Khelenge Ji-jaan se – Future of sports in India

“Kaun kehta hai Hindustan me dum nhi hai, ek baar sports me se politics hta kr toh dekho…gali gali me champion milenge.” – R. Madhavan. Movie: Saala Khadoos.
 
Indians are known for their spirit of living and enjoying the life to fullest, being one of the oldest civilization, india gave world the beauty of music, dance and most importantly sports.
Today too many games that are present to the world from India are still being played, so why it seems like this proactive and young generation country of ours has become a lost star in the sky of sports and athletics.
The madness people of India have for cricket is somehow lost when it comes to enthusiasm of other games and sports. I am not saying that liking or mass-liking a single is bad (but maybe obsessing this, like look people tend to behave so badly to the family of the team players if they ever lose a match.)
 
Actually, this is not the real real problem, the problem is lack of interest for sports in our country youngsters.
There was a time when we as students, used to wait for our sports period because it was like a breath of fresh air from our daily activities but sadly this excitement is also vanishing and sports in school has limited itself to a period.
Schools are the 1st place where a kid is exposed to opportunity of bright future, but what will happen to the future of our country where school teaches us that sports is just a EXTRA period.
Kids want to become astronaut (for a short period of time), doctor,engineer,businessmen etc but not a sports person ( not including cricket here) and by chance any kid dares to see this dream then, our ASIAN parents, with a slipper in their hands and guilt trips in their conversation, are more than enough to kill that dream.
These all were problems on personal basis but what about the problems on qider basis. We can see the bureaucracy and corruption embedded in this too.
Inadequate facilities,  irresponsible behaviour, lack of equipment etc are the problems which can be dealt somehow, but what can we do about the officials who cannot see the name and fame of country in front of their hunger.
Sports is one of the most pious form of arts of our body and mind, here, we exerts ourselves to death, sweat infinitely but still get happy and satisfaction with the result.
But mixing politics and corruption with this art is a shameful act for our country.
There are no of obstacles which are in the way of future of sports in India, which can only be dealt by continuously striking the conscience of the authorities.
Firstly, when any sports man is pursuing his/her sport, he or she has to face many obstacles itself on the first step- training, fees,rules and requirements, bureaucracy, red tapism, brown nosing etc.
After this when finally passing through all this struggles   they qualify for any tournament, they will be kept devoid of standard basic facilities. Is this the respect a person should get who is out there, representing our country in front of so many competitors, and try to win for it.
Definitely not, and why only sports person, we should too criticise and raise our voices for our generation, firstly start with schools and persuade them to teach and let them PLAY too, after all SPORTSMANSHIP is also a subject and that too an important one.
Secondly if your child want to pursue his career in any sports, the least you can do is to support him instead of scaring him off from the unforeseen future.
Knock the  door of the authorities too that either they should improve the level of sports in India or they should stop making comments on the no of golds India wind in Olympics while sipping their tea.
And Lastly you, yes you can too do to. No matter what your age is come out and play,encourage others to, take the kids from your neighbourhood and coach them in the game you are good with. To be honest, it will leave you with happiness and less of guilty of not enjoying your life to the fullest. Today’s genration is too aware and is working with government for the betterment of the field. So why not us too.
Sports is not just only a physical exercise, its an emotion which will make you feel confident, I still regret and is salty over  the fact that I wasn’t given an good opportunity otherwise I would also have at least a memory of me where I was happy with the game I loved.
Also isn’t it time of coming of summer vacations !!!, that’s your chance, go out and make a change.
 
Thanks for reading and double thanks if you actually apply it  in your life.