2. Foreword by Dr Shashi Tharoor

3. Haryana Sports Director
2008-12

4. Talking Points
• Sports or lack of it has possibly impacted India’s history
• Sports has positive correlation with cognitive
growth, personality development, community
development, social inclusion and youth engagement
• It is possible to build a popular sports culture with an
imaginative incentive architecture and Rights-based
governance
• India needs to promote sports as a service sector industry and
core development program