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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Major Devendra Pal Singh, India's First Blade Runner talks about his journey from a kargil warrior to a Blade runner,who cheated even Death , and is a true inspiration to many.

Maj Devender Pal Singh, 39 yrs old is a Kargil war veteran. Injured badly in war to the tune of being declared dead, Maj Singh survived to shine as India’s only amputee marathon runner, famous as India’s Blade runner, he has successfully completed 8 half marathons till date. A double Limca record holder, the only Indian to run on artificial limb inspite of so many under mentioned severe disabilities: - Amputation right leg - Partial hearing loss of both ears - Twice operated stomach and partial removal of intestine - Left knee derangement owing to ligament implant - Around 40 shrapnels embedded still inside various body parts - Urinary bladder operated for tumour - Cervical Spondylosis - His half marathon timings has improved from 3hrs 40 min in 2009 to 2hrs 26 min in 2012 ( personal best) Once fought to save the motherland from enemy. Maj Singh now aspires to not only win laurels for India in sports at personal level but also motivate other physically challenged ( whom he calls The Challengers) to change their attitude from feeling helpless to fight out and shine in sports and adventure fields. He aims to train more challengers towards sports and bring medals in Paralympics for India. Maj Singh is an avid speaker on motivation and has been admired by companies like Infosys, Ernst and Young, SAP, Bharti Walmart, Intuit India, CPOs meet at AIIMS, University of Binghamton etc.

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