Nilay’s father is a manual rickshaw puller and his mother is a cleaning staff at AIIMS. Despite their financial condition, his parents raised him with a lot of love. The result was that nilay weighed 85 Kgs when he was 17. This led to a lot of bullying by his peers. It was a traumatic phase of his life where he started to lose confidence and self-worth. He spiralled into insecurity that would result in lies and to build a perception of fakeness just to fit in. Around the same time he found Ultimate Frisbee, and with that he also found a new purpose in life. Driven by the competitiveness in the sport and by the support he got from his fellow players, he showed immense dedication and determination and lost over 25kgs in a short span of 8 months. His drive to excel taught him discipline and commitment towards his goals. He has been the founding member of our flagship team, GK Mad, and still performs his role with dedication.
He turned his insecurities into emotional resilience and grew stronger to become a capable and successful human being.
The sport gave him a platform to excel and he gradually grew in confidence. He understood the importance of humility and moved away from lying or trying to fit into society. In 2018, he joined as one of the first youth coaches at Y-Ultimate during our first pilot. He’s still fondly remembered by both the children and staff at the primary school he worked at. In this process, he moved away from the notion to please others and started concentrating on his growth. He turned his insecurities into emotional resilience and grew stronger to become a capable and successful human being. He had secretly aspired to become a graphic designer in the past but was always scared to follow his dreams. He finally opened up about his ambitions to us. Thankfully with the help of some generous supporters, we were able to enrol him in a graphic design course which he completed with flying colours.
He now successfully freelances with various companies assisting them with their design assignments. He is actively building his portfolio and keeps upskilling himself whenever he gets the opportunity. He continues to pay-it-forward by contributing his time to Y-Ultimate outreach programs for the next generation.
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