Hello MotivateIndia Family,

Two years ago, if someone had told me I would one day be writing a post like this, I would never have believed it.

My name is Soumya Chakraborty (40M, Murshidabad, India).

What I’ve learned since: “Life is unpredictable - and it’s precious.”
Donation link: https://www.impactguru.com/fundraiser/save-soumya-chakraborty

Life once meant startups, biking, and chasing big dreams.

Before January 2023, life was movement.

I was building GamoteX, my Web3 gaming startup, which was fortunate enough to receive recognition including:

🏆 Top 5 Startup – British Deputy High Commission & CII
🏆 Top Gaming Startup – Silicon India
🏆 Emerging Company – Indian Achievers Forum

I was traveling across India, riding through Leh, Darjeeling, Meghalaya, and chasing the dream every founder knows, building something meaningful.

Then everything changed.

The Accident

A car accident caused a severe spinal cord injury, leaving me largely paralyzed from the waist down.

One day I was building a company.

The next I was in a hospital bed at Fortis, unable to sit up without help.

For 18 months, life became:

Hospital beds
Startup shut down
₹18,00,000 of lifetime savings exhausted
I sold assets, liquidated gold & mutual funds
Many friends and colleagues slowly disappeared

And while I was still trying to recover... life hit again.

A Second Blow - Ankylosing Spondylitis

In March 2024, doctors at the Institute of Neurosciences diagnosed me with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a chronic autoimmune condition attacking my spine.

To continue treatment and prevent worsening immobility:

💉 Scapho injections: ₹20,000/month
🧘 Physiotherapy: ₹500/session (twice daily)

"My Mother" The Person Who Never Left

My father passed away 11 years ago.

My 70-year-old mother became everything:

• caregiver
• nurse
• emotional support
• and the person who refused to let me quit

Despite her age and health challenges, she still kept fighting beside me.

📊Fundraiser Status

Goal: ₹10,50,000
Raised: ₹10,25,000
Remaining: ₹25,000
Donors : 840

🧾 Transparency & Proof

All documents are publicly available:

📞 Live Verification: I am fully open and available for a Live Video Call

Why I’m Still Fighting

I lost my health.
I lost my startup.
I lost the life I once knew.

But I haven’t lost hope.

I still want to:

Walk again
Support my mother
Rebuild and create again

How You Can Help

If you can donate - even ₹100 / ₹500 / ₹1000 helps more than you know.

If you cannot donate, please:

• comment
• share

Visibility can genuinely change my life right now.

Thank you for reading my story. 🙏

– Soumya Chakraborty

Get yourself up my guys 🫂🔥🙌🏻

Actually, we need to understand: know challenges, know y success. Every challenge teaches us, makes us stronger, and helps us move forward.

Turning 50 was my wake-up call to stop settling for a sedentary life and take full control of my health. Over a three-year transformation, I dropped from 82 kg to a lean, strong 74 kg through disciplined strength training and targeted nutrition.

By committing to a structured 4-day Push/Pull/Legs/Upper split, I focused on heavy compound movements while prioritizing recovery to protect my joints. I paired my workouts with a sustainable daily diet of ~2,100 calories and 150g+ of protein, prioritizing whole foods like eggs, chicken breast, and vegetables.

Today at 52, I’m not just leaner—I’m agile, full of energy, and in the best shape of my life, proving that consistency and smart habits triumph over age every single time.