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| name         = Vijay Barse
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| birth_date   = 1945
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| birth_place   = [[Nagpur]], India
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'''Vijay Barse''' (born 1945)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/honoured-to-have-amitabh-bachchan-play-my-role-in-jhund-vijay-barse-118093000224_1.html|title=Honoured to have Amitabh Bachchan play my role in 'Jhund': Vijay Barse|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-09-30|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> is a social worker from [[Nagpur]], India. He founded Slum Soccer, an organisation which uplifts underprivileged children through football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/amitabh-bachchan-meets-social-worker-vijay-barse-for-character-insights/412173|title=Amitabh Bachchan meets social worker Vijay Barse for character insights|date=2019-03-23|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref>
'''Vijay Barse''' (born 5 February, 1946)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/honoured-to-have-amitabh-bachchan-play-my-role-in-jhund-vijay-barse-118093000224_1.html|title=Honoured to have Amitabh Bachchan play my role in 'Jhund': Vijay Barse|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-09-30|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> is a social worker from [[Nagpur]], India. He is known for having founded Slum Football, an organisation which uplifts underprivileged children through football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/amitabh-bachchan-meets-social-worker-vijay-barse-for-character-insights/412173|title=Amitabh Bachchan meets social worker Vijay Barse for character insights|date=2019-03-23|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Barse worked as a sports teacher in [[Hislop College|Hilsop 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/ghetto-superstars-in-the-making/story-Ml3LgIKqvEreOVVkF0UwYI.html|title=Ghetto superstars in the making?|date=2009-09-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref>
Barse worked as a sports teacher in [[Hislop College|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/ghetto-superstars-in-the-making/story-Ml3LgIKqvEreOVVkF0UwYI.html|title=Ghetto superstars in the making?|date=2009-09-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref>


Vijay Barse's story was also unveiled in 1st episode of TV show Satyameva Jayate which was hosted by Bollywood superstar Amir Khan.
Vijay Barse's story was also unveiled in Season 3's 1st episode of TV show [[Satyamev Jayate (talk show)|Satyamev Jayate]] which was hosted by Actor [[Aamir Khan]].
 
== In popular culture ==
Barse's as well as Slum Soccer's life has been depicted in the [[Bollywood]] movie<ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1243/supp-10 |access-date=2022-02-11 |website=dx.doi.org|doi=10.7717/peerj.1243/supp-10 }}</ref> [[Jhund (film)|Jhund]] directed and written by [[Nagraj Manjule]]. Barse's character was played by Bollywood actor [[Amitabh Bachchan]] .


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 27 June 2022

Vijay Barse
Born5 February 1946
Nagpur, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationSocial worker
Known forSlum Soccer

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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

  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)