Baichung Bhutia does not remember the first time he kicked a ball but the poster boy of Indian football has definitely kicked his way to the top to become a household name in the region.
A fan of the legendary Diego Maradona, the 5’8 feet 31 year-old from Tinkitam in Sikkim, dubbed the Maradona of India, has takenIndian football to new heights becoming the first Indian footballer to
break into European football.Well, i remember Baichung as a 16 year old schoolboy from Tashi Namgyal Academy, teh youngest player in the Governor's Gold Cup national Tournament, playing for Sikkim B.
Here's a link to a story about his visit to Bhutan
Sikkim may be submerged by yet anoither dam prohect.
Read about the agitation here
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