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Kamal Mohan, Built His Table Tennis Team After Facing Discrimination and is Now Supporting Younger Players to Pursue a Sports Career

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A business owner, Kamal is also connected to sports. He believes that it is important to dream big in life to achieve success.

Kamal Mohan worked at Cimmco Birla Limited in Bharatpur for 27 years. Later, he started his own business. Currently he owns an Oil Mill and an auto parts factory in Bharatpur.

Talking about his passion for Table Tennis, Kamal recalls how he and his friends had to form a parallel District Association, when the secretary of the erstwhile association discriminated against them. He became secretary of the association which was later given recognition by the federation.

Following that, he began selecting younger players for the team, which won the Rajasthan senior championship in Jaipur. He was also invited to be a national umpire by the Rajasthan Association.

Later, he was elevated to state secretary and retired from umpiring. He has also worked as a  commentator for Doordarshan. Sharing his accomplishments, Kamal says that one of his pupils obtained a job in the Railways after becoming Rajasthan Champion under his direction and coaching. Two of his students were chosen for a full government scholarship, which encouraged his other students to play well. He also coached the Rajasthan University girls' team, who defeated the Maharani College of Jaipur team.  One of his students earned a PhD in table tennis and was invited to the World Championship in Japan, as well as being hired as an associate professor at LNIPE.

Kamal has also translated the table tennis rules book from English to Hindi.

The quote of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, "Padhoge To Badhoge," inspires and motivates him a lot.

When asked about his role models, Kamal says that he got inspiration from his colleague, and then he started doing hard work to establish his business. He also considers him his role model.

Kamal advises the youth that if they want to establish their own business after finishing their studies, they should start with a small investment rather than by taking a bank loan. To achieve success, patience and hard work are essential. He advises athletes to take things slowly and to concentrate on their game.