Gamers are driven by passion, and nothing stops them from enjoying what they love the most: Video Games. And Pruthvi is no different. He is a 19 year old BCom student from Bengaluru who is a hard-core gamer by passion and has a new e-Sports team.
He does not have an arm by birth and but that does not deter him from pursuing and competing in with the best in Gaming. He uses games to motivate himself and inspire many around him as he competes spiritedly across games and tournaments and takes challenges head on.
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Gaming Heroes S01E02Meet Prithvi, a 19 year old B.Com student & e-sports fanatic from Bengaluru.He does not have a part of his arm by birth, but that does not deter him from pursuing and competing with the best in Gaming. He uses games to motivate himself and inspire many around him as he competes spiritedly across games and tournaments and takes challenges head on.His parents really have been very supportive. Seeing how much Gaming motivates, they encourage him and his team. They also make sure that Prithvi maintains a healthy balance between his studies and video games. He says, “This place is my playground, my battlefield. Gaming is fun for some, it is a Passion for me.” Have a story to share? Share your stories on #GamingHeroes
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It all started back when he discovered Gaming by chance when a friend showed him GTA Vice City. And any gamer can predict what happened then. Pruthvi was instantly hooked! Knowing he didn’t want to stop there, he started exploring more video games.
Not having an arm is surely going to have an impact on anyone’s daily life, but Pruthvi says he hardly notices it anymore. On asked how he manages the co-ordination, this is how he responds, “Learning how to play games wasn’t really different than what is would probably be for others, I just had to get used to it like every other person who starts gaming and eventually I got better at it.
Did it take me long? I don’t know but I never gave up, I loved playing games and I loved getting better at it. Eventually I was kicking my friends collective asses which was fun! Now using the keyboard and mouse to play competitively is second nature to me, I like to think my timing, strategy and reaction time is good but practice makes better right and I definitely practice a lot, ask my parents!”
And his parents really have been very supportive. Seeing how much Gaming motivates, they encourage him and his team. They also make sure that Pruthvi maintains a healthy balance between his studies and video games.
They say that though they were a bit scared at how serious his passion for gaming became. Prithvi used to spend days and nights stuck in front of his computer but he never let it affect his studies and gave him something to be passionate about and they think a boy his age needs something like that.
With a new team that’s hungry to bite into big e-Sports tournaments, Pruthvi plans to compete to be at par with the best in world, and succeed at the highest level and make his parents and friends proud.
He says, “This place is my playground, my battlefield. Gaming is fun for some, it is a Passion for me.”
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