The Modern India Podcast #78-Building Champions from the Villages of India

About this episode

Ranjit Bajaj discusses transforming Indian football from the grassroots level through Minerva Academy.

In this episode of The First and Only, Ranjit Bajaj — founder of Minerva Academy — shares how he’s transforming Indian football from the grassroots. With 183,000 annual applications and no government or corporate backing, Minerva has produced champions who’ve won the Norway Cup, Dana Cup, and World Youth Cup. Ranjit talks about spotting raw rural talent, building discipline and belief in young players, and what India must change to become a true football nation. A powerful conversation about ...

People in this episode

Guest: Ranjit Bajaj

Topics covered

• Indian football
• grassroots development
• youth sports
• talent identification
• sports discipline

Keywords

• football
• grassroots
• youth development
• sports
• India

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minerva Academy

Places: India

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