Life at IISM-January edition
                     Life @ IISM
JANUARY EDITION
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THE SPORTS HEROES
IISM is a pioneering instute in sports management educaon that strives to inspire and equip 
the young generaon with the will and ability to unfurl new prospects in the sports sector and the 
business that surrounds it.
Back in 2016, IISM had conceptualized and directed a version of the Indian Naonal Anthem 
which featured several Indian sports icons including Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil 
Gavaskar, Sania Mirza, Dhanraj Pillai, Gagan Narang, Mahesh Bhupa, and Bhaichung Bhua.
We at IISM have come up with another version of our previous iniave, performed by none other 
'The Sports Heroes' of the country; India's Olympic and Paralympic Medallists, in recognion of 
their achievement at the 2020 Games.
This video is conceptualized and produced by Nilesh Kulkarni, Rasika Kulkarni, and IISM. The video 
inspires the younger generaon to take up sports in their careers. The video is directed by Abhijit 
Panse and Mangesh Sawant.
Shri. Amitabh Bachchan ji has lent his voice and recited the poem 'Man Main hai Maidan' wrien 
by Kshij Patwardhan. The music is composed by Ram Sampath. Costume designed by Umang 
Mehta. Special sll photography by Tejas Nerurkar.
This video features: Neeraj Chopra, Manish Narwal, Sumit Anl, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, 
Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Mirabai Chanu, Nishad Kumar, Yogesh Kathunia, Devendra Jhajharia, Bhavina 
Patel, Suhas Yathirag, Praveen Kumar, Lovlina Borgohain, PR Sreejesh, HarvinderSingh, Manoj 
Sarkar, and Sharad Kumar.
The link to this video: hps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCKB9mI3CEg
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KHELO INDIA BLOG 
Khelo India Youth Games & Khelo India University Games is a Govt. of India iniave which is 
intended to create medal winners in the Olympics.
Sporng talents like Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary, Anshu Malik, and Srihari Nataraj are some 
of the finds of Khelo India who have already represented India at Tokyo Olympics, 2020. 
With the support of Govt. of India & efforts put by Sports Authority of India, it looks certain that 
KIYG & KIUG will connue to provide more athletes that not only will represent India in the 
Olympics at internaonal level but also be podium finishers.
Here is an informave blog on KHELO INDIA PROGRAM
 Refer to the link : https://bit.ly/3mYYyiA
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RISING SPORTS STARS OF INDIA
IISM students breathe sports and are staunch sports enthusiasts. Our students come 
from various fields of expertise as well as are active sports players from club, state, 
national and international level. Here are some of our students who are no less but rising 
stars of India. 
Chiranjeev Singh Batra
|  PowerLifter
While Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 had impacted 
everyone's life, this surprisingly turned out to be the 
best phase of my life. All due credits to learning a new 
Sport, Powerliing. 
When I started my journey, my deadli was only 100 
kgs, the Squat was 100 kgs, and the Bench Press was 60 
kgs. Rajeev Banerjee, my coach, is the man behind my 
success. He showed me my weakness and strengths. I changed my training paern and 
techniques. In a few months, my lis skyrocketed. I was able to Deadli 230 kgs, Squat 220 kgs, 
and Bench 125 kgs. Rajiv Banerjee gave me the opportunity to play in Lucknow District 
Powerliing Junior Championship held at KD Singh Babu Stadium. I secured my first Gold and 
Silver Medal. This was the happiest moment of my life. 
Further I played several Districts and secured a posion every single me. The Powerliing 
Federaon gave me the opportunity to play in States and Naonals. Through my hard work, 
dedicaon, and discipline I got 1 Bronze and 2 Silver Medals. Powerliing has made me realize my 
true potenal, build and transform into a whole another person. All I can say is I'm not stopping 
here; this is just the beginning of my legacy.
You can read about journey of our students on IISM's social media platforms. More stories to come.
@iismworld @IISMWorld
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JOURNEY OF KABADDI IN INDIA REPORT
The journey of Kabaddi since the pre-
independence era played in various 
regions with different names has been 
tougher than imagined. To get the sport 
under one set of rules, forming of its 
federaon and then taking it on to the 
internaonal level was a daunng task. 
Kabaddi now has evolved over the years 
from its humble origins to become the 
second most viewed sport in India. It is 
included in the Asian Games, Asian Indoor 
Games and Asian Beach Games. Soon it 
will be a part of the Commonwealth 
Games and then the Olympics. 
Elated to present a research report on 
“THE JOURNEY OF KABADDI” made with 
valuable inputs from Shri. Raju Bhavsar Ji, 
Recipient of Arjuna Award, and Shri. 
Shantaram Jadhav Ji, Arjuna Awardee. 
Kudos to IISM students Mehul Raval, 
Harshini Patel, Srush Bharambe, Pravesh 
Mandawara, Jayendra Kenekar, Sumedh 
Rajarshi, Avi Bhatnagar, Nihaal Rohra, 
Ninaad Manke, Aditya Gupta, Ishaan Ranadive, Shru Yawalkar, Ayaan Rarh, Aswin A, Tejas 
Deshmukh, Yatharth Pathak  for working on this report and unearthing the real data on Kabaddi in 
India. 
