Himanshi Rathi Becomes India’s First Woman to Win a Chess Medal at the Asian Para Games
Close your eyes for seconds and try to pick up a cup You ll probably struggle to find it Now imagine sitting at a chessboard trying to move your pieces remembering every square and predicting your opponent s next move all without seeing a thing That is how Himanshi Rathi from Gujarat plays chess every day Blind since the age of she has not only mastered the game but also created history by becoming India s first woman to win a chess medal at the Asian Para Games Her journey is proof that while losing sight can change how you see the world it can never take away your vision to achieve something extraordinary Instead of letting her dreams fade she found a new way to see through the black and white squares of a chessboard nbsp At the girl from Palanpur Gujarat has made her name in Indian sports
