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Gujarat village chess school set to become India’s biggest
The Economic Times reports that the Mahisagar district administration is accelerating land identification for a government chess school in Ratusinh Na Muvada, a tiny Gujarat village with about 100 households. The proposed…
The Story in Brief
The Economic Times reports that the Mahisagar district administration is accelerating land identification for a government chess school in Ratusinh Na Muvada, a tiny Gujarat village with about 100 households. The proposed campus, under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, would be 8.5 times larger than the current school and include a dedicated chess hall. The village has already produced 16 FIDE-rated players, and 21 students have entered the state's District Level Sports School. Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara has been offering free monthly coaching for seven months. Maths teacher Sandip Upadhyay, who started the initiative in 2021, aims to produce 50 grandmasters and 10 world champions.
The Indian Opinion
The story of Ratusinh Na Muvada is inspiring, but it risks being painted as a simple rural miracle. The land acquisition hurdle shows that even well-intentioned government schemes move slowly. The real test will be whether the district administration can secure suitable land quickly and fund the residential facilities that teacher Sandip Upadhyay envisions. If the new campus opens within a year, the narrative of a village producing grandmasters will have real legs. If not, it remains a promise on paper.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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