Credits for creang this report goes to Mr. Amitava Pal-Associate Dean-IISM, Mr. Devendra 
Prabhudesai-Head Corporate Relaons-IISM, Mr. Mehul Raval-Consultant (Research Assistant)-IISM, 
Shri. Raju Bhavsar ji-Recipient of Arjuna Award, Shri. Shantaram Jadhav ji-Arjuna Awardee
Refer to the link to get the eCopy of the report:  https://bit.ly/34pkUU3
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SURVEY REPORT ON NITI AAYOG'S GUIDELINES 
                 FOR FANTASY SPORTS
Online Fantasy Sports Platforms (OFSPs) is 
experiencing a steep rise and expected to 
have over 100 million users in India by the 
end of 2020, a figure which has increased by 
over 25 times compared to the year 2016 
(Economic Times). The fantasy sports 
industry is expected to create around 12,000 
jobs in the next 3 years.
Fantasy sports (known less commonly as 
rotisserie or roto) are games which involve 
participants creating imaginary or virtual 
teams consisting of real players playing in 
real-life professional sports competitions. 
These teams compete with other participants' 
teams based on the statistical performance of 
the players playing in the actual sports 
competitions. Teams with the highest number 
of points, which are allotted depending on 
various parameters, are adjudged winners 
and receive various rewards.
IISM has created a Survey Report on NITI 
AAYOG'S GUIDELINES FOR FANTASY 
SPORTS, with valuable inputs from industry 
experts like Dr. Rushindra Sinha, CEO & 
Founder, Global Esports, and Mr. Rahul 
Hinduja, Chief Operations Officer, Global 
Esports.
Credits for producing this survey report goes 
to Mr. Amitava Pal, Associate Dean, Report Guide and to IISM faculty Mr. Mustafa Sapatwala, Ms. 
Nicole D'Silva, Mr. Bhavesh Singh.
Special mention to our IISM Students, Bhushan Ashish Malani, Jaskanwar Singh Bhangu, Ritesh 
Sambhaji Patil, and Shrikrishna Purohit for their work in this report.
Refer to the link to get the eCopy of the report:  https://bit.ly/3H557bw
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CONGRATULATING NEERAJ CHOPRA
Many congratulaons to Olympic Gold medalist, Javelin Star of India, SUBEDAR NEERAJ CHOPRA 
on being conferred the presgious Padma Shri and Param Vishisht Seva Medal on the occasion of 
#RepublicDay.
He became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in track and field at the Olympics.
Mr. NEERAJ CHOPRA-Javelin Thrower, Gold Medalist, 2020 Tokyo Olympics Hon. with Padma Shri & Param 
Vishist Seva Medal  
Mr. NILESH KULKARNI-Founder Director of IISM & Ms. RASIKA KULKARNI-Co-Founder & MD- IISM
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CONGRATULATING PRAMOD BHAGAT
Congratulang ace para-athlete PRAMOD BHAGAT for being honoured with the Padma Shri 
award. And for becoming the first Para-Badminton athlete to receive the presgious civilian 
award.
Mr. PRAMOD BHAGAT-Para-Badminton, Gold Medalist, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Hon. with Padma Shri 
Award
Mr. NILESH KULKARNI-Founder Director of IISM & Ms. RASIKA KULKARNI-Co-Founder & MD-IISM
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CONGRATULATING SUMIT ANTIL
Congratulang SUMIT ANTIL, World's no.1 Para-javelin thrower and gold medalist, on being 
honoured with Padma Shri this year.
Mr.SUMIT ANTIL-Para-Javlin Thrower, Gold Medalist,2020 Tokyo Paralympics Hon. with Padma Shri Award
Mr. NILESH KULKARNI-Founder Director of IISM & Ms. RASIKA KULKARNI-Co-Founder & MD- IISM
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CONGRATULATING DEVENDRA JHAJHARIA 
Congratulang DEVENDRA JHAJHARIA for the presgious Padma Bhushan, the third highest 
civilian honour in the country for Olympic winning javelin thrower.
Mr.DEVENDRA JHAJHARIA-Para-Javlin Thrower, Silver Medalist, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Hon. with Padma 
Bhushan Award
Mr. NILESH KULKARNI-Founder Director -IISM & Ms. RASIKA KULKARNI-Co-Founder & MD-IISM
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LIFE AT IISM
Curated by: 
Mr. Amit Gupte, COO
Mr. Karan Mange, Head- Marketing
Mr. Sandeep Dalvi, Manager- Design
Mr. Karan Mehra- Content 
International Institute of Sports Management (IISM)  
Ground Floor, Smartworks, Fleet House, 
Gamdevi, Marol, Andheri East, 
Maharashtra 400059, Maharashtra, India.
Email: [email protected] | Website : www.iismworld.com 
T.:+91 8976018871/72 
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