How Did This Soldier With A Pakistani Bullet In His Spine Won The Padam Shri Award! 

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits. A soldier always fights. Despite being war wounded and still having an enemy bullet in his spine, that is what proven by India’s first paralympic gold medalist Murlidhar Petkar. He was denied Arjuna Award multiple times just because he did not know how to write an application. But 44 years later Mr Petkar got the Government recognition when on 20 March President of India conferred him the much coveted Padamshri award. Mr Petkar’s exhibited excellent sportsmanship in wrestling, hockey and athletics as soon as he was enrolled in the Boys Battalion of the Indian Army in Pune. In 1964 he was chosen to represent Indian Army in Boxing at the International Services Sports Meet to be held at Tokyo in Japan. Read the full story of grit, firm determination and courage at: nationaldefenc...
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