Arup Soans 
On the 29th of May, a day that commemorates the first successful ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, I find myself reflecting on my own recent adventure to Everest Base Camp. On the 15th of May 2024, along with my three companions—Brendon, Tom, and Sergio—I reached the iconic base camp, … Read more
To end this series, I’m going to touch upon few areas and stories that go along with them and in retrospect fit in to what author of Good to Great
9 am on October 23rd 2017, 56 hours before semi-final (Brazil vs England) kick-off in Guwahati, FIFA executive: “If this change of venue really happens, this tournament is going to
Mascots have been part of World Cup competitions since as early as 1966 with Willy the Lion in England. Along with the Official Emblem and Official Look of the tournament
6 venues, 52 matches and just over 1.4 million seats to be filled across 16 match-days. We always knew India has the numbers but does India have the football audience
Everybody stand up! The Secretary of Sports (Government of India) enters the room seeming busy and uninterested, takes his seat at the head of the table before the rest sit
“1.5 Million Dollars!?” followed by chuckles in the background. The FIFA executive clears her throat and speaks softer and clearer into the telephone, “So you are saying that you will