If the Next Messi is from Madras | Girish Mathrubootham | TEDxChennai

Girish believes that in India, education is the enemy of sports. We’ve all been kids and loved playing sports, but as parents, we focus too much on education.
In this talk, Girish throws light upon how he's building a new avenue for creating respect for sportspersons and celebrating the country’s champions. Girish Mathrubootham is the founder and CEO of Freshworks, one of the world’s fastest-growing SaaS product company, winning the Economic Times Startup of the Year in 2016, the Business Standard Startup of the Year in 2017, and now part of India’s unicorn club. The homegrown customer-engagement software maker has a suite of products, catering to more than 1,50,000 businesses worldwide including big names like Honda, Cisco, Toshiba, Bridgestone, University of Pennsylvania, and Hugo Boss. Girish is part of the Product Council for NASSCOM, the trade association of Indian software companies.
Girish also runs a charitable trust to promote grassroots football in India, which backs FC Madras. The professional football club will compete in the U13 and U15 divisions of the I-League. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@AshokKumar-jp6gc]

After a successful NASDAQ listing KZbin recommends him to everyone. Proud.

[@nithinrkan]

Fact

[@thangapandijeyaram4762]

My mind voice

[@ravi8908]

Sachin is successful inspite of the system Wow.... absolutely great line

[@ronaldogoat1924]

@vikas now yes, back than no..

[@JJoseph7]

@@ronaldogoat1924 Sachin debut was in 1989 and India was world cup winners in 1983..so Cricket was an important sports in India and there were good coaches back then too

[@santoshbejugam2531]

Came here after his company made it big. He is really a rockstar

[@Dr.Sandip]

Same here

[@shaheer8254]

Same here.. 👌👌

[@sivananthdiwakar8591]

This guy is a co-founder of a billion dollar company freshworks

[@aravindakurati9396]

damn ur right

[@JayanVarghese]

Chennai is definitely leading the way, with AR Rahman's music conservatory first and now football. With financial support from big business houses and individuals who have the best interests of the nation at heart, there is still hope.

[@raj10754]

His Company is listed today on NASDAQ !!!!!....Great going G!!!!....Love from Sydney!!!!

[@vinodsubhash921]

My son is 2 yr old, when he turns 4 he'll surely be giving a trial in FC Madras

[@yashkamble365]

All the best !

[@Reactech360]

All th best

[@fffff77749]

Yeah..love to see another messi...🔥🔥

[@TheHawk1111]

finally !, So delighted for the team and thank you so much girish for the news!

[@balarajupuri]

Awesome Words Girish bhai, We really like your Speech and Works on this for our nation..Kud To you.

[@prabudpt]

Who are all here after seeing FreshWorks listed in NASDAQ?

[@jeyaprakashrajaram]

correct only your achievement can speak for you, he is the one who transformed his company even beyond he is doing much more than i thought transforming the society is more tough

[@gauthampasupuleti1099]

awesome talk

[@santoshramanmishra6936]

Nice to have you on TedX Awsome.

[@Vmtpipes]

Very inspirational to young start ups of india 🇮🇳

[@sunderviswanath6180]

Very thoughtful of your inspiring effort

[@priyakulkarni9583]

Great talk

[@craveleaks8102]

Amazing Ted talk.

[@reshikamukundan7801]

Very inspiring speech 🔥

[@994025994]

Idol Shri. Respected Girish Mathrabootham ♥️♥️

[@simamohanti4475]

Wow..so we will have our own la masia..someday Indian Messi with Indian xavi Iniesta fabregas and pique will roll out and conquer the world..amen

[@sahilraut4808]

Not only in Madras in fact all Indian football fans say and believe in this fact Apna time aayega 🤘

[@harishkumarn906]

Excellent 👌👌👌

[@silambarasan.ssethu9367]

Really inspiring. Thank u sir for ur speech and showing us fc madras. Hope our next gen children will make use of it

[@deepbaruah1848]

Good initiative. Good luck. One day India will play in the FIFA world cup.

[@jayancbe]

Great initiative sir, best of luck!!

[@sathyabalan7088]

Love you Sir!!❤

[@davisthomson2557]

Dei - you made me cry. Wishing FC Madras all the very best.

