Are the Govt Sports awards a punishing experience?

The annual affair of not the awards but the controversies surrounding it, has become more of a common agenda. No matter, how much the Union Sports Ministry has attempted to bring in transparency in the selection process, no matter how fair it might be made out to be, eventually there is only one refrain. “These awards are politicised; you need to push your case, you need to have contacts.” The public perception – and largely that of the media – is this “awards business” is scandalous, we need to revise the whole system. What is the scandal behind the award? Who is adding insult to in jury. Get to know the inside scoop on Talking turkey with Kanthi