This personal essay traces Mr Akash Tsaf’s quiet yet powerful inspiration to build India’s first credible High-Performance Rowing Centre. Sparked by a misty morning and the sight of children rowing without guidance, it explores the dream of transforming raw enthusiasm into Olympic-level excellence. Akash is presently working as Area Manager Sports and Adventure Programme at Tata Steel. He is an alumnus of the 6th edition of the HIgh Performance Leadership Program curated by

India’s sporting future depends on unlocking talent from Tier-2 and Tier-3 regions, where passion runs deep but access to high-performance infrastructure is limited. In this article, Anurag Banerjee, Associate Director- Consumer Insights at JioStar, highlights the structural imbalance favoring metro cities and argues for more inclusive investment to support athletes from underserved areas. Anurag is an alumnus of the 6th edition of the HIgh Performance Leadership Program cur

In this article, Darren Caldeira - Director of Football at Bengaluru FC explores the challenges and opportunities facing Indian footballers aspiring to compete at the highest international level. It examines why India has yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup despite its growing football ecosystem and passionate fan base. The piece seeks to identify what it will take to produce world-class talent capable of representing India on the global stage. Darren is an alumnus of the 6

India's Mission 2036 — the ambitious plan for hosting Olympic Games in Ahmedabad and to become one of the top 10 countries by medals won — is unlike any of the previous attempts made by our nation at sport. History has shown us that while India has had the desire, making this vision a reality will require more effort than just a plan. In this article, Imran Nadaph, Vice President - High Performance Sports at Dani Sports Foundation examines the gap between strategy formulation

Breaking Barriers: The Science of Record-Setting Performance and India's Path to Sporting Glory Imran Nadaph, Vice President of High...

Mamata Prabhu is a Commonwealth Games medalist-turned table tennis coach. She’s now coach of the Indian Women’s Table Tennis Team that is...

Pratham, an innovative learning organization created to improve the quality of education in India, and ELMS Sports Foundation (ELMS), a...