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Resilience Esports – Discovering Untapped Opportunities The northeastern states of India are experiencing an outbreak of esports talent. Swooping in to hone and provide a platform for these young athletes is Resilience Esports.
By Donna Amo management. We believe that by helping and developing others, we will grow and upgrade ourselves in this process.
Resilience Esports Founder Dhiman Kashyap with co-founders Navarun Gogoi - CTO and Ankita Kanungoe - CFO
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esilience Esports is one organisation opening the doors to many aspiring gamers and content creators from the northeastern part of India. Powered by a vision to contribute to the healthy growth of esports in India, Resilience Esports is making sure that gamers from the northeastern part of India are also given the same opportunity. Sharing his thoughts about esports position in India and a word about Resilience Esports is its founder, Dhiman Kashyap. What is the story behind the inception of Resilience Esports? The core value of establishing Resilience Esports is turning hobbies into professions in an organised and systematic manner where we like what we do and
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do what we like. The founding members are gamers by heart, so we developed an approachable, accessible, and sustainable platform. Tell us more about the mission and vision of Resilience esports. The vision is quite simple - we plan to make a better environment for esports to grow in India and the region. We are working towards the betterment of esports by fostering our teams for competitive tournaments in esports, providing monetary and non-monetary support to content creators, and introducing international brands and companies to the Indian market. The infrastructure we have in place will give necessary provisions for uplifting athletes and content creators with proper 2021
What are your thoughts on the rising esports talent in the Northeast part of India? We have considered esports on a national level, where we look at the scenario for development within the country. As Resilience Esports’ founders are from the northeast part of India, we are looking for upcoming talented and hardworking members from this region. However, the lack of internet connectivity and speed in some areas of northeast India hampers the growth of esports and its enthusiast. But we have found immense passion and dedication emerging from the players of this region, making this a gold mine for talent for India. We at Resilience Esports are always ready to extend a helping hand to the people who are willing to join our cause and fight for the betterment of Indian esports. How have you been able to work with the players from these different regions? We all know the diversity of
