Prime Minister Narendra Modi held discussions with top Indian gamers on various gaming industry issues on Thursday, just a week before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
This initiative, spearheaded by the 73-year-old Prime Minister, convened seven leading gamers at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg—the official residence of the PM, adorned with neon lights that mirrored the ambiance of the present generation.
The discussion centred around recent developments in the gaming industry and the Modi government’s acknowledgment of gamers’ creativity, bolstering the gaming sector in India. Additionally, the talks focused on differentiating between gambling and gaming, as well as addressing the involvement of women in the gaming community
The attendees included renowned gamers such as Payal Dhare, Tirth Mehta, Animesh Agarwal, Anshu Bisht, Naman Mathur, Mithilesh Patankar, and Ganesh Gangadhar.
Payal Dhare, a popular female gamer in India, shared a photo with PM Modi from the meeting on her Instagram account.
She wrote, “Honored to have met Honorable Prime Minister Shree Narendra Modi to discuss the future of gaming in India! Feeling blessed to be part of S8ul and grateful for this incredible opportunity. His charismatic personality and determination to do something for the nation is par excellence. Let’s continue to shape the gaming landscape together!.”
Who is Payal Dhare?
Payal Dhare, professionally known as “Payal Gaming,” stands out as one of India’s leading female game creators and personalities within the Indian Gaming Community (IGC). She serves as a content creator and streamer for S8UL Esports, an organisation housing numerous content creators and streamers. While primarily streaming the popular Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) title, she has also diversified her content by streaming various other games recently.
Payal was raised in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, where traditional beliefs discouraged girls from playing video games. Despite these societal norms, she refused to let stereotypes hinder her love for gaming. “While my mother initially had reservations, my father constantly backed my pursuit of making a mark in the gaming world,” she shared with HELLO! magazine in an interview in March.
According to AFK Gaming, Payal has been making waves since 2021, bagging multiple content creator and streamer awards at prestigious events like the Indian Gaming Awards, Creators United, and more. In 2023, she clinched the Dynamite Gaming Creator of the Year award at the Creators United Awards, followed by the Best Female Gamer award at the InfluenceEX Awards.
Additionally, she was named Fan Favorite Female Streamer of the Year at the India Gaming Awards Season 2 held on October 17, 2023. Continuing her winning streak, Payal secured the Gaming Creator of the Year Female award at the Creators Unit 2.0 Awards on March 15, 2024, marking her presence at one of Asia’s largest creator festivals.
Currently, Payal’s YouTube channel, named Payal Gaming, has amassed a whopping 3.7 million subscribers. As per Social Blade, her estimated earnings for this channel range from $3.4K to $54K USD per month, or $40.5K to $648.6K USD annually. In addition to her main channel, Dhare also runs a separate YouTube Shorts channel called Payal Shorts, which has over 600K subscribers.
According to her Instagram bio, Payal is the owner of a thrift store called ‘thriftxpayal’. She boasts over 3 million followers on the social media platform.
Speaking to news agency PTI about her meeting with Prime Minister Modi, the father of the gaming video creator, Shivshankar Dhare, expressed his pride, stating, “I am very proud. When PM Modi called her to meet, I felt extremely happy. Sitting with the Prime Minister of our country, and playing games with him is unbelievable. Everyone who meets me now says that Payal has made the village and the district proud.”
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