after some time. I was in deep thought when I felt a hand tugging at my gold chain. A girl's sixth sense is always her best companion. I instinctively opened my eyes and saw four or five young men around me. Their drunken looks and behaviour gave me an inkling of their intention. I stood up in a flash to tell them that! had no intentions of parting with my chain. So they came together at me.Even though the compartment was full, none of my fellow passengers got up to even inquire what was happening- forget about their coming to my rescue. I had no option hutto take them on. So I caught a youth, who was trying to size me up, by his collar and pushed him back. I kicked a couple of others. An exceptional battle had begun inside the train on the move. The wolves made another attempt to snatch my chain. Still I resisted -until one of them driven by a frenzy gave me an extra hard kick, using all his force. Off balance Arunima Sinha was a national level volleyball player. When she was travelling on a train, some thugs tried to snatch her golden chain. She fought

back but was thrown out of the speeding train, and lost her left leg. This happened when she was 24. However this accident never affected her spirit. At All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi an artificial leg was fitted. A yearlater, she was retrained as a mountaineer and became the first female with an artificial leg to scale Mt. Everest. This is her unforgettable story ofhope, courageand inspiration. Let's read four scenes of her life, narrated in her own words. ScenelI had started dozing. My eyes were closed but my mind was awake. I remember someone saying that Bareilly would come after some time. I was in deep thought when I felt a hand tugging at my gold chain. Agirl's sixth sense is always her best companion. I instinctively opened my eyes and saw four or five young men around me. Their drunken looks and behaviour gave me an inkling of their intention. I stood up in a flash to tell them that! had no intentions of parting with my chain. So they came together at me. Even though the compartment was full, none of my fellow passengers got up to even inquire what was happening- forget about their coming to my rescue. I had no option hutto take them on. So I caught a youth, who was trying to size me up, by his collar and pushed him back. I kicked a couple of others. An exceptional battle had begun inside the train on the move. The wolves made another attempt to snatch my chain. Still I resisted -until one of them driven by a frenzy gave me an extra hard kick, using all his force. Off balance.