February-14-2024

In conversation with Rohan Bopanna on ‘Playing at Level 43’.

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An excerpt from Boundary Lab.

September-8-2008

GoSports co-founders Hakimuddin Habibulla, Nandan Kamath and Joseph Ollapally.

March-23-2022

President Kovind presents Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2019 to GoSports Foundation.

GoSports Foundation is a National Award-winning non-profit that builds career pathways to the Olympics and Paralympics for Indian athletes through best-in-class CSR-supported programs.

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An illustration by Kruthika N.S. for Boundary Lab.

January-28-1992

The Times Star of the Week – a profile by R. Arvindam for The Times of India, 1992.

A good candidate for a ‘Spot the ball contest’?

With Abhinav Bindra and Rahul Dravid, two people whose journeys have been significant influences.

An illustration by Kruthika N.S. for Boundary Lab.

A caricature by noted cartoonist Satish Acharya.

An illustration by Kruthika N.S. for Boundary Lab.

April-20-1992

Notification of selection for the 1992 Indian National Under-16 camp.

Graduation day, the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

An excerpt from Boundary Lab.

An illustration by Kruthika N.S. for Boundary Lab.

The GoSports Foundation Trustees – Nandan Kamath, Thomas Ollapally and Abishek Laxminarayan – celebrate the organisation’s 10th anniversary.

Nostalgia for a dying breed, the classical off spinner.

Go! India’s Sporting Transformation

Go! features a never-before-seen collection of essays by leading athletes, sports writers and professionals, who together tell a compelling story of India’s ongoing sporting transformation.

An excerpt from Boundary Lab.

Writing for the Rhodes Scholar magazine 2020 on the GoSports Foundation journey.

An excerpt from Boundary Lab.

An illustration by Kruthika N.S. for Boundary Lab.

Notification of selection as Karnataka state Under-16 captain 1992-93.

The GoSports Foundation Steering Committee 2018:

 

Standing (L-R) – John Gloster, Nandan Kamath, Deepthi Bopaiah, Unmish Parthasarathi, Abishek Laxminarayan.

 

Seated (L-R) – Rahul Dravid, Thomas Ollapally, Abhinav Bindra.

Every innings must end.

REVIEWS

“Boundary Lab takes you on an enlightening journey that will forever change the way you look at competitive sport. If, like me, you are curious about the intricate and multifaceted world of Indian sports, this book is a great read.”
– Rahul Dravid, former Indian cricket team captain and national coach
“Every chapter in Boundary Lab starts with an intriguing question, and in getting to the bottom of that issue, takes you on a journey through one specific facet of the unique and distinctive world of Indian sport.”
– Joy Bhattacharjya, sports administrator and analyst
“Multilayered, articulate, objective, affectionate, a deeply thoughtful book about sport and its many engagements with society and life that have never been so thoroughly examined.”
– Sharda Ugra, sportswriter
“[Boundary Lab] is wholly original in conception and impressively thorough in its execution. It deserves, and shall surely command, a wide and enduring readership.”
– Ramachandra Guha
“[Boundary Lab] is a well-rounded narrative on how Indian sport has evolved over the last few decades. And why it deserves a chance despite all its flaws.”
– Moneycontrol.com
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THE AUTHOR

Nandan Kamath

Nandan Kamath is a lawyer and sports professional based in Bangalore, India.

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