The context of the Indian education system and society in general, where the

major burden is to excel in subjects and focus on marks. Even as a kid, I was
often asked to sit in my room and study instead of playing as that would help
me earn a lucrative salary and secure a better future. We had only one physical
education period per week in my school, which most teachers considered as a
free period, and out of the blue our maths teacher would take an extra class in
that period. We were never given the chance of playing sports, nor have I ever
seen a tennis ground or swimming pool in my school, but then we are being
taught about the history of Olympics.
“Run the rat race caused by engineering and medical colleges to excel in those
professions” that’s what parents say, but then they we were the ones who
enjoyed gully cricket, gilli danda and chhupam chhupai.
I often saw my dad watching cricket matches, Olympics, and other sports on the
television, which brought in me an interest towards playing sports.

With the introduction of the policy ‘KHELO INDIA’ in 2017 by our Prime
Minister Sri Narendra Modi which aimed at making it compulsory for students
to take up sports in school and encouraging sports enthusiast to take part in
national and international competitions.
This policy helped me explain my schoolteachers and parents, on how important
playing sports is along with studies, and this is how KHELO INDIA helped me
take up my favourite sports.

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