Mihaan Gandhi Dhall

About Me

As a kid, I never liked exercising because I used to get tired easily. Running for 30 minutes made me feel so tired that I felt that I can never run but then something happened. I don’t know what but running made me feel so good. This happened in my exercise class where my friend Rustom is the coach. After a couple of years, Rustom and I were talking about marathons and then he asked me, would you like to run in it? I’m like. Yeah!

Then Rustom found out about the TMM that was happening in Jan 2023. We trained in Oval Maidan, Marine Drive and the CCI lawns. If it was raining, we ran in the CCI stands. The organization that I ran in 2023 was for Jai Vakil. It was my first time running so naturally I felt nervous but I got so nervous I was sick. But I felt better in the middle of the marathon.

I ran the marathon again in 2023 and 2024. I ran for Ummeed which helps children with developmental disabilities. Since I have Down Syndrome, I felt that I have to run for that as the topic is very close to my heart and that I have to support the neurodiverse community as I felt that we should have a voice in this society and to be treated as you would treat everyone.

The TMM is now a part of me and I hope to do it again and again with all of your support.

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Hi - my name is Mihaan Gandhi Dhall and I am 20 years old. For the last 3 years - 2023, 2024 and 2025 - I ran the TMM (10 KM) and raised money for organisations that help children with disabilities - in 2023, for Jai Vakeel and in 2024 and 2025 for Ummeed Child Development Center. This year I am running again for Ummeed and hope to raise much needed funds for their work with your support !

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