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Panaji:Tinkesh Kaushik31 years old, from Carmona, a triple amputee who scaled Mount Everest base campFor this achievement, he will be given the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. disabled people2024.
He will receive his award from the President at a special ceremony to be held in Delhi on December 3, World Disability Day. TOI In May of this year, he reported that he had reached the pinnacle of success with his prosthetic limbs.
Kaushik won the award in the locomotor disability category. He will also be honored with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s award on Friday for inspiring people with disabilities.
“It is encouraging to see my efforts to change the narrative towards people with disabilities in India being recognized and appreciated,” Kaushik said. TOI. “I will continue to work for this cause”
A. fitness trainermodel and motivational speakerHe took on the challenge of reaching base camp to prove that “anything is possible” and raise funds for his foundation. The foundation provides mental health support for disabled people.
Kaushik runs marathons, cycles, lifts weights and dances. He broke many records in adventure sports. At the age of 25, he became a certified fitness consultant and gave his first motivational speech.
On November 25, 2018, he entered the Limca Book of Records as the first Asian triple amputee to bungee jump from the highest swing area of ​​the canyon (160 m).
In February of this year, Tinkesh Talent Foundation providing support and resources to increase the mobility of individuals with disabilities, offering mental health counseling, promoting inclusive fitness, and increasing accessibility and awareness.
“I am also delighted to receive the International Award for Human Rights 2024, which the All India Council for Human Rights, Freedoms and Social Justice will award to me on December 10, International Human Rights Day,” he said.