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KhaN 177: A Story of Two Different Worlds: Indian Hockey’s Glory Run and the Unending Struggle SuNdeeP mISra 188: The Future of Indian Football Novy KaPadIa 201: Football in Post-Independence Bangladesh KauSIK BaNdyoPadhyay 214: India’s Shuttle Story: Breaking through Barriers to Take Flight aBhIjeet KulKarNI 224: A Well-kept Secret: The History of Rugby in Sri Lanka ShaNaKa amaraSINghe Iv aNcIeNt PurSuItS aNd moderNIty 239: The Great Gama and his Legacy rudraNeIl SeNguPta 252: Wrestling with the History of Yoga as Sport in Modern India joSePh S. alter 266: Bodybuilding in India: Bollywood Bodies and Middle-class Lifestyles mIchIel BaaS 278: Racing on Water: A Short History of Vallam Kali in Kerala amrIth lal v SPortS admINIStratIoN 293: Guru Dutt Sondhi: Indian IOC Member and Visionary of Asian Integration through Sport StefaN hueBNer 306: See You in Court: The Legal Challenge Against India’s Sports Bosses Sharda ugra vI SPort IN fIlm aNd lIterature 319: Sport in Indian Film amy j. raNSom 331: ‘I Won’t Let You Down’ motI NaNdI (arunava sinha) 341: coNtrIButorS IIC QUARTERLY viii edItorIal �c� y���, ��� IIC Quarterly b�i�g� �u� � ������ic i��u� ���� ��f��c�� c����������y c��c����. t���� ���� ���g�d f��� e w����’� ����w������, ���c� ��d ��cu�i�y, �duc��i��, �� ���igi�u� ��u���i�� ��d u�b��i���i��. 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