The story of Palden Bhutia is that of an indomitable man who surpassed every obstacle to grow and develop women's football in Sikkim...
On the night of November 11, Palden Bhutia was casually scrolling down a news app. Suddenly, he came across a news piece on the U-17 Women’s Championship 2019 that had commenced on the same day in Kalyani, West Bengal. He started ringing up his contacts in the Sikkim Football Association to find out if anything can be arranged for the Sikkimese girls to participate in the tournament.
"As it was already late at night nobody received my call.