Background

According to a 2019 study cited by the Indian Express, 65 million people in India reside in informal settlements, commonly referred to as slums or jhuggis. The residents of these neighbourhoods are generally daily wage laborers with long hours of tough physical work. After the pandemic, not only are the children unable to go to school, they also do not have any space in their congested living quarters to socialize and have any kind of recreation. 

Sports hold the power of bringing people together and form strong bonds in a light-hearted manner. In India, you will typically see children playing football in a patch of barren land or cricket in congested lanes. However, children in informal settlements need to go beyond and make special efforts just to find a space of their own – and this is where Khel Kood makes its mark. With the concept of A Space of Everyone’s Own, inspired by Virginia Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own”, children will have a multipurpose cemented court to themselves, as it doubles as a play area where they can bond with kids of their age.