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to u g h d e c i s i on b e c a us e be ing
d i s a b l e I h a v e to i ns truc t a ble d
p e o p l e b u t I too k up a c ha lle nge a nd
d i d m y b e s t, a n d till this tim e I found
m y ne w p a s s i on i n bik ing, s o I
b o ug h t Y a m a ha RXZ too, a nd I us e d
to r o a m a ro u nd i n da y tim e on bik e .
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to l d m e a b ou t to ta k e pa rt in to bik e
ra c e s , he i n tro d uc e d m e to Mons oon
ra c e for s c oo te rs , a nd it w a s 1 1 0 k m s
ra c e i n m u d, s o I purc ha s e d Kine tic
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th a t r a c e , a n d tha t ha s c ha nge d m y
o ri e n ta ti o n to bi k i ng, I k e pt w ork ing
i n the g y m fo r s ur v iv a l but s ide by
s i d e I s ta rte d ta k i ng pa r t in dirt
ra c e s a n d oth e r r a c e s too.
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h a p p e ne d .
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ROADIES happen ?
V R: Y o u k n o w G o d ha s it's ow n w a y
o f b l e s s i n g s , a n d G od ble s s e d m e
w i th RO ADI E S .
T h e r e w e re s om e politic s going on in
m y gy m w he r e I us e d to w ork
re g a r d i n g m e , w i th tha t fr us tra tion I
w a s r i d i n g n e a r S iddhiv ina y a k
T e m p l e i n d P ra b ha de v i, w he re I s a w
a b i g q u e u e i n Ra v indr a Na ty a Ma ndir
a ud i tor i u m , c uri ous m e a s k e d a bout
th a t l i n e to a p e rs on, he s a id this th e
l i ne for RO ADI E S a udition.
I di d n't k no w a b out roa die s , s o tha t pe rs on told m e a bout roa die s a nd i t ' s a d v e n t u r e
ri de s a nd a l l , I g o t intrigue d, I pa rk e d m y bik e a nd s tood in the line too . I w a s
s ta nd i n g a l m o s t l a s t in tha t line , a nd be fore m y num be r c a m e , the doo r g o t c l o s e d ,
v ol u nte e rs tol d us tha t, a uditorium is full, tr y ne x t y e a r, dis a ppointe d m e s t a r t e d
d e p a rti n g a w a y from tha t pla c e a nd told in m ind "O hh G od Le t y our w il l b e d o n e " , b u t
s ud d e nl y ou t o f n ow he r e tw o guy s c a m e w ith the c a m e ra a nd a s k e d m e , h e y y o u l o o k
l i k e S a c hi n Te n du lk a r, v e ry prom ptly I r e plie d, Sa c hin look s lik e m e , b e c a u s e I a m
o n e y e a r e l d e r to him . The y lik e d m y c onfide nc e a nd a s k e d m e to s a y s i g n a t u r e l i n e
o f S a c h i n w h i c h i s "Aila a Pla ne " w hic h I did a nd I got s e le c te d for a ud i t i o n , t h e y l e t
m e th ro ug h i n s i d e the a uditorium for ne x t round of a udition w ithout e v e n k n o w i n g
th a t I a m di s a b l e .
I be l i e v e i t w a s G o d, w ho did e v e ry t hing to m e w ith his ble s s ings a nd to d a y a l s o I
d o n't b l a m e for a ny thing, w ha te v e r ha ppe ns to m e or m y s urroundings , I j u s t s a y o n e
th i n g " G O D L E T YO UR W ILL BE DO N E".