If one looks around, there are massively inspirational stories to get you motivated to achieve the unthinkable.
Anand Mahindra is left impressed by Vikram Agnihotri, who drives cars despite having no arms. Vikram is a double amputee who lost both his arms in an accident as a 7-year-old child. He was electrocuted which resulted in him having to live his life with no arms. Now, for any regular person, this would have been depressing, but Vikram chose the other way. He went on to do the most extraordinary things and changed the entire judicial and social landscape for the differently-abled people.
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It would be an honour and a privilege to have this man drive our cars. Vikram, I bow low to you. You are what we call a Rise story. Thank you for inspiring us to embrace life with gratitude… pic.twitter.com/SyxncKOoob
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) May 21, 2022
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Anand Mahindra Impressed By A Man Who Drives Cars Without Arms
Vikram Agnihotri is an inspirational personality and an exemplary public figure. After losing his arms, he decided to continue his schooling and ended up getting a Master’s degree. He has become a lawyer by profession. He thought himself to do the regular everyday chores using his feet. The video clip shows him writing, typing on the laptop, opening doors and most impressively operating the steering wheel to drive a car with his feet. One can’t achieve these things without having the nerves of steel and the determination of a mountain.
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Wanting to NOT be dependent on other people, he had a desire to learn how to drive a car. Now, back in 2016, there was no provision in the Indian Motor Vehicle Act to allow a double amputee individual to drive a car. Moreover, there were no driving schools to teach driving to someone like Vikram. But not losing hope, he went online and learnt how to drive a vehicle with his feet by watching videos. Anand Mahindra said that he would be honoured to see Vikram drive a Mahindra vehicle.
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One of his biggest achievements, apart from overcoming the personal and societal challenges is that he present the case before the judiciary which led to the change in law allowing persons with different abilities to drive a car. He got his driving license in 2016 and has been driving a Maruti Celery ever since. He became India’s first armless driver. The video shows how comfortable he feels even when he is in the driver’s seat. He is currently the Chairman of a confidence-building non-profit organisation and fights legal amendments in favour of differently-abled persons. He is an electric ambassador in Madhya Pradesh.
