Read and revel in pride.
http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/06/stories/2007100655521900.htm
Chess was invented in India says Wikipedia. That was ages ago. Presently, for a sports star starved country (think Olympics), it may be worthwhile raising a new breed and increasing the media focus on chess to build a stronger tradition like in eastern Europe and Russia. Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Shirov, Khalifman, Topalov, Ivanchuk...the list goes on. Intellectual ability and simplicity have a special place in the minds of Indians. Not to trivialize issues, but the glamor of chess is therefore relatively easy to cultivate with media's help. Corporate sponsorship (i.e.money and publicity) always goes a long way in bolstering sports. Chess is not the only sport waiting to be "glamorized". While this can degenerate into a discussion of long-term strategy for fostering and sustaining all the different sports, the point to take away to ponder is how best to motivate youngsters to choose the less popular sports; in other words, any sport but cricket. Any thoughts?
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10 years ago
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