Although I was born and raised in Jalandhar, I moved to Lucknow to further my badminton skills. My family and I are very far away from one another and we miss each other terribly. Having grown up in a blended household, I never experienced any sense of being a ‘different’ child from them. They never held me to account! Punjabi blood runs in my family. It would have truly hurt my heart if someone had repeatedly made me realise that I have only one functional hand. Fortunately, nobody did. I was transformed into a ‘confident bacchi’ by the entire family. Among other things, my granddad has been such a strong and encouraging figure in my athletic career! My favourite weekend activities as a child growing up in a joint household were playing cards or cricket. I miss my mom’s homemade meals a lot these days.
