Ahmedabad: Sunday Rose earlier for Sundhiya Village in Mehsana as a giant screen arranged right outside Hasmukh Patel’s residence, father of Bhavina Patel.
The crowd gathered was not affected when Patel dropped in a direct set of his opponent – he had made history in Tokyo Paralympics by becoming the winner of the first medal in India.
Hasmukh Patel, has a small equipment shop in the village, is a proud father.
Between congratulatory calls, he told the media that he was not Divyang (Divya), but Divya (Divine).
“We were fixated on the screen not to miss the opportunity to see it.
We have planned a big welcome for him.
He told us that he had started planning a double event starting soon,” Patel Toi said.
The villagers display Garba and apply each other in color in the celebration which continues until late afternoon.
At The Blind People’s Association (BPA), Almyra Land and Patel Training for a decade, residents are increasingly updated via the internet.
Officials told TII that because of a pandemic holiday and two days, there was no meeting, but there would be a big welcome in the champion as soon as he returned from Tokyo in September.
Great stockpiling outside the Institute cheered Bhavina and Sonal, other TT players, for their games.
Meanwhile, the state government announced RS 3 crore prize money for Patel in Divyang Khel Pratibha Protsahar Puraslass scheme.
CM Vijay Kupani called Patel, her husband and his parents in a video call and congratulated his achievements.
Patel also received a call from PM Narendra Modi after his victory.
Diagnosed with polio at a very early age, Patel took table tennis as one of the moist activities during computer training in the BPA.
His initial success in the game motivated him to take it seriously even when he continued his studies and then his job.
Experts say that he overcomes all obstacles – physical and material – on his way to success.
Tejal Lakhia, the Principal of Iti in BPA and Mentor Patel in the formative years, said that Bhavina and Sonal were trailblazers who pave the way for other athletes on campus and elsewhere.
“Special tables for TT are brought to practice two.
In the past 10 years, many are inspired by their success,” he said.