The 30-year-old will soon represent India for the third time at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, between August 18 to September 2.
Dr Deshmukh parked his car at Hadapsar and walked for the next eight kilometres for about four hours to reach Loni railway station. Fortunately, along the way, a good samaritan dropped him to the hospital.
A social media post showing 500 people marching in procession, playing drums and hugging the 32-year-old doctor, while bidding him goodbye is going viral!
Meet Dr Abhijit Sonawane, a doctor who looks after the well-being of the impoverished in the city--those who depend on the generosity of passersby--beggars!
While he began by pursuing and completing an MBBS degree, once he received it, he realised that apart from medicine, he was just as interested in other fields. And this is how he began his educational pursuits.