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National Sports Code & Sports Governance in India
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National Sports Code & Sports Governance in India

G RajaramanSeptember 20, 2024October 20, 2024

The Sports & Society Accelerator and Open Takshashila recently organised a five-week online introductory course on India’s Sports Ecosystem, Building…

Athlete-Journalist relationships: From Sunday Club meetings to tracking social media handles now
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Athlete-Journalist relationships: From Sunday Club meetings to tracking social media handles now

G RajaramanApril 28, 2024October 18, 2024

Some of us sigh poignantly or smile in sheer nostalgia when recalling some conversations with sportsperson that we would take…

Why Virat Kohli is India’s Greatest Test Captain
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Why Virat Kohli is India’s Greatest Test Captain

Shashank RamachandranJune 14, 2022June 14, 2022

I believe that greatness is achieved when an individual does unbelievable things so often, that we begin to expect unbelievable…

The microphones will miss Novy Kapadia’s vast knowledge and boyish enthusiasm
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The microphones will miss Novy Kapadia’s vast knowledge and boyish enthusiasm

G RajaramanNovember 19, 2021November 19, 2021

An amazing blessing for Indian sport in general and Indian football in particular, Novy Kapadia will be missed. In his…

An emotional ride with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
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An emotional ride with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi

G RajaramanOctober 2, 2021October 20, 2021

It is hard not to be impressed with BreakPoint, a seven-episode documentary on Indian tennis’ greatest and, at once, most…

A titan among sports journalists is no more
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A titan among sports journalists is no more

G RajaramanApril 19, 2021April 19, 2021

I can hear his calm voice echo in my emotional mind. “Raman, I want you to be objective and entirely…

Story of a Draft Code’s stop-start journey to nowhere
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Story of a Draft Code’s stop-start journey to nowhere

G RajaramanDecember 11, 2020October 13, 2024

Why is the Draft Code for Good Governance in Sports 2017 in a limbo? Why has the Ministry been perceived…

Indian sport needs to build Psychological Safety to enhance performance
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Indian sport needs to build Psychological Safety to enhance performance

G RajaramanJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Visualise two emotions: Fear as it lurks in a sportsperson’s mind when thinking of a backlash from the system upon…

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Dronacharya Award: Do selection panel’s reasons for overlooking Jaspal Rana stick?

G RajaramanAugust 23, 2019August 24, 2019

The dust just refuses to settle down on National Sports Awards committee’s decision to overlook pistol coach Jaspal Rana for…

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