[@saumyadeshmukh6758]

What a down to earth person.Our youth should admire him.🙏

[@sabu70707]

"He did what he said"...Thank you for the FC Madras Residential Academy new facilities @ Panchanthiruthy, Mahabalipuram, one of the best, not only in India, but the whole South Asia. And, he also accommodated this with best Coaching Staffs. Now, it is upto the players to use these facilities and become the Next Messi or Ronaldo...

[@ninjasrini]

Fantastic work!!

[@janchyolep]

my bro is also there ... @Tenjan proud of u all.

[@cvsarat]

Finally! Intent and capability crossing paths.

[@prakashbaskar4382]

Nicely written 👍

[@nisaradappadathil6380]

In other countries even after all the preparations if a person doesnt reach the National team or whatever, they'll still survive but in india they can't.

[@nithyasanthakumar1378]

U r right..but let us hope things wil change

[@nithyasanthakumar1378]

Mr Girish, you are awesome, congrats!! Exactly what I keep saying as a sports person myself, our villages have crazy potential for sports in future, wish everything is jot politicized and corrupt. !!

[@testingshanu]

What are the alternatives for people of other countries?

[@n4reviews484]

GREAT

[@prakashpraka4032]

Expecting many CR7 and Chhetri from Chennai

[@ggsinkon2834]

Yeah Bcz Messi cannot be repeated

[@fffff77749]

@@ggsinkon2834 fact🔥

[@sreekanthkunni2227]

Waiting to see a messi from madras..All the best.

[@Narendrakumar-bv3yn]

Vision...

[@prakashpraka4032]

Knowledged persons will always choose the ultimate sport Football.. Football forever..

[@Being_Human_Karthick]

Girish mathrabootham like live the moment...

[@rahulsunail9244]

Just what is needed, hopefully other states follow up on this example.

[@rynmaqblbm7765]

Messi🔥❤️❤️😍

[@roshanshrestha5916]

best of luck 💐

[@chennaiin1441]

Yaha. Apna time Aaaiga 🛩❤️🔥

[@ThapaBoyzGamer]

Thanks for this inspiration Im 10 graded student right now and i decided to choose to join football academy after 10 pass rather than studying i hope that i will be sucessful in my future life❤

[@abhishekganesh3209]

💯🔥

[@raghuramansrinivasan4575]

Next iniesta from perungalthur!!!

[@rahuljan26in065629]

Such is our poor state, at the moment just 97 comments and a 2k likes. I hope it reaches to maximum people and we do produce more Messi.

[@saravanag6387]

Love 💘 u sir our country will qualify in 10 to 15 years

[@nikeshchaudhary9385]

Love from nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@mjp9672]

There are many talented prodigies in Goa, Kerala, West Bengal, Mizoram, Nagaland and many other places in India. If they were born in a nation like Spain or England, they would already have been playing in a national league. India doesn't give support and facilities to these rising stars, hope it will change

[@lukamodric1020]

Thanks for putting up Goa first in the order.

[@Mersal-uj5nh]

Few days back, I saw a video of youngest sharing his experience/feelings of being in national football club. There he was asked for his caste and he was refused to say it, still they kicked him out. He said this went anchor asked him, have you felt discriminated by caste.

[@mjp9672]

@@Mersal-uj5nh 🤮 The first that has to be changed is the mindset of people. Hope for the change

[@fredijacksi9801]

Am I the only one that came here only after someone got famous and alwys watches their inspiring story on KZbin? Idk but i'm always late to the party.

[@Poojya10]

GOD CAN BLESS ONCE ..... THAT TIME WAS MESSI'S BORN 😌😌

[@lf7081]

Because in Iceland - no religion, no caste system and no regional division. India is not a country but a continent.

[@aliyarc.a150]

True👍

[@HsenagNarawseramap]

Lol dumeel spotted

[@shrinivas9452]

Well caught 👍

[@lf7081]

@@HsenagNarawseramap Truth will always be bitter ambi.

[@HsenagNarawseramap]

@@lf7081 where can I get visa to Tamizh Nadu, soriyar fan? Try to keep Kongu Nadu in Tamizh Nadu first. Continent ama continent.

