India, July 27 -- "Why can't we just play for fun?" That's the foundational sentiment that built Sportz Village, one of India's largest school sports and physical education organisations. In a country routinely fixated on Olympic medal tallies, elite academies, and athlete development schemes, one could expect a school sporting infrastructure to aim to churn out international champions.

In an exclusive online interview with HT Sports, Saumil Majmudar, co-founder, CEO, and Managing Director, challenged the foundational assumption of how youth sport is viewed across the nation.

Majmudar asks, "Why can't we just play for fun? Why should there be an objective? Why should there be a pathway?"

"The moment you bring the pathway as a prerequis...