Core Team
Nitish Chiniwar
Founder
"There is a need for everyone to get opportunity to learn, play and excel in sports. Everyone deserves a chance, at least a basic chance and this is why I started Bridges of Sports"
Enakshi Rajvanshi
Head of Marketing
"Entering the social sector, knowing that your advocacy will have a direct influence on lives of those whose voices our waiting to be heard, is extremely rewarding. Being a sportsperson and a sports enthusiast, the concept of social development through sports, and my inclination towards solving real world problems is what drew me into it.”
Tenzin Choejor Zongpa
Sports Scientist
"The social and grass root sporting factors associated with BoS provides me the opportunity to learn many new lessons and serve the capable yet undiscovered talents of the community. BoS gives you the reason to dream and also to go for the extra mile."
Leadership Advisory
Aparna Athreya
Founder Director, Kid and Parent Foundation
She has done pioneering work in the field of mainstream education using creative mediums, and has trained educators and parents in behavioural and creative mediums at Anganwadis, semi urban schools and rural institutions. Through her work she has conceptualised and created a multi-intelligent curriculum for socio-emotional development of children, in the Indian cultural context.
Gautam John
Director of Strategy at Nilekani Philanthropies
Gautam John is the Director of Strategy at Nilekani Philanthropies. He previously served Akshara Foundation, building their Karnataka Learning Partnership and at Pratham Books building their open source publishing model.
Sports Advisory
Shikha Tandon
INDIAN OLYMPIAN
With over 37 international and 146 national medals, and 75 national records in swimming, she is passionate about developing education and sport in India. She is an advocate for keeping sports clean and works as Science Program Lead at the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Bharat Chetri
FORMER CAPTAIN, INDIAN HOCKEY TEAM
Winner of Karnataka Olympics Association Award and Bengal Ratna Award, Bharat has won over ten international medals representing India. Bharat has been nurturing underprivileged kids and coaching them at Jude Felix Hockey Academy since 2012.
Devika Malik
Intl. Para–athlete and Psychological Counsellor
She is working with the Commonwealth Youth Council as Representative of Young Persons with Disabilities. In recognition of Devika’s efforts as Co – Founder of Wheeling Happiness Foundation, she has been awarded the ‘Queen’s Young Leader Award 2015’.
Heena Sidhu
ISSF World Champion (Shooting)
She became the first Indian pistol shooter to reach number one in world rankings by the International Shooting Sport Federation. In 2017, she won the gold medal in women’s 10 meter air pistol event at the Commonwealth shooting championships.
H.M. Jyothi
Indian Sprinter (Commonwealth and Asian games Bronze Medallist)
Winner of Karnataka Olympics Association Award in Athletics, Rajothsava award and Eklavya Award. She competes in the 100m, 200m , 4x100m relay categories. She is a national champion each of the three events