Pankaj Mohite's Rags-to-Riches story
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He grew up in a 10x10 room with his parents and elder sisters in Ganeshnagar, a slum in Mumbai's Wadala area. He lost his father when he was in school and his mother had to pick up an odd job to ensure the children continued with their education. He then started playing kabaddi on a stage with his friends in his locality. He rose through the ranks playing Junior and Senior Nationals. Then came a chance to play for Dena Bank and Air India before an opportunity in the Pro Kabaddi League came calling. He was a vital cog in Puneri Paltan's triumphant run in Season 10. In Kattyawarchya Gappa, Pankaj Mohite takes us into his world and shares his rags-to-riches story with Amol Gokhale पंकज मोहिते मुंबईतल्या वडाळा इथल्या गणेशनगर वस्तीत एका १०x१० च्या खोलीत आई, वडील आणि चार बहिणींसोबत हलाखीच्या परिस्थितीत वाढला. पंकज लहान असतानाच त्याचे वडील वारले आणि त्यानंतर आईने काम करून त्याला व त्याच्या बहिणींना वाढवलं. वस्तीतल्या एका स्टेजवर पंकजने सोबतच्या मुलांबरोबर कबड्डी खेळायला सुरुवात केली. तिथून त्याने रेडर म्हणून खेळत ज्युनिअर नॅशनल, नॅशनल, देना बँक, एअर इंडिया आणि प्रो कबड्डी लीग असा पल्ला गाठला. प्रो कबड्डीच्या दहाव्या हंगामात पुणेरी पलटणला विजेतेपद मिळवून देण्यात त्याचा मोठा वाटा होता. पंकज मोहितेची हि स्लमडॉग मिलेनियर गोष्ट त्याने सांगितली आहे अमोल गोखलेला कट्ट्यावरच्या गप्पांमध्ये...
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