SOME DREAMS BECOME EMOTIONS. SOME MADNESS BECOMES A MOVEMENT!
30th October 2026 will always remain a memorable day of my life.
With the blessings of the Almighty, the love of friends, the encouragement of colleagues, the support of our speakers, guests and well-wishers across India and Germany, we made our dream a reality at the DFB Campus in Frankfurt.
PLAY FORWARD – THE INDO-GERMAN BUSINESS & SPORTS CONCLAVE.
From the core of my heart, THANK YOU to everyone who stood beside me and helped make this event a grand success.
For me, Play Forward was never just another event. It was an emotional journey to transform a personal passion into a collective vision for India’s sporting future.
Inspired by the sporting vision of our Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi ji, we dream of contributing towards India’s Olympic Vision 2036 and seeing our nation proudly stand on the global sporting podium.
We brought together diverse ideas and perspectives:
India’s footballing aspirations and Indo-German cooperation.
Technology, AI and scientific talent identification.
Sports Intelligence and the journey towards sporting excellence.
Ancient Vedic sporting wisdom and India’s civilisational heritage.
Women empowerment in sports.
India’s inspiring Para Games journey.
India’s remarkable chess story.
Yoga and Indian Classical Music as part of a holistic global sports ecosystem, bringing India’s timeless wisdom of physical and mental well-being to international sports.
A special heartfelt THANK YOU to the German Football Association (DFB) for its association and support.
My sincere gratitude to Bosch for extending its valuable support to Play Forward and believing in our endeavour.
Thank you to every distinguished speaker, guest, institutional partner, colleague, friend and well-wisher who contributed to this journey.
There was perhaps a time when people saw my sporting vision as madness. But I always believed that dreams need conviction, conviction needs collective support, and collective support can turn a vision into reality.
Today, I feel immensely proud and emotional that so many wonderful people from India and Germany became part of this dream.
But this is not the destination. It is only the beginning.
Our mission is to turn this vision into a roadmap, the roadmap into action, and action into India’s sporting glory.
From a billion dreams to global sporting glory.
PLAY FORWARD – INDIA’S OLYMPIC VISION 2036!
With folded hands and immense gratitude to everyone.
You made my madness meaningful!