Indian Squash Professionals
(ISP), a non profit making organization, was formed by
Mr. Mahendra Agarwal in 1993, with the sole aim of
promoting the game of squash in India .
In
January 1993 ISP conducted the first ever squash
tournament (since 1947) only for Professionals, or
Markers as they are known in India, and also the first
Doubles squash tournament in Hotel Leela, Mumbai.
From January 1993 till date, ISP has organized 136
tournaments, more than 50 free coaching camps all over
India (Rajkot, Jodhpur, Mussorie & interiors of
Maharashtra) and since then, adopted five players (Arif
Paul, Deepali Anvekar, Priyanka Yadav, Abhishek Pradhan
and Ankita Sharma).
ISP has its own website,
www.ispsquash.com which is the only
active squash website in India. This is updated daily
and receives about 150,000 hits each month.
ISP
also publishes a news magazine, "PROSQUASH", which is
read by more than 15000 squash lovers throughout the
country. This magazine has completed 100 issues and now
we have shifted to social media ie: facebook, twitter,
emailers and instagram.
ISP was instrumental in
introducing several well-known squash coaches from
countries like Egypt, Canada & Pakistan to India .
Jahangir Khan's coach Rahmat Khan (Pakistan) was the
first to conduct a coaching camp in the year 1997
followed by Abdul Shaikh (Canada), Sammy Farrag (Egypt),
Hanny Ezzat (Egypt), Khalid Atlas Khan (Pakistan), Tarek
Solemn (Egypt) and Ahmed Yosef (Egypt).
ISP, in
association with SRAM, has spread the game of squash to
the interiors of Maharashtra ( 27 districts; Nanded,
Beed, Satara, Pimpri, Kolhapur , Solapur, Aurangabad ,
Thane, Jalgaon, Nashik etc) through coaching camps,
tournaments and building squash courts with the help of
local Government officers.
ISP also helped Joshna
Chinappa, who became the first Indian girl to win the
British Junior Open 2003 & is runners up in Under-19
World Championship 2005, get sponsorship from SWITCHER
through our Hon. Member Rakesh Lakhanpal, and Government
grant in 2005 with the help of late Mr. Sunil Dutt
(Sports Minister, Government of India)
ISP has
taken the initiative to import quality squash rackets
from Taiwan and make them available to the players at
subsidized rates to promote the game.
ISP has
received messages of commendation from the following
luminaries, the commendations were for organizing our
50th, 75th, 100th tournaments, as well as for promotion
of squash:
Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpyee
(Ex-Prime Minister of India )
Shri.
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Vice President of
India )
Shri. Vilasrao Deshmukh
(Chief Minister of Maharashtra )
Shri. L.
K. Advani (Ex-Dy Prime Minister of India)
Dr. Akhilesh Das (Minister of
State for Steel, GOI)
Shri. Narendra Modi (Chief Minister Gujarat State)
Shri. Vijay Goyal (Ex-Sports Minister Of
India )
Shri. Gopalswami
(Chief Election Commissioner of India ),
Shri. Naval Kishore Sharma (Governor of
Gujarat)
Shri. Amrish Patel
(Ex Sports Minister Of Maharashtra )
Shri. Mani Shankar Aiyar (Minister of
Panchayati Raj and Youth Affairs & Sports, GOI)
Shri. Harshvardhan Patil (Minister
Co-operation, Marketing & Parliament Affairs Government
of Maharashtra)
Shri. Anil Diggikar
(Ex-Director Of Sports, Govt. Of Maharashtra & Chief
Patron of School Games Federation of India )
Shri. Suresh Shetty (Minister of
Public Health & Family Affair, Environment, Protocol &
Addtl. charge of Sports and Youth Affair
Shri. M. Hamid Ansari (Vice President)
conveyed by Ashok Dewan (Vice-President's Secretariat,
New Delhi)
Shri. Prithviraj Chavan
(Chief Minister of Maharashtra)
Shri.
Ashok Gahlot (Chief Minister, Rajasthan)
Shri. Prem Chand Gupta (Minister
of Company Affairs, GOI),
Through his efforts now
squash professionals are earning in between 20,000
rupees to 4 lakhs rupees per month. There is a shortage
of squash professionals and young boys from Jindal
Squash Academy have made their career out of squash.
1. To create a Squash Culture in India. 2. To produce a
world beater from India. 3. To identify talent and
foster competitive spirit amongst the youngster by
supporting them to prepare them for participation in
International events. 4. To enhance better working
environment for our Professionals, who are the backbone
of Squash In India. 5. To promote Indian Squash
through our mouthpiece “PROSQUASH”, India’s only Squash
Magazine. 6. To upgrade our already popular website
www.ispsquash.com having news of Squash in India /
World. 7. To adopt talented youngsters through
sponsorship. 8. To be helpful as mediators for any
problems that may arise and threaten the interests of
the sport in India. 9. To create a world class
infrastructure – viz. Squash Academy in Mumbai. 10.
To provide exposure to international coaching by
inviting coaches/physical trainers to India and sending
players abroad for coaching.
Other activities of ISP involves
Adopting Squash Players, Felicitating National Squash
Players, conducting, Free Squash Coaching camps,
conducting referee clinic for professionals, train top
players under the guidance of National and International
coaches, organize tournaments,
introducing new techniques (Booster Machine) to train
squash players, introduce squash accessories to players
at subsidized rates...all the above activities of ISP
are carried out in India and in interiors of Maharashtra
"PROSQUASH" the only squash
e-magazine in India having readership of 15000 squash
players throughout India.Its being published monthly now. And was launched
in
December 1996 and it contains news regarding squash in
India & World.
The only active Website of Squash in India, which
is being updated daily and it contains all news regarding squash in India
and World. It has 1,50,000 hits every month.
As we require a constant flow of funds to attain our
objectives, the ISP appeals to Corporates all over the world to donate
whatever amount they can. We believe in the saying that drop by drop can
fill an ocean.
The donation by Indians and NRI's are exempted under
80-G of income tax. The donation is to be made by cheque / draft in the
name of Indian Squash Professionals and posted to our Office In India.
Address:705,
Raylon Arcade, Next to Pidilite, Kondivita Lane, Andheri -East, Mumbai -
400 059Tel :
022-28314427 /26 /25 Email:
squashindia@yahoo.com
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B/705, 7th Floor, Raylon Arcade, Next to Pidilite, Kondivita Lane, Andheri -East, Mumbai – 400 059
