Vijay Barse

Vijay Barse (born 1945)[1] is a social worker from Nagpur, India. He founded Slum Soccer, an organisation which uplifts underprivileged children through football.[2]

Vijay Barse
Born1945
Nagpur, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationSocial worker
Known forSlum Soccer

Career

Barse worked as a sports teacher in Hislop College, Nagpur. In 2001, he founded the Slum Soccer organisation after spotting a couple of underprivileged children playing with a makeshift football, inspiring him to start a soccer club. He established the Krida Vikas Sanstha Nagpur (KSVN) with his wife, Ranjana Barse, and son, Abhijeet Barse.[3]

Vijay Barse's story was also unveiled in 1st episode of TV show Satyamev Jayate which was hosted by Actor Aamir Khan.

Jhund is an bollywood movie[4] directed and written by Nagraj Manjule. Barse's character was played by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.

References
  1. "Honoured to have Amitabh Bachchan play my role in 'Jhund': Vijay Barse". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. "Amitabh Bachchan meets social worker Vijay Barse for character insights". mid-day. 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. "Ghetto superstars in the making?". Hindustan Times. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  4. dx.doi.org http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1243/supp-10. Retrieved 2022-02-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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