Live India, Love Football

I recently attended and completed a Vipassana Course and I don’t think that I’ll ever be the same again. For those of you who do not know what Vipassana is, here is some information taken directly from the dhamma.org website: “Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Gotama Buddha more than 2500 years ago and was taught by him as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art Of Living. This non-sectarian technique aims for the total eradication of mental impurities and the resultant highest happiness of full liberation. Vipassana is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between mind and body, which can be experienced directly by disciplined attention to the physical sensations that form the life of the body, and that continuously interconnect and condition the life of the mind. It is this observation-...

I’m currently on a flight heading home to Mumbai and reflecting upon my extraordinary two weeks in the United States. Since moving to India in 2009, I’ve had the opportunity to travel back to the states for business on many occasions, however this trip was different, this trip was focused more on Indian sports industry education versus explanation.   I’ll explain.   Over the past 10 years, I’ve conducted no less than 500 meetings with United States based sports, media and entertainment organizations to let them know about opportunities within the Indian sports landscape.   I would present the numbers, walk them through the unique case studies and share a general overview of opportunities within the industry. During those meetings, my primary objective was to plant a seed that the time is now to start taking the Indian sports market seriously and, more times than not, the seed was successfully planted. But as I said this trip was completely differ...