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A Ray of Inspiration
Don’t Bury Your Dreams Before They Bloom
Meet with Sheetal Devi — World’s first armless female archer.
Friends, just imagine that there was a girl, without both hands since childhood, at the age of 16 years, who had won six gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals for India.
The girl whose parents graze goats, work as a labourer in other people’s fields.
Now, envision a girl with no hands, having to undertake an hour’s journey just to attend school every day. Yet, amidst all the odds, this 16-year-old works hard and has fought poverty, besides winning many medals for India.
I am talking about Sheetal Devi. You must have seen her inspiring video going viral on the internet, but seldom do you see such a miracle.
Today, I will share with you all about Sheetal Devi’s life and show you that destiny is not written in the lines of the hands but in the strength of one’s spirit.
Sheetal Devi was born on January 10, 2007, in the village of Loi Dhar in Kishtwar district, Jammu & Kashmir. She is the world’s first female…