Padmakshan Padmanabhan
Director of Sports
Pillai Group of Institutions

Mahatma Education Society believes in “mass participation” in sports as a life line in the making of a sporting nation. The slogan we selected for the academic year 2017-18 is very much apt with the participation, performance and achievements of MES students in Inter School / College to national level. Promoting true sports at all level in our institutions are the key factor to select such an interesting slogan for 2017-18. A nation with a billion people yet to manage two medals in the recent Rio Olympics is something disturbing for the sports loving section of Indian society. We cannot blame anyone for these state of affairs as India is a country of a few thousand active population.

In recent past an ocean of well intended initiatives carried out by the government, private sectors as well as non profit organizations to improve the sports in India. There are many IPL model leagues running for various sports disciplines across the country today. The government also set a fund called Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for supporting our Olympic hopefuls. In addition to these initiatives, there are many multi talent development initiatives are running in the country, set up by NBA, PSG, Khelo-India, SAI Schemes, Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools etc. In these initiatives Bhaichung Bhutia Football School and Sports Authority of India Extension centre for sports promotion are having their centre’s at Mahatma Education Society and that shows how serious MES is in making this nation a sporting country. We are with a mission of making everyone play at least one sports at MES. read more …