For Dharmaraj Ravanan, football is everything. And that was the reason behind him leaving a cozy bank job with Indian Bank in 2004 to play this beautiful game full time — a stark contrast to the many players who play the sport in the big league to secure a job.


FC Pune City defender Dharamraj Ravanan. Pic/Shashank Sane 

Since then, the boy from Tiruchirappalli has become a household name in football.