India, July 16 -- Sports may begin as a personal interest, influenced by the games people enjoy watching or playing in their leisure time. But it can also become part of a community's cultural rhythm, transcending differences of social identities, strengthening collective identity and gradually evolving into a way of life.ALSO READ: A spiritual perspective: Sadhguru explains how emotions can influence every part of your life

This cultural role of sports is reflected in Isha Gramotsavam, which intends to make sports part of everyday village life, which helps in reviving the collective spirit of rural India.

Organised by Isha Outreach, the social development wing of Sadhguru's Isha Foundation, Isha Gramotsavam is referred to as 'the count...