IISM Convocation Ceremony 2018 was recently concluded&graced by Padma Shri awardee and the Indian Hockey Legend Shri. Dhanraj Pillay& Mr.Namdev Shirgaonker

From inspiring stories like that of Swapna Barman to awestrucking performances of young , raw & ambitious teenagers, Asian Games 2018, has touched the hearts of millions for more than one reasons. With a tally of 69 medals, India shines bright in the top 10.

An ambitious child of a rice farmer who tackled every obstacle that came in her way to glory – Hima Das, has done our country proud at a young age of 18. She became the first Indian to win a Gold medal in a track event at the IAAF World U-20 Championships

Entrepreneurship is breeding in India. Today, thousands of youths are paving their paths towards entrepreneurship following their passion and generating profits out of it. Entrepreneurship has entered a number of realms of the economy and certainly, Sports sector hasn’t been any different.

Around 82% of individuals drop out of competitive sport between the age groups of 15 - 18 years, when researched further, it was found that some of the contributing factors to the dropouts are academic pressure and lack of career opportunities in sports.

The Indian contingent has made a terrific start to the Asian Games 2018 campaign. While Bajrang Punia made the country proud by clinching gold medal in Men 65 kg wrestling on Sunday; Vinesh Phogat added another feather to the country’s glory by becoming the first woman to bag gold at Asian Games on Day 2.

Sports has been the backbone of a child’s development since ages. We no longer belong to an era where children had to choose between sports or academics.

Sania Mirza, MC Mary Kom, Mithali Raj, Geet Phogat, Anjali Bhagwat and the list just doesn’t end. These eminent gems have carved their names on the pages of history that predominantly belonged to men.

Gone are the days when cricket was the “only sport” that ruled the hearts of Indians. Owing to the influx of sporting leagues, we now are witnessing tremendous growth. Gradually, India is marching towards the glorious path of becoming a multi-sporting nation. While there is still a lot to achieve, we agree that the wind of change has started flowing.