Can sports policy really get kids moving again?
Join Vijay and Saumil on the Get Kids to Play podcast as they explore this with Nandan Kamath, lawyer, former state cricket captain, and founder of Sports & Society Accelerator. From playing street cricket to shaping national sports policy, Nandan shares how India can reconnect excellence with participation—and why getting kids to play is just the beginning of keeping them active for life.
0:00 - Introduction
1:15 - Nandan Kamath's sports journey
4:06 - Balance between academics vs sport
5:10 - Importance of unstructured play
7:34 - Are sports competitions healthy?
10:07 - How to restore health and well-being?
14:05 - About Sports and Society Accelerator (SSA)
19:30 - Can sports policy get kids to play?
22:37 - How school sports system has changed
24:53 - Need for urban planning to enable play
27:07 - Closing
About Nandan Kamath
https://sports-society.org/nandan/
About Get-Kids-To-Play
https://sportzvillage.com/get-kids-to-play/
