Vijay Barse

Vijay Barse
Vijay Barse
Born	5 February 1946; Nagpur, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Social worker
Known for	Slum Soccer

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Vijay Barse (born 5 February, 1946)^[1] is a social worker from Nagpur, India. He is known for having founded Slum Football, an organisation which uplifts underprivileged children through football.^[2]

Career[edit]

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 Season 3's 1st episode of TV show Satyamev Jayate which was hosted by Actor Aamir Khan.

In popular culture[edit]

Barse's as well as Slum Soccer's life has been depicted in the Bollywood movie^[4] Jhund directed and written by Nagraj Manjule. Barse's character was played by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan .

References[edit]

↑ "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.
↑ "Amitabh Bachchan meets social worker Vijay Barse for character insights". mid-day. 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
↑ "Ghetto superstars in the making?". Hindustan Times. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
↑ dx.doi.org. doi:10.7717/peerj.1243/supp-10 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1243/supp-10. Retrieved 2022-02-11. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[:0-1] "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. doi:10.7717/peerj.1243/supp-10 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1243/supp-10. Retrieved 2022-02-11. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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