India, Feb. 6 -- Niraj Kumar fell in love with shooting at a NCC camp during his school days in his hometown of Hoshiarpur, and it grew into a passion so strong that he charted his own course just to continue playing the sport.

Since the time he was 15, he started travelling alone for competitions. Before his 12th boards, he convinced his family to buy him a Walther rifle. In turn, he promised them he would complete his graduation. While he started winning at the domestic level, he didn't have the money to buy ammunition for training. He looked for a job that could secure his future. This led him to chase a job in the Navy. He won medals at successive junior national championships to land his promised job in 2018.

"Life on the shooting ...