It’s very likely that you haven’t heard of Manasi Joshi because most people don’t pay as much attention to para-sports as normal sports. But watching them makes your difficulties seem like a pebble in an ocean.
In this edition of GV, we share Manasi’s inspiring story on surviving and thriving against hardships! Faced with a horrific accident and a limb amputation at 22 and using prosthetic leg ever since, Manasi Joshi rose to become a world badminton champion ranked 2nd in mixed doubles and 6th in singles. She manages this role alongside her software engineering career.
Manasi a resident of Chembur, Mumbai, has been playing badminton since she was ten. She pursued her Bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, developed an interest in software development and started working as a senior software engineer with Atos India. She continued playing badminton as a hobby, while working full....
