Support

We take a bow
for all those who have
taken a stand and are supporting the initiative

Kunal Shah is a former sportsman who now works in the sports marketing industry. His experience pans across various sports agencies and brands and is currently working in Formula1. Kunal is also a renowned Formula1 columnist, blogger and podcaster. And when he isn't busy with the fast paced world of Formula1, he is busy exploring sailing across the Mumbai harbour. You can read more about his Formula1 experiences and opinions on http://www.kunalsf1blog.com

David Damara is a development professional with over 15 years of work in public health and rural development. Over a decade, he is working with HIV affected adolescents and youth - creating access to social and economic entitlements. He is currently associated with Pricewaterhouse Coopers as a Development Consultant.

David is a avid cricket fan and keenly follows the Indian Cricket team and Hyderabad Sunrisers.

Vijay Raghavan, has been part of national badminton team and represented India for long and is still an avid player. He is very keen to provide the required sports infrastructure & support for upcoming sports talent.

Works as Superintendent at Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax.

I was very enthused to read about SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. Initiatives of this kind are the need of the hour considering the large and growing mass of young people in our country. Sports and physical activity should be made a integral part of the consciousness of the society if it has to develop in all around manner.

I whole heartedly support the initiative and pledge my time and presence for the success of the same.

Dr Vidyasagar Chougule ,
Ophtalmologist
Cycling & fitness enthusiast
Miraj ,Maharasthra

Madhusudhan Raju an all rounder has represented Andhra in the Ranji Trophy from 1991-99. Now works, coaches and represents Bharat Dynamics Limited.

Having been associated with sports for so long, he feels now is the time for giving back. He mentors lot of budding sports stars by way of coaching.

Srini is a Management professional with experience in consultative selling and influencing decisions of senior business leaders in Asia and USA. He enjoys bringing new products and services to the market, building traction, setting processes, building teams, and managing them for success.

He has a weakness for outdoors and is actively involved with running and sports including badminton and tennis.

Srinivas.M.R is a PG from Osmania university, represented and lead college basket ball in inter colleges and played in higher league cricket in Hyderabad. At present he is a Director in couple of companies with operations in UAE and India.

Works as volunteer for Roshni NGO (suicidal and depression intervention centre) in Hyderabad, Eco friends at Rajhmundry. And was committee member of 150 years celebrations of Swamy Vivekananda for twin cities. He likes Travelling, Photography, Swimming and writing Short stories and can speak Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, English and French.

Ajay Reddy is an entrepreneur, traveler and runner based in Bangalore, India. He is the founder of The GoUNESCO project which he started in January 2012. Ajay is a long distance runner (marathoner), one of the organizers of the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon and a key member of the Hyderabad Runners Society. He is an electrical engineer from National Institute of Technology, Jaipur and has done his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Dharwad, Karnataka.

K. V. Aditya is a communications consultant, who has worked with Branding and Public relations consultancies. His verticals of specialization in branding include the domains of Telecom, Technology, Finance. He is an ardent student of Economics and Consumer behavior and has created a management model for business process excellence based on Gandhi's life, Since a few years, Aditya has been workingclosely with the field of digital communications and has been fostering numerous start-ups. A person whose career has been spent in handling multiple crisis gives a different perspective to fair weather businesses. He is an international debater who has endorsed Gandhian thought to be the missing catalyst in corporate strategy.

Name : Pavan Pandrangi
Education : B. Tech & MBA
Profession : Over 5 years as an analytic's and marketing professional. Currently working with Bharti Airtel.
Interests : A sports enthusiast

Name: Sudheer Kumar Reddy Gopidi
Education: MS in Chemical Engineering & Computer Science.
Profession: Worked from 1995 to 2008 in IT sector in various roles.
Entrepreneur from 2004 and started / been part of 4 different companies.
Social work: Trained and Employed 100 plus people in IT sector.
Coached 3000 plus people in living an empowered life.
Passionate about making real difference in quality of life for all.

Name : Harish Rao
Education : BE, MBA
Profile : Worked over 14 years in service industry encompassing organisations like
Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Airtel, Idea Cellular and Tata Teleservices Ltd.

Balajie is a Mech. engg by profession. Self employed, consultant for lab designing, equipment's and engineering components etc.

Passionate to promote Samskrit language and service the under privileged / needy. Can speak Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, Kannada & Samskrit.

Associated with Samskrita Bharathi - to promote sanskrit , Abhaya Bharathi overall empowerment of girls and students. Career counselling through own network. Active Volunteer of Hyderabad Maanagar Tamil sangam organizing cultural activities etc.

Name : Shrikant Vangol
Education : Post Graduate in Marketing & Personnel Management.
Profession : Been working in Banking & financial Sector since 1997
Interests : Sports & Music...

Name: Mehar Sridhar
Education: MBA (ICFAI Business School), B.E. (Computer Science) - MVSR Engineering School
Profession: Aviation Professional in multiple roles of Sales and eCommerce

Name:            Sudarshan Reddy
Education:     MBA (Marketing)
Profession:    Working in IT Sector from 2000 to till date doing Digital Marketing for Online Business . Involved in Training & Development providing Opportunities for Fresh Graduates.
Social work:   Trained and Employed 75 plus people in IT sector.

Name : Anil Vanam
Education : Bachelor of Engineering
Profession : Working as Consultant in the Digital & Mobile Space
Likes : Sports & Movies & Evolving Changes in the Internet Domain.
Social : Proactively participated in several events and also contributed to various organizations directly & indirectly.

Name: K.Chandrakanth

Education: Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical

Profession: Working as SEM professional in a Digital Marketing Company

Name - Ajit Chaudhury
Education - MBA (Marketing)
Profession - Working as a Freelancer
Social - Associated with a NGO working for the disabled

Name - Venkat Mamilla
Education - Bachelor of Engineering
Profession - Ekam Technology Solutions
Social - A strong believer in "For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement"