Gave up IIT, slept on roads: How Rajasthan's 1st AGM put Udaipur on global chess map
An individual who gave up an IIT opportunity and slept on roads is central to a Times of India account that says Rajasthan's first AGM put Udaipur on the global chess map, published on 2026-08-20T02:30:00.0000000Z.
The piece appears under the Times of India sports channel and carries the headline "Gave up IIT, slept on roads: How Rajasthan's 1st AGM put Udaipur on global chess map." It presents a personal narrative alongside a longer Hindi passage reproduced in full within the article.
The article includes the sentence: "It was a game in which I couldn't become good easily."
It follows with: "You couldn't easily beat people."
It then states: "That challenge attracted me."
The article reproduces the Hindi passage in successive lines: 'Gali agar na chunta ye toh,Mujhko itna naam na milta.Is haseen mehfil mein tumko aaj na milta, kal na milta.'
It continues: 'Main toh apne bachpan mein hi in mahalon se rooth gaya,Maine path ko kabhi na chhoda, chahe kitna toot gaya.Roti ke tukdon se zyada maine apne sapne ko maan diya,Har pal — har ghadi, is din ke liye jiya.'
It then prints: 'Maine khoob tarazu par chadhte dekha imaanon ko,Pashuon ke pairon ko chhoote dekha hai insaanon ko.Par jhoothe is sansaar mein ji rahe sab hain moh mein,Jab chahat toh kuch aur hi hai unki rooh mein.'
The passage concludes through several more lines: 'Main in rangon mein ghul jaata,Ya dhal jaata chaandi mein,Par sona phir main kabhi na banta.Jo tham jaata aalochanaon par,Aur sabhi kuch mil jaata,Mujhko mera ghaam na milta, mujhko khud ka maan na milta.'
The article finishes the Hindi passage with: 'Mujhko in phoolon ka, in jharno ka jaadu bharmaata chala gaya,Main bhi par inko ji bhar kar thukraata chala gaya.Meri toh keval hasrat thi duniya se takraane ki,Meri toh keval hasrat thi apna sapna ji jaane ki.Main mamooli sa reh jaata,Mujhko mera sangraam na milta.Gali agar na chunta ye toh, mujhko itna naam na milta.'
Canonical article: Source: toi_sports_india
URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/gave-up-iit-left-home-slept-on-roads-how-rajasthans-first-agm-put-udaipur-on-global-chess-map/articleshow/133350794.cms
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