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Fat Boy Slim
Updated On: 25 February, 2024 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
Great-grandfather’s Dandi March is inspiration for Tushar Gandhi to ekla cholo re on his incredible fitness journey, that sees him transform enough to become unrecognisable to those looking for a 118-kg heavyweight
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Tushar Gandhi makes the three-hour walk on Juhu beach end-to-end every morning, and rewards himself with nariyal paani. Pic/Shadab Khan
As March 2005 inched closer, Tushar Gandhi found himself entertaining an idea that stemmed partly out of aspiration and primarily out of the weight of his lineage. The year was the 75th anniversary of the historic Dandi March, and Tushar—Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson—was well aware that three members of his family had participated in it. “I always wondered if I could cover the distance,” recalls Gandhi of the over 380-kilometer marathon. “Until then, I had lived a sedentary life. On a lark, I announced that I was going to do that entire walk, and in no time, 900 people from all over the world said they’d join me. My family and friends told me to train for it, but I was not bothered. I said, I’ll simply do it, and on March 12, I started walking with these people.”
It didn’t take too long for reality to dawn, and Gandhi realised that the feat that he had been treating as a joke, wasn’t one. “Within two days, I was in agony, because we had to average 15 to 22 kilometres every day, in two phases. By day three, I was really suffering. I had blisters on my feet and my thighs were chafed. Each time I started walking, I wanted to give up.”
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