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Deepa Malik

Deepa Malik

Indian athlete and former president of Paralympic Committee of India

Sep 25, 2026

3:00
So tell me Deepaji, before the medals, the recognition and everything the world knows about you know about you or who was Deepa Malik growing up and so tell me what were the early experiences that shaped who you are today
3:19
I think a little bit of homework from Almighty was already given as a child when I got paralyzed for the first time.
3:26
So the first tumor, illness, deterioration, recovery, rehabilitation, exercises, surgeries, hospital stays.
3:38
There was about four years of childhood that went in that.
3:43
But I feel very grateful that I had that experience as a child.
3:47
I really knew what paralysis was all about and what it is to go through the recovery period.
3:55
And of course, a very naughty childhood.

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