Hello r/BangaloreMeetups Family,

Two years ago, if someone had told me I would one day be writing a post like this, I would never have believed it.

My name is Soumya Chakraborty (40M, Murshidabad, India).

What I’ve learned since: “Life is unpredictable - and it’s precious.”
Donation link: https://www.impactguru.com/fundraiser/save-soumya-chakraborty

Life once meant startups, biking, and chasing big dreams.

Before January 2023, life was movement.

I was building GamoteX, my Web3 gaming startup, which was fortunate enough to receive recognition including:

🏆 Top 5 Startup – British Deputy High Commission & CII
🏆 Top Gaming Startup – Silicon India
🏆 Emerging Company – Indian Achievers Forum

I was traveling across India, riding through Leh, Darjeeling, Meghalaya, and chasing the dream every founder knows, building something meaningful.

Then everything changed.

The Accident

A car accident caused a severe spinal cord injury, leaving me largely paralyzed from the waist down.

One day I was building a company.

The next I was in a hospital bed at Fortis, unable to sit up without help.

For 18 months, life became:

Hospital beds
Startup shut down
₹18,00,000 of lifetime savings exhausted
I sold assets, liquidated gold & mutual funds
Many friends and colleagues slowly disappeared

And while I was still trying to recover... life hit again.

A Second Blow - Ankylosing Spondylitis

In March 2024, doctors at the Institute of Neurosciences diagnosed me with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a chronic autoimmune condition attacking my spine.

To continue treatment and prevent worsening immobility:

💉 Scapho injections: ₹20,000/month
🧘 Physiotherapy: ₹500/session (twice daily)

"My Mother" The Person Who Never Left

My father passed away 11 years ago.

My 70-year-old mother became everything:

• caregiver
• nurse
• emotional support
• and the person who refused to let me quit

Despite her age and health challenges, she still kept fighting beside me.

📊Fundraiser Status

Goal: ₹10,50,000
Raised: ₹9,90,000
Remaining: ₹60,000
Donors : 820

Donation link: https://www.impactguru.com/fundraiser/save-soumya-chakraborty

🧾 Transparency & Proof

All documents are publicly available:

✔ Hospital bills
✔ Doctor prescriptions
✔ Estimate letters
✔ Before & after photos
✔ Appeal videos (English)
✔ Appeal videos (Hindi)
✔ CSR applications sent to NGOs and companies

You Can Verify the Fundraiser from ImpactGuru

General Enquiry & Campaign Verification

Email : info@impactguru.com

Phone : 18008912903

📞 Live Verification: I am fully open and available for a Live Video Call

Why I’m Still Fighting

I lost my health.
I lost my startup.
I lost the life I once knew.

But I haven’t lost hope.

I still want to:

>Walk again
Support my mother
Rebuild and create again

How You Can Help

If you can donate - even ₹100 / ₹500 / ₹1000 helps more than you know.

If you cannot donate, please:

• comment
• share

Visibility can genuinely change my life right now.

Thank you for reading my story. 🙏

– Soumya Chakraborty