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COACHes and STAFF

ritwik bhattacharya squash player

 

Originally from France, Stephan began working with players at START in late 2018. He played professionally and reached Top 40 in the world, representing Italy. He has trained with some of France's best players and coaches. Before START, Stephan was successful coach in Ukraine. He specialises in squash-specific movement, fitness and technique.

stephan galifi

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Ritwik Bhattacharya
FOUNDER, PROGRAM DESIGNER 

Ritwik is one of India's most successful squash players, having been India #1 for 5 years. He also reached Top 40 in the world, becoming the first Indian to break into the World Top 50. He has trained under the world's best coaches, including Neil Harvey in England. He has also trained in Egypt and Australia along with the world's best players. He retired from professional squash in 2010. At START, he specialises in technique, tactics, match prep and mental training.

Stephan Galifi
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT COACH

TEAM

 

Karan Sharma

Fitness, Boxing & BarkBeat

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Prana Paradise

Breathwork Instructor

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Bijali Daravada

Tribal Role model and Ambassador 

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Naresh Shingava

PSA Athlete

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Sachika Irshwin Balvani

Volunteer/Media

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Kunal Singh

Squash Pro

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Janet Vidhi

Squash Pro

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Sqn Ldr Kumar Gaurav (R)

Director, Start Foundation

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ADVISORS

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Shashi Makhija

Munish Makhija

Sridhar Gorthi

Sheela Trivedi

Ranee Bhattacharya

Pia Trivedi

Raj Arora

Ashish Tyagi

Tanay Naik

Pingale Family

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