Get to know... Nitesh Kumar

Para badminton athlete Nitesh Kumar (@Nitesh_Kmar) is listening to Diljit Dosanjh songs, focusing on his training, and secretly whipping up killer dishes

Get to know... Nitesh Kumar

• Currently, I am

  Back in training.

• High point in life

  Winning Gold for India at the Paris Paralympics 2024 in the Men’s Singles SL3 category.

• Low point in life

  A train accident in 2009 when I was 15. It left me with permanent leg damage and my leg had to be amputated. It was a tough phase but I never gave up!

• On my playlist

  Songs by Diljit Dosanjh, the late Sidhu Moose Wala, Karan Aujla and The Ranveer Show podcast.

• One thing I would never buy

  Any expensive car.

• Today I am craving

  Homemade choorma.

• Last thing I ordered online

  A Seiko watch.

• App I check before going to bed

  YouTube Music.

• Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

  Focus on the process rather than the results for true success.

• My favourite subject in school

  Mathematics.

• I’d swipe right on...

  A sports enthusiast who shares my tastes in music and food.

• My secret skill

  I can cook pretty well.

• A superpower I wish I had

  To heal and recover effortlessly.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  Going swimming with my father when I was 10 years old, and coming home to a lunch of hot parathas.

• My plans for next Sunday

  Attending an event in Bengaluru.

• My most star-struck moment

  Meeting Ranveer Singh at the Ambani residence recently.

• My favourite bad habit

  I can’t say no to people easily.

• If I could travel back or forward in time

  I’d go back to 2019 during the Tokyo Paralympics qualifiers and focus on my recovery more.

• The best thing about fame

  Sharing the joy of winning with every individual; inspiring others that determination and hard work matter.

• The worst thing about fame

  Being judged for everything I do.