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Celebrating Dr. Richa Singh From Bihar to Bangalore – an incredible journey of grit & determination

BY SMITI JAIN NARAYAN

Born in a remote village in Bihar, Richa Singh did her schooling in Patna, after which she became the first girl in her extended family to break the mould and journey across the country to join MS Ramaiah medical college in Bangalore in 2003.

From then to now, there has been no looking back for her as she evolved from Richa Singh to a leading physiotherapist Dr. Richa Singh with many celebrity clients and several awards under her belt in this incredible journey of courage, hope, dogged determination and the spirit to challenge the status quo and make her mark in the world.

Coming from a conservative patriarchal society where women were not expected to harbour any ambitions and dreams outside of home and family, it was a giant leap to step out of the shadows of the prevailing mindsets in the community and larger family to decide on a path of career, that too in faraway Bangalore. But Richa Singh’s passion and courage of conviction, and the support of her own parents in the face of all around criticism, won over all

resistances thrown at her. Her unputdownable can-do, will-do spirit overcame all hurdles and obstacles as she paved her own path through hard work and proved the naysayers wrong.

Such was her journey from a small town girl to a formidable name in the highly specialised world of sports physiotherapy, that today in the same village community she is celebrated as an icon of inspiration for young girls; now they are proud of her achievements and applaud her victories. For her part, she has never let any negativity from the past derail her. In fact, she has not only proved her detractors wrong, she has gone one step further and taken her expertise and physiotherapy skills and treatments to the grassroots in her village also to help them understand the power of physio treatments in tackling so many common physical ailments that assail the young and the old there.

Dr Richa Singh is a firm believer that education is the golden key that can open the doors to closed minds. She has played and continues to play a great role in teaching her people the importance of giving girls a good education to empower them to explore the world on their own terms and realise their talents and make a difference to society. She has become the benchmark for them to emulate and a beacon to show the path for aspiring and struggling girls to draw strength from her example of courage and resolve against society’s shackles. She has shown that if you have the spirit and the determination, nothing and nobody can stop you from progressing on your chosen path, however hard it may seem. Over these years, Dr Richa Singh has relentlessly burnt the midnight oil and worked surely and steadily to achieve laurels and kudos in the dynamic and highly important field of physiotherapy as a significant treatment alternative for a host of problems. Being always inclined towards sports even from school days, Dr Richa Singh took her love for sports into her career as well by specialising in sports physiotherapy to treat players for sports injuries sustained as almost a routine part of their lives.

With years of experience in leading corporates and hospitals in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Bangalore, Dr Richa Singh is an internationally acknowledged physiotherapy exponent who has been invited to

Receiving “Einstein of Physio” award from Arjun awardee shooter Jaspal Rana

Indian wheelchair cricket team captain Somjit Singh Gaur

different countries to speak on the importance of physiotherapy as well as for specific treatment practice in various forums.

Dr. Richa Singh’s incredible journey of achievement and success is a textbook case example of what one can achieve if only one has mental strength, dogged resolve, unstoppable passion and the courage to make one’s dreams come true against all odds.

On Women’s Day, she is an icon all women and girls can look up to – with pride and for inspiration. No fight is too hard, no mountain too high, no chains too strong to hold back the human spirit. More strength to this lady dynamo!

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