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He Mortgaged His Wife's Jewellery to Keep This Football Club Alive. Today, It Plays in the I-League

Summary by The Better India
After the 2014 Kashmir floods, Shamim Meraj and Sandeep Chattoo handed out 100 footballs to boys in Srinagar. That small act grew into Real Kashmir FC, the Valley’s own I-League club.
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He Mortgaged His Wife's Jewellery to Keep This Football Club Alive. Today, It Plays in the I-League

After the 2014 Kashmir floods, Shamim Meraj and Sandeep Chattoo handed out 100 footballs to boys in Srinagar. That small act grew into Real Kashmir FC, the Valley’s own I-League club.

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The Better India broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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