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Khadye gets director stripes at JioStar after six years running sports broadcast
MUMBAI: Ganesh Khadye has been bumped up to director of broadcast engineering at JioStar’s Starsports division, a promotion that formalises his six-year run managing the technical machinery behind India’s biggest sports broadcaster.
The elevation, effective November 2025, crowns a career spent keeping live sport on air without a hitch. Khadye has been lead broadcast engineer for Stars Sorts since December 2019, overseeing everything from playlist management to digital terrestrial television outputs—the unglamorous but critical work that ensures cricket matches and football tournaments don’t vanish mid-stream.
He’s had a broad range of sports TV engineering exposure. At ESPN Star Sports between 2013 and 2022, Khadye helped shift the entire Star Sports network from Singapore to Mumbai, selecting channel automation systems and training operators on the peculiarities of sports transmission. Before that, he spent over a decade at Ten Sports Network in Dubai, keeping nine live channels running smoothly.
It’s been a long haul from his first job as a non-linear editor at Prabhat Marathi channel in 2001. Twenty-four years later, Khadye is now calling the shots for one of Asia’s most technically demanding broadcast operations.
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there,” Khadye said, keeping the motivational platitudes flowing.
After two decades of making sure the picture doesn’t go black during the crucial over, Khadye finally gets his name on the door.
NEW DELHI: Hamdard Laboratories gathered a cross-section of India’s achievers in New Delhi on Friday, handing out the Hakeem Abdul Hameed Excellence Awards to figures who have left their mark across healthcare, education, sport, public service and the arts.
The ceremony, attended by minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth and senior officials from the ministry of Ayush, celebrated individuals whose work blends professional success with a sense of public purpose. It was as much a roll call of achievement as it was a reminder that influence is not measured only in profits or podiums, but in people reached and lives improved.
Among the headline awardees was Alakh Pandey, founder and chief executive of PhysicsWallah, recognised for turning affordable digital learning into a mass movement. On the sporting front, Arjuna Awardee and kabaddi player Sakshi Puniya was honoured for her contribution to the game and for pushing women’s participation onto bigger stages.
The cultural spotlight fell on veteran lyricist and poet Santosh Anand, whose songs have echoed across generations of Hindi cinema. At 97, Anand accepted the honour with characteristic humility, reflecting on a life shaped by perseverance and hope.
Healthcare honours spanned both modern and traditional systems. Manoj N. Nesari was recognised for strengthening Ayurveda’s place in national and global health frameworks. Padma shri Mohammed Abdul Waheed was honoured for his research-backed work in Unani medicine, while padma shri Mohsin Wali received recognition for his long-standing contribution to patient-centred care.
Education and social development also featured prominently. Padma shri Zahir Ishaq Kazi was honoured for decades of work in education, while former Meghalaya superintendent of Police T. C. Chacko was recognised for public service. Goonj founder Anshu Gupta received an award for his dignity-centred rural development initiatives, and the Hunar Shakti Foundation was honoured for empowering women and young girls through skill development.
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to former IAS officer Shailaja Chandra for her long career in public healthcare and governance, particularly in the traditional systems under Ayush.
Speaking at the event, Hamdard chairman Abdul Majeed said the awards were a tribute to those who combine excellence with empathy. “These awardees reflect Hakeem Sahib’s belief that healthcare, education and public service must ultimately serve humanity,” he said.
Minister Seth struck a forward-looking note, saying India’s young population gives the country a unique opportunity to become a global destination for learning, health and wellness by 2047.
The ceremony also featured the trailer launch of Unani Ki Kahaani, an upcoming documentary starring actor Jim Sarbh, set to premiere on Discovery on 11 February.
Instituted in memory of Unani scholar and educationist Hakeem Abdul Hameed, the awards have grown into a national platform that celebrates those building a more inclusive and resilient India. For one evening at least, the spotlight was not just on success, but on service with substance.
