A techie from Andhra now leads a UK unit from his hospital bed. An 18-year-old was paralyzed after a movie trip to Vijayawada.

Sometimes life makes a sudden turn, the kind that no man can ever anticipate. Such is one such story, recently published on Humans of Bombay, of Ramya Krishna's brother — a young man who lost almost everything at 18, but found strength, meaning, and a new life in the face of unimaginable hardship.

It began on a rainy November 2012 night in Vijayawada. Vijay's brother was just 18 years old. He had gone to see a movie with friends. But when there were no tickets, they considered going back home. They traveled in the opposite direction on slippery roads while going back, and their bike skidded. His friend got up, but Vijay's brother did not. Words that are etched in her mind are his own: "Kuch mehsoos nahi ho raha.".

Suddenly, it was all different with that single moment. The family had a call at midnight. "Bhaiya ka accident hua hai," her father told her, his face pale with fear. And then came a haze of hospital visits, surgeries, and second opinions. Though he did not have any outward injuries, the verdict was horrific: a spinal cord injury paralysing him from the neck down.

Months passed, and their existence was hospitals, rehab facilities, and times of isolation. Ramya recalls that her brother was mostly silent, yet at times of complete despair. Everything changed for him in 2014 when a family friend in the US provided him with a mouthstick, an attachment system that enabled one to control a computer cursor as a substitute for both arms and hands through basic head movement.

One of those items of technology was his gateway to the world once more. He began watching YouTube videos, reading technology news, and learning. He hired a tutor in 2015 and learned Java. By 2017, he was working on a freelance basis. And by 2020, he was at a UK startup.

Now he leads the mobile development team in the same company from a hospital-like bed. He is unable to sit for eight hours, tires easily, and has chronic physical incapacities. But he goes to office daily, driven by determination and unwritten will. His "Main kar sakta hoon" was not a personal motto but a ray of hope for everyone around him.

The story touched netizens so much that they thronged the comment section with praise and encouragement. Numerous of them thought it was the most inspiring source while some of them praised how the story inspired hope to people who were experiencing hardships. Messages simply did not cease but overflowed with prayers, love, and encouragement—the tribute to his resilience in staying firm giving hope to many who are out of reach.

As Ramya herself said, "Jab tak tum mei himmat hai, tab tak tumhe koi nahi rok sakta (Nobody can stop you as long as you have courage)."