Episode 10
India (part 1)
Mike Nemesvary continues his journey into India.
Director: Gordon Carson
Co-Director and Editor: Derek Prosser
Cameraman: Jean-Marc Dubois
Production Assistant: Mary Anne McPhee
Music: John Eaves
Host: Mike Nemesvary
‘Round the World Challenge – 20th Anniversary Virtual Tour:
The Challenge was never about me … it is about US and what we ALL can do to help our brothers and sisters with disabilities worldwide. Let me remind you that “TAB’s” stands for “Temporarily Able Bodied”! You never know if and when YOU are the next person to break your neck or back and have to live the rest of your life with the profound repercussions of a spinal cord injury.
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Photos : India

May 28, 2001,
Sitting down for dinner with Canadian High Commissioner to India, Peter Sutherland and family at their official residence Delhi, India.

May 29, 2001,
Mike meeting a “kindred spirit”, Major Ahluwalia who summited Mt. Everest, became quadriplegic from fighting in the India-Pakistani war and is founder of the “Institute for Spinal Cord Injuries”, Delhi, India.

May 29, 2001,
Mike being introduced to a recent Sci patient by the Medical Director while Jamie Sutherland – daughter of the Canadian High Commissioner to India, looks on, “Institute for Spinal Cord Injuries”, Delhi, India.

May 29, 2001,
Mike receives a traditional Indian welcome with “Third Eye” placed on forehead, “Oberoi Hotel”, Delhi, India.
