Shashwat Chandra
One of India's strongest Go players. As President, he supports international events, national tournaments, player mentoring, selection support, and community leadership.
People Behind AIGP
Team And Contributors
AIGP is volunteer-run. This page recognizes core team members and the wider set of people who help with tournaments, teaching, outreach, ratings records, design, development, translation, and city-level community work.
Core Team
Association Leads
Karan Rawat
An active advocate for the growth of Go in India. As Chairman, he supports zonal head management, state-wise growth, tournament organization, community outreach, and player coordination.
Soumya Kanti Kundu
A Go player, Martial Arts instructor, and developer. As Treasurer and Webmaster, he supports online events, social media engagement, teaching sessions, tournament direction, website tools, and player records.
Executive Members
Association Support Team
Kriti Kumar
Megha Haware
Neha Rawat
Sarthak Chandra
Grassroot Organisations
Zonal Heads And Activity
Regional and online leads help create recurring play, school outreach, university activity, classes, and tournaments.
Sarthak Wadhwani
Monthly meetups
15-20 members
2 universities
20-30 students
Ashok Dudhare
Monthly meetups
15-20 members
20+ schools
200+ students
Soumya Kanti Kundu
Monthly meetups
15-20 members
Offline classes, meetups and online tournaments
10 students
Kriti Kumar
Monthly meetups
15-20 members
5+ schools
20+ students
Suhas Sontakki
Weekly meetups
10-15 members
Online meetups and tournaments
Wider Contributor List
Helpers And Roles
Official Go organizations rely on many kinds of volunteer labor. This list can grow as more organizers, teachers, club hosts, arbiters, photographers, translators, and technical contributors are documented.
City Meetup Organizers
Multiple cities
Host local meetups, welcome new players, coordinate venues, and share reports with AIGP.
Workshop Volunteers
Schools, colleges, and public events
Introduce Go to new learners, help run beginner games, and support follow-up sessions.
Tournament Staff
Online and in person
Support fair pairings, player communication, result collection, and event documentation.
Translators, Designers, And Developers
Remote
Improve public communication, translations, visual assets, website features, and community tools.
Add Or Correct A Contributor
If someone has helped AIGP and should be listed here, send their name, role, city if public, contribution summary, and an optional photo through the contact page. For corrections, include the exact wording that should change.
