Building India’s Sports Stack – a Systems Approach to Using Sport for Society
The Sports and Society Accelerator’s seven-layer ‘Sports Stack’ is a starting point to deliver on the social potential of sport and address issues of inclusion, empowerment and community.
Mixed-Gender Tournaments and Women Coaches: How Sport Is Becoming a Breeding Ground for Feminism
Co-authored by Chirag Chinnappa, Sreeradh Radhakrishnan and Siddhant Sachdeva
The movement for gender equality within India’s sports industry reached a major milestone in 2017 when...
The Dragon’s Growing Might: China’s Big Bet on Sports
Written by Sourya Reddy
2008 was an important year for China, as it successfully hosted the summer edition of the Olympics while bagging the highest...
The Damage is Already Done: An Aesthetic Argument Against the European Super League
The ESL is only the latest instalment in making football a repetitive, formulaic, and homogenous enterprise that flattens the game towards a singular aesthetic outlook.
What is the Government Doing for Athletes? #Changethescript with Deepthi Bopaiah (Part 2)
Interviewed by Chirag Chinnappa; Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal.
From providing monetary support to upcoming athletes to creating a National Sports Education Board, how are different...
Sports and Fitness Services in India Need to Account for the Differently Abled More...
One of the many things that coronavirus-induced lockdowns have shown us is the value of personal health and fitness. To the privileged few who...
Anandan Gunasekaran: India’s Army Man Turned Blade Runner
Subedar Anandan Gunasekaran is not a well-known name amongst Indian sports fans. 12 years after surviving a mine blast where he lost his left...
Sun, Sand and Cricket: The UAE Story
Written by Sreeradh Radhakrishnan
Despite never having achieved test status, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been an integral part of the cricketing world for...
Checkmate: Why is there a World Women’s Chess Championship?
Written by Parkhee Rattan
At various levels in almost every sport, tournaments are conducted as platforms where the best athletes compete against each other for...
Defeating Plastic Pollution Through Sport
Written by Swagam Dasgupta
Plastic has become an integral part of our life. So integral, that we seldom take notice of the amount we consume....
