Close X
Saturday, November 16, 2024
ADVT 
Interesting

Disabled Kerala Swimmer To Campaign Against Terrorism

Darpan News Desk IANS, 09 Sep, 2016 12:07 PM
    He is 51 and physically challenged. But nothing will stop E.D. Baburaj of Kuttanad from swimming 25 km non-stop on October 14 to campaign against what he calls the sinister menace of terrorism.
     
    Baburaj will begin swimming from Champakulam and negotiate the backwaters till he finally gets to the wide expanse of the Punnamada lake, near Alappuzha, and the finishing point of the famous Nehru boat race.
     
    "I thought that I will do my bit to create awareness about the destructive effects of terrorism by swimming 25 km non-stop," Baburaj told IANS.
     
    Punnamada is part of the larger Vembanad Lake -- the longest lake in India -- in the Kuttanad region, known as the rice bowl of Kerala. It is the venue of the annual boat race named after India's first Prime Minsiter that is now a major event on the tourist calendar of the state.
     
    Baburaj has started practising, aiming to be in perfect shape for the arduous task. His mentor, B. Padmakumar, a leading physician, is monitoring his fitness regime regularly.
     
     
    On D-day, Baburaj will begin at 6 am and hopes to touch the finishing line around noon. His practice regime currently involves swimming "for a few hours in the morning from 6 am and also a few hours in the evening".
     
    Last year he swam 10 km at the widest part of the Vembanad lake. Baburaj's swimming feat has earned him recognition from the Universal Record Forum Asian Records which is recognised globally. Baburaj swam for three hours and set a record in the "disabled" category. 
     
    Also in the past year, Baburaj had qualified for the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games that was held in Sochi, Russia. However, he could not raise enough funds -- he needed Rs 3 lakh -- and failed to attend the sporting event.
     
    Baburaj began swimming when he was a school student. But then at the age of 12, he met with an accident that lost strength in his left hand. But even then he contested in several national and international events. As per medical records, he has contested in the "disabled" category with 40 per cent disability.

    MORE Interesting ARTICLES

    Australian children hide internet usage from parents

    Australian children hide internet usage from parents
    In a survey released Monday, 70 percent of Australian children aged between 8-17, said that their parents did not know about their internet usage...

    Australian children hide internet usage from parents

    'Dropped' calls may measure rainfall

    'Dropped' calls may measure rainfall
    We know that cellphone calls break up and crackle when it rains. But did you ever think that tracking this disruption in cellphone signals could help you calculate the amount of rainfall?

    'Dropped' calls may measure rainfall

    World's oldest recorded near-death experience found

    World's oldest recorded near-death experience found
    Researchers have stumbled upon what they believe to be the oldest professional/medical case report of near-death experiences (NDE) - dating back to the year 1740....

    World's oldest recorded near-death experience found

    Oldest evidence of human brain damage found

    Oldest evidence of human brain damage found
    Anthropologists have unearthed a 100,000-year-old skeleton of a child in Israel who may have died because of a brain injury - the oldest evidence of brain damage in a modern human....

    Oldest evidence of human brain damage found

    Bees physically transfer heat to stay cool

    Bees physically transfer heat to stay cool
    To protect their young ones from heat, honey bees can absorb heat from the brood walls just like a sponge and later transfer it to a cooler place to get rid of the heat

    Bees physically transfer heat to stay cool

    Global film industry gender-biased: Study

    Global film industry gender-biased: Study
    A study has revealed that only 22 percent of the crew involved in making 2,000 of the biggest grossing films worldwide over the past 20 years were women....

    Global film industry gender-biased: Study