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. What happened to me? Why did this happen to me? and why me? Those questions are still unanswered today. 

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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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