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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497603262331","data":"Sailing, once an elite hobby for the most elite of our society, remains a dream for many among us, but that hasn't stopped the founder of The Yacht Club of Hyderabad Suheim Sheik from pursuing his dream, \"When you see a water body such as this, you know you have to do something about it. Sailing has always been the hobby of the elite, but I wanted to change that, and here we are with The Yacht Club of Hyderabad,\" says Suheim over a telephonic conversation with stuMagz. <\/p>He went on to found the club in 2009, while also nurturing a dream of giving underprivileged kids a platform so their dreams could get sails and catch the strongest wind going forward, and so began his journey. Suheim, with the help of IPS Office Praveen Kumar SWAERO initiative, gathered a bunch of kids and the rest, as they say, was history. The kids of The Yacht Club of Hyderabad are this week's Gang of the Week, here is their story. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497603659724","data":"59439ef1f2e7f"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497603750294","data":"Coming from an underprivileged family is coming from a place where you do not even have the luxury to dream, let alone sail abroad representing your country, but Durga Prasad broke all barriers by becoming one of the first to do so. Coming from Rasoolpura, this 14-year-old represented India at the Asian Sailing Federation Youth Games in Dubai, UAE, and has now been selected to represent India at the World Championship in Pattaya, Thailand. <\/p>Speaking of the kids in training, Suheim says, \"The talent pool in the city is tremendous, what they lack is an opportunity. This has been one of our primary goals, to provide kids, especially the underprivileged, an opportunity to sail.\" <\/p>\"Eventually, however, quite a few kids were under my wing and it kind of became a sports club,\" Suheim laughs, \"and it slowly turned into a passion for me.\"<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497604353859","data":"5943a15b8ff26"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497604367586","data":"Along with Durga Prasad, the other star sailors of the club include Vamshi and Vijay, both of whom have been selected for the Army Sports School in Bangalore, whereas the rest, Mallesh, Sachin and Vishvanath will join the Navy. Durga Prasad himself has been selected by the Navy for training under Admiral Monty Khanna and will go on to represent the Navy in future competitions.<\/p>The journey, however, was not simple, \"Just because there are the means to do so doesn't mean people will always accept them. There were a few challenges we faced working with kids, both privileged and underprivileged. You see, parents tend to make a schedule for their kids according to their work timings and that can seriously affect a child's personal growth at times,\" explains Suheim, \"There were also instances where a parent simply refused to let their child sail due to various reasons, some primitive, some baffling.\"<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497604833455","data":"5943a33bb4334"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497604850708","data":"Today, the program under The Yacht Club of Hyderabad has grown exponentially, with a strength of 50-60 students under its wing, with its founder confident that it'll scale to 100 and further in the future, \"We will continue doing what we do, providing the means and encouragement to kids to let them chase their dreams,\" he concludes. <\/p>Learning to sail in a landlocked city sounds ridiculous at first thought, but then a water body as large as Hussain Sagar lake can provide multiple opportunities for the children of the city to dream, and that is precisely what The Yacht Club of Hyderabad has been doing. We wish Durga Prasad and his peers all the best for their future endeavours, may the winds never fail their sails.  <\/p>"}]

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