[@alexdebris]

It is good to hear that there are still some people who can help contribute for good cause..

[@gosikh]

This is a big dream but can you create an academy that is inclusive and void of corruption?

[@junjabunja2993]

His intention is not to eradicate corruption but want India to be in world league... Inspire of corruption India could succeed in many fields 😀

[@chandru2kc]

You should have contact Michael Rayappan from bigaleeeee..!!

[@gunaseger]

That's a good one 🤣👍

[@yogendramurugudu2509]

If it so....all the other subjects wl have a corner periods...in the time table...or only Saturday...studies... remaining days...play...😀

[@aharans.e9310]

Apna time aayega 💯

[@Loveurselfalways2090]

Wow that was truly inspiring!!! Wishing some day our politicians join this cause.

[@rahuljan26in065629]

It's we who have to be the change, remember he said, Sachin grew inspite of the system.

[@CR7ARMY295]

As a footballer sometime I think why there is no one in India think about football we have chhetri and now he is 37 after him what next😭

[@being_bhuvi]

Messi messi messi

[@mta2847]

We 🇮🇳 are with a population of 130 கோடி. If we think, we will be the title winner for the next 100 💯 years easily. Bcos we are 4500 times more populous than Iceland 🇮🇸

[@13SanAntonioSpursD21]

3:18 This is football season 1 episode 4

[@nazirkhalifa5377]

What India need to do, is to develop a competitive football league, and include the talent that is in the U.K, because it doesn't matter how talented you are, you are not going to get far in this country if you have Indian coloured skin. Afro Caribbean/ Africans have a small chance, but an Indian Messi is going no where.

[@frankyfernandes6283]

I don’t like football just because majority of the world follows it. I love it anyway. But India ( Indian education) really needs to consider that even carpentry is a profession and that a good carpenter also can make what an MBA or Engineer cannot make. How nice it would be in India to see a Vehicle mechanic make as much as a doctor or be able to at least own what he/she wants to have in this short life. The West appreciates anything which is unique and that is why they excel in anything, while we think only degrees make us human beings

[@manivelan9672]

I would love to see more people get in to trades in India as you rightly pointed out..in North America for example they have excellent carpenter, machinist, electrician etc.. in India trades are looked down upon by the parents.. hopefully this attitude changes as India's economy grows at a rapid pace and we have to match that growth by building Mega Structures commensurate with that without compromising on the quality!!

[@mjp9672]

Every artist in India is downgraded except few

[@gunaseger]

Even things goes well those corrupted politicians will ruin it

[@DrTauseefZeya]

There will be No Another MESSI.

[@lionelmessi8177]

Yeah hard truth. Messi is GOAT and GOD of football❤️😎

[@mohmoney1690]

I watched to many Tamil movies and the twist is that the rich and politicians will start bribing and cheating their way in 😂 but good initiative. If they focus on talent and not money caste or religion India can have a good team.

[@SuperGkrish]

@8:20, Badri in Barcelona and Ranganathan to Read Madrid 😊👌

[@sunnykathiravan7879]

At last badri and ranganathan 😂 those types of names dominating in cricket dont let dominate football too go to North madras you can find many young Talented footballers and boxers...

[@velayudhansurendran8007]

Sunny Kathiravan Thalaiva, தயவுசெஞ்சு இனியும் சாதி பெயரால் பிரிவினை உண்டாக்க வேண்டாம் சில கட்சிகள் இதநாள் மிகப்பெரிய பயனடைந்துட்டாங்க இனியும் வேண்டுமா

[@sunnykathiravan7879]

@@velayudhansurendran8007 bro chennai la irundhu cricket la international vilayadunavan ellam full ah avanunga thaan T natrajan vilayada ponan but injury nu solli avana squad la illama panitanga but adhuku pinadi nariya reasons iruku adha sila per thatti keta avanuku jadhi kalavaram pandran nu muthiri kuthiduvanunga see Tamilnadu cricket history of player all of them in same group....

