{"id":25114,"date":"2016-03-20T08:58:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T05:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=25114"},"modified":"2019-10-20T09:06:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T06:06:42","slug":"narayana-man-on-a-mission-to-spread-awareness-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/narayana-man-on-a-mission-to-spread-awareness-and-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Narayana \u2013 man on a mission to spread awareness and hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

B.V. Narayana, a physically challenged Indian is a man with a mission. He is riding across two dozen countries in Asia, the Middle-East and Europe on a custom-built motorbike, with the aim of spreading awareness about preventable disabilities. By undertaking this courageous journey and interacting with disabled people on the way, Mr. Narayana would also like to demonstrate that determination and perseverance has the power to overcome most disabilities.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After starting his journey last October from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Narayana has traveled on his specially adapted five-wheel motorbike across Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and is currently in Kuwait. In an interview with The Times Kuwait, Mr. Narayana shares his experience in overcoming challenges following an accident that impaired his mobility. He also speaks about the \u2018common-sense\u2019 precautions that people can take to avoid accidents that could leave them or their loved ones permanently disabled.<\/p>\n

Tell us more about yourself:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have always been adventurous, during an earlier trip I had visited 59 countries covering nearly 90,000 kilometers on a bicycle. Even before meeting with an accident nearly five years ago, I used to work with disabled; from my workshop in Bangalore, India, I used to modify motorbikes for the physically disabled. However, it was only after my accident that I truly understood how important mobility was for those physically challenged; so here I am now, trying to send a message to the world.<\/p>\n

There are a number ofincidents taking place around the world that cause disability: accidents due to carelessness, parents ignoring the importance of polio drops which leads to a lifetime of regret, drinking and driving, using cell phones while driving, marrying close blood relatives and so many more. If a child is born handicapped there is nothing one can do about it but if someone is not then why should they take a risk to ruin theirs or someone else\u2019s life. My aim here is to create awareness about disability and if I can save at least 10 lives out of every 1000 I meet then I am satisfied.<\/p>\n\r\n