Michael JAJO TONCHUIPAM
Correspondent (New Delhi)

First of all I would like to congratulate IndianFootball.Com (IFC) for completing 10 years. It’s a privilege and a delight to work for the (un)official website of Indian football.

My journey with IndianFootball.Com started in 2002 back in Manipur when I was googling articles regarding Indian football. It has been like my daily dose of vitamin as I looked up on it every single day for the latest news and development on Indian football.

The people from the place where I hail from are crazy about football and I was one of them. Although I was never a good footballer the passion, the commitment and the excitement like any other football fan was always there within me. The popularity of European football had an effect on me as I was a keen follower of it and I thought why I can’t do something on my own to put Indian football to the world map.

IndianFootball.Com gave me a medium to do so and it has been a wonderful journey so far. After exchanging some e-mails with Chris and Arunava I was appointed as a Delhi correspondent, with a few hiccups in the beginning. I would like to thank Chris and Arunava once again for giving me an opportunity to work within the organisation and I believe it will go a long way in bringing awareness to the people of this country and the face of Indian football in the world map.