"Possessed and led astray by such imaginings, enveloped in a mesh of delusion, and addicted to the gratification of sensuous pleasures, they descend to the murkiest hell"
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 16, Verse 16
In Chapter 16, Verse 16, Lord Shri Krishna summarizes that the lifecycle of a person with devilish tendencies look worryingly similar to that of a drug addict. The person in question has an underlying sense of incompleteness or sorrow. Fulfilling a selfish desire, no matter how insignificant, gives him a temporary burst of joy. He wants to repeat this sensation, he wants more of it, and thus becomes addicted to desires and enjoyments. The more he does so, the more power he gives to his emotional mind, and takes power from his reasoning and intellect. He is trapped in the web of delusion. All he can think about now is more and more desires to fulfil, and the means to fulfil them…
An addict lives a life where inert substances make him dance to their tune, a life where there is no higher aim or goal, and most importantly, a life where the intellect has taken a backseat, is no different than any hell with fire and brimstone in it.
Stairs Against Drugs (SAD) is an initiative to protect India’s youth from drug menace and to support sustained recovery of the ones who have fallen prey to the same.
Stairs Against Drugs has been at the centre of every initiative of Stairs since its inception in 2006. Every engagement, be it a kabaddi match in remote village, rural Olympics, or a national-level league, has had #DrugsFreeIndia as its core message.
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I am glad to see so many youngsters from my constituency getting an opportunity to exercise their right to play and a chance to exercise their right to play and a chance for budding footballers to showcase their talent. I hope the programme will scale up and engage more children in future.
Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi
STAIRS is doing appreciable work and its engagement with so many children at the grassroots is commendable. I believe these children will bring glory to the country and grow up to be responsible citizens.
Shri Rajiv Yadav
It's a great initiative by Stairs. I am overwhelmed to see such great participation. We promise all possible support to this initiative.
SHRI AJIT M SHARAN
With these initiatives, India’s participation is guaranteed in the World Cup-if not in 2018, then definitely the next.
HIS EXCELLENCY MICHAEL STEINER
I have learnt that STAIRS is doing a great work in the development of sports in the country and SSFL is one of the biggest and the most promising talent spotting and training platforms in India. There is no dearth of talent, as was evident in today’s training session, I believe right guidance and coaching guidance and professional coaching at a young age can help in nurturing the talent that can potentially bring laurels to the country.
DR. JASPER WIECK
I have not seen this kind of thing in Sri Lanka. It is a good thing that apart from cricket, other sports are also getting importance and India is bringing other sports to a higher level.
Sanath Jayasuriya
The movement that team Stairs has started is appreciable. It is engaging hundreds of young children and is positively channelizing their energy. At the same time, it has also become a platform for young footballers to showcase their talent
Shri Bhim Sain Bassi
We had a great engagement with SSFL players and coaches at the joint training camp. I am impressed with the grassroots football talent in India and look forward to having such camps and larger association with STAIRS in future.
MARKUS WEIDNER
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STAIRS is providing a golden opportunity to the young footballers in the country and with the initiatives like STAIRS School Football League, we will be able to take Indian Football to great heights.
Shri Vijay Goel Former Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Government of India