[@mjp9672]

Just look at the low amount of views which is just a sign of Indians being Indians. If the topic was about neet, jee, it would have 10 lac views. Hope this condition will change

[@shelvingamsankhil3078]

curruption in the selection system have kill many dreams

[@FreshVibes10]

There will never be a next messi !

[@henryjoseph752]

Why can't... Mark my words," I will be". See after 5 five years in TV screen, my face will be there.

[@FreshVibes10]

@@henryjoseph752 like ur confidence bro but how old r u ?

[@rudysmith4550]

If next Messi is from Kerala it would make a lot more sense

[@gurumurthy32]

I this society you cannot do nothing 😢😢😢

[@nandhakumar.b5493]

Don't be the next be the best

[@karthikeyanak9460]

Now all parents in Chennai would want this man dead.

[@__sharavanan__]

Lol

[@karthikeyanak9460]

@Anandan Thandavarayan They want their kids to excel in subjects that find you quick money, not sports.

[@__sharavanan__]

@Anandan Thandavarayan It's a joke.

[@priyakulkarni9583]

Great talk! To make Iceland football like efforts we need millions of dollars. Bankruptcy and continuing soccer is stupidity. But india has to bring skillful kids into limelight. Stop 🛑 politics

[@kumar-dw1xe]

lol. opened it thinking it was a standup comedy

[@footballnepal2044]

Thought I was a joke

[@titusglenn3146]

Man I thought it was a stand up comedy...

[@lawmsanga6857]

Now he is crorepati man!

[@chddhn7410]

Not only him, but he made a lot of his company employees as millionaires. A big salute. Even the Ambanis and Adanis didnt do. Only Infosys and Tata did to some extent. When you share it means you really care..

[@carlosu6981]

Always Messi.

[@KR-ku9wf]

“Badri” to Barcelona and “Raghunathan” to real madrid?? Huh.. Ai parthasarathyyy..

[@pratheeppat1]

Lol

[@alempongen1746]

He could do with a stool to keep his bottle. It's distracting

[@abinsharafm.s5168]

Why was he talking about football when his company was saas based ?

[@prakashbaskar4382]

It’s like you play cricket after ur work

[@abhynav14]

U guys dont have under 17 or under 19

[@LmtButterfly]

In Manipur everyone wants to play football no one likes cricket here, there's football turf everywhere you go

[@21barotparth]

Sachin is not lucky man everyone has their own struggle story 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@SafathN]

Chennai episode.. why englipeesh ?

[@3084May]

I know why India is lagging

[@ttyyz]

அதான..???

[@bhanutadepalli]

like your comment

[@craigslist1323]

Because chennai people don't know hindi and others don't know tamil. So we reached at a middle ground

[@shaff8512]

This is a TED event, to have TED brand, organisers has to follow regulations .To have wider audience, English is used to communicate.

[@antonyvinish5254]

Sachin is Not Luckiest Person. He is Talented. don't say luckiest one. He hates it.

[@parimtm]

Talent is luck .. hence he is the luckiest... Talent is the way you were raised, your environment , your parents/Freinds/teachers/ genetic makeup/intentions which all r pure luck

[@arjunsekarsd]

Rajalakshmi Institutions. the true destroyer of sports. Feeling ashamed that they promote a video for sports and football.

[@Bhanusivakrishna]

bigile

[@ramakrishnabhupathi4995]

Sachin is a poor example, in this case.

[@jerrysingh9152]

India does everything in a poor and feeble way. Start with a new sports minister .

[@manujohn99]

Even after 30 years people will keep watching this video & there still won't be a Messi in India 😆😆🤣🤣🤣

[@aharans.e9310]

Cry more there soon will be within next 20 years India will be in the world cup

[@manujohn99]

@@aharans.e9310 Wonderful joke 🤣🤣🤣

[@junjabunja2993]

No one thought India will ever win a Olympic gold medal in Athletics... Neeraj did it...

[@aharans.e9310]

@@junjabunja2993 thas right Yaar these people should know to never write off Indians 💯🇮🇳♥️

[@manujohn99]

@@junjabunja2993 But thats not football......genius 😆😆😂

[@prakashpraka4032]

Expecting many CR7 and Chhetri from Chennai