India, Jan. 21 -- For much of the period after Independence, sport in India occupied a modest, almost ceremonial place in public life. It appeared in flashes - an Olympic podium finish, a historic cricket victory - only to fade once the celebrations ended. Physical activity was respected, even admired, but rarely woven into the rhythm of everyday living. That relationship is now changing, slowly but unmistakably. Sport is stepping out of stadiums and television studios and into lanes, parks and open grounds, reflecting a more personal shift in how young Indians are beginning to view health, ambition and their responsibility to themselves. Across cities and small towns, this change is visible in quiet, unremarkable ways. Early mornings now...