About me

Welcome to Being RitZ

Hello. My name is Ritesh Vaigankar.

I was fifteen, a creative mind, it was 23^rd October 2003, the day that completely changed my life, I was electrocuted with a high tension power transmission line, I do not remember much of that day, at the hospital when I came to my senses, 70% full body was burned. What happened to me? Why did this happen to me? and why me? Those questions are still unanswered today. 

3 years of hospitalization, going through more than 10 operations including my right leg amputation. Before amputation of my right leg, my dad didn’t tell me,  as he had no idea how to explain it to me.

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I have always been able (with the help of God and support from family and friends) to maintain a positive “can do” attitude.

The changes were challenging to get used to as i needed assistance with almost everything i did so freely before the accident. Spent months prior learning to walk with the new prosthetic leg. 

Then decided to complete my school. I was afraid of my own scars, trying to hide with my long sleeves, thinking what will people say or how would they react to my situation. But I’d say am a blessed person at least regarding my friends, in school , collage my work life…. every place..I have many friends. after the accident …I could never imagined to go out and visit places, go on trips…not only in Goa. but I traveled to Rajasthan with my friends, and that was one of the turning point where I came to know that I have wings, so one leg short is a no problem.

I try to maintain a very active lifestyle, and from time to time experience issues with my prosthesis.  

The prosthetic leg kept giving cracks  and break,  but that didn’t stopped me,  I fixed the leg sometimes at home on my own, you should come see my old leg I wore for first 15 years,  it knows all the stories.

  ….than after completing my engineering I got selected in a German MNC Siemens ltd.

I wanted do everything independently, slowly learned to ride bike and bought one.

Now I am a teacher by profession, teaching young minds to develop their skills and be self dependent.

‘I just want to be able to inspire as many people as I can and give them hope. I had no hope for my future, during my bedridden days. I was going through depression, and just thinking any crying ….asking myself….why me??

What I’m up to now

Thing is I dint get inspired by normal people, I got inspiration from other special people like me, saw them inspiring many other people.

Then decided that even if in a group of 1000 people if  I could inspire one…. I have succeeded.

 Now I am so grateful I am alive and loving life and I just want to be able to to tell people that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Just have the will to pass the darkness.

always say to yourself, “yes I can do it, and I will do it”

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