Live India, Love Football

Spiritual guru and life coach Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Such a cliché, but so true if you actually live this advice. The past few months have been an emotional roller coaster for me.  As I entered my 4 th year in India my mind started working on overdrive which is not always a good thing . I experienced many distracted days and sleepless nights riddled in thoughts about money, materials and power. These poisonous ponderings sprouted from on overwhelming feeling of self-pity as I spent much of the Delhi winter in the massive homes of my American diplomat friends hearing about their American dollar salaries and multiple trips back to the US to visit family.  It was then that I became so caught up in what I don’t have that I forgot to truly appreciate and show gratitude for the extraordinary things I do have.  Fortunately, existence doesn’t allow me to whittle away in se...

I was given the opportunity to deliver the keynote address and moderate a panel discussion at the Economic Times Future of Learning Conference hosted at the Plaza Hotel in Vasant Kunj. The topic was entitled, “Education through Sport,” was one which I’m extremely passionate about given the fact that education and sport have been constant themes in my life since I was 4 years of age. I put together a panel of friends who also happen to be influencers in the education through sport industry: Yannick Colaco (Managing Director – NBA India), Saumil Majmudar (Founder, Edusports), MA Ashit (Head of Sports, The Heritage School) and Sujit Panigrahi (Founder, Fitness365). The room was full of administers, teachers, principals and others representing the industry and I was not quite sure how receptive they would be to the “sports” conversation however I was excited to have the opportunity to share my story and moderate a discussion with other experts in the field. The 1.5 hour session w...