Here was an answer to a whole host of problems plaguing Indian society! He also discovered that sports unified them all in the field they were simply players and not members of different religious communities. One day Matthew thought of teaching them rugby.ĭuring their training, he saw some remarkable changes in them - they had become unusually disciplined and punctual, and would try to cooperate with each other, and not fight.
Their interest in the game was evident but they could only watch it from the sidelines. A few boys from the adjoining Fashion Street were in charge of parking the cars of rugby players who played at the Gymkhana. Matthew went back to the days he used to play rugby at the posh Bombay Gymkhana. Next, Aamir welcomed Matthew Spacie, Founder and Executive Chairman of Magic Bus, to explain the thought behind the approach and it's early days. Their confidence and fearlessness impressed Aamir and viewers alike. Read the stories of Parvati, Gulafsha, and Ritu. Despite their humble beginnings, each of them are leaders in their own right.
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Parvati and Gulafsha are the first graduate within their family and community, and Parvati being the eldest at 21 in the group of four is now pursuing a professional career, and is a global fundraiser for children living in poverty. Four Magic Bus children, Parvati Pujari, Vijay Gupta, Ritu Pawa and Gulafsha Khan shared their stories of struggle and hope, and how it was Magic Bus' activity-based curriculum that encouraged them to get out of their situation and get educated, instilled in them a sense of confidence and discipline, and helped them transcend the deeply-gendered public-private spaces. Magic Bus' interesting journey of pioneering a sports-based approach to work with poor children and youth was a major segment in the show.
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A series of interviews with people in different age groups followed, with each story revealing the tremendous potential of sports in bringing about change. Host Aamir Khan began by reiterating the unexplored potential of sports and requested teachers and principals to give it equal importance in the curriculum. The third season of Satyamev Jayate opened with exploring the power of sports in scripting change in people's lives. Whether it's your favourite pastime or hobby, whether you are a sports person, or, simply a viewer, these words pop up in our mind when we speak of sports.Ĭan sports be an answer to poverty? Can sports ensure gender equality? Can it also bring about positive behavioural change? Sports is usually associated with action, energy, strength, fitness, and excitement. He is an avid believer in the benefits of Yoga and plays tennis and badminton.Parvati, Vijay, Ritu and Gulafsha talking to Aamir Khan on Satyamev Jayate
Jayant is a mechanical engineer, with a flair for scaling up and driving large business operations. He has been a part of senior management teams, both in India and in APAC, and also been a part of Global strategy teams. During his corporate stint, he has worked with MNCs namely Motorola Solutions (Enterprise Mobility biz) and Novell as the CEO for India and ASEAN region. Both these ventures are strongly technology led, one is a social venture focused on providing affordable healthcare for the less privileged and the other is an aggregator platform for commercial transportation. In his recent entrepreneurial avatar, he has co-founded two ventures.
He has comprehensive exposure to operations and business development, both in strategy formulation as well as at the implementation level. An entrepreneur for the last three years, with a strong corporate background, Jayant has diverse experience of working in the technology, distribution & enterprise segment. Jayant is an industry veteran with over 28 years of extensive experience in setting up and driving successful and scalable businesses for MNCs and startups.
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