South Asia's Sporting

South Asia's Sporting

South Asia’s Sporting Mosaic Sporting Asia’s South South Asia’s Sporting SPRING 2018 WINTER 2017 WINTER 2017 SPRING 2018 South Asia’s Sporting Mosaic ISSN No. 0376-9771 PreSIdeNt n. n. vohra dIrector naresh verma © 2018 ind�a int�rnat��nal c�ntr�. 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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��. Gi��� ��i� b�ckd���, i� �ig�� ������ ���� �u� c��ic� �f ����� �� ��� ����� ��i� y��� i� u�u�u��. h�w����, ����� i� �� i�������� i� �u� ����yd�y �i��� �� i� �duc��i��, f�� i�����c�, ��d i� i���g��� �� ��y ��ci��y. hi����y, cu��u�� ��d ���� ���� d����d I�di�, ��d ����� ��� b��� � ���� �f i�, d��i�g b�ck �� ���-c����i�� �i���. a� r���j�y s�� ����y w�i��� i� �i� I����duc�i��, ����� w�� �if� b�f��� c�ick��. t�� �i�� �f c����������y ������ ���y�d i� ��� c�u���y i� ���g. B��id�� c�ick��, ��ck�y, ����i�, f���b��� ��d b�d�i����, I�di�� ������������� ���� ��d� � ���k i� w�����i�g, �����i�g, b�xi�g, ����g ���y ������. W��� i� ���� ���� ��c�u��gi�g i� ���� ��� �u�b�� �f w���� i� ������, ���� u�c������i���� ���� �ik� �����, ��� i�c�����d. a�d ��i� d���i�� ��� di�c�i�i���i�� w���� c���i�u� �� f�c� i� ���i� ��i���� ��d ���f���i���� �i���. m��y K�� ��d� �i����y ���� � d�c�d� �g� i� b�xi�g, ���� ��c����y, n��j�� K�u� did I�di� ���ud by wi��i�g ��� g��d i� w�����i�g. a�d �� I w�i��, ��� ���zi�g m��u B��k��, ��� �f 16 y���� ��d, w�� ju�� w�� ��� ��c��d g��d i� �����i�g. h���fu��y ��� ����y �f ��� j�u���y �� ��� ��� wi�� i���i�� ��� y�u�� �f ��d�y. K�b�ddi, ��� �g�-��d bu� f��g����� ����� ���� w� ��� ���y�d �� c�i�d���, ��� ��d� � c���b�ck wi�� ��� p�� K�b�ddi l��gu�. I� i� ������� ��� ���� �i�� ���� � ����� w�� �������d wi�� �� �uc� f��f��� �� c�ick��, ��d i� 2017, �����i�i�� �i�w����i� c��� � c���� ��c��d. l��’� ���� ���� ��� d�y ��� ������ wi�� g�� ��� ���c� ���y d������. D���i�� ��i�, ��w����, ����� i� I�di� ��i�� ��� � ���g w�y �� g�. t�� ���ic��� i� ��i� ���u�� ��uc� �� ��� ���b���� ���� c��f���� ��� ������ �c����i� i� ��� ��gi�� �� � w����, b� i� c���u��i��, f�u��y ���ici��, ��ck �f �d�qu��� ����ci�g, ����g ������� ����� c������g��. t�� ���� �ig�ific��� �b���c�� i� ��ck �f ����� �u�����. m��� ix IIC QUARTERLY ������������� �u��i�� �� d�����i���i�� ��d ����i�� f�� ��� g���, wi���u� ���� b��ic i�f�����uc�u��, ����� ����� fi���ci�� b�cki�g. s����, �����f���, ����i�� ���g��y ��� d���i� �f ��� ��i��. s���� i� ��� ��� �b�u� ���f���i���� �����; i� i� �b�u� ���y, ��� wi��i�g, i� i� �b�u� ��j�yi�g � g���. I� f�c�, ��� w��d ‘s����’ d��i��� f��� ��� F���c� desport, ����i�g ��i�u��. W��� w� ��ck i� � �����i�g cu��u��, ��d w� ���� �� ������i�� ����� �� �uc� �� w� d� ���. p������ ��� ���c� �� ����� i� wi�� ��� y�u��. I� i� u�f���u���� ���� ����� i� ��� � ��i��i�y �� ���� �i�c� ������� ��� ���� c��c����d �b�u� ���i� c�i�d���’� g��d�� ��d fu�u�� ������c��. I� f�c� ��i� i� ��u� �f ���� �c����� �� w���. t���� �ig�� b� ������u�i�i�� �� ��y �u� f�� �����, bu� w��� ������� �� ��� ��j��i�y �f ��ud���� w�� d��’� w��� �� �� w�� ��� ��� ��c�u��g�d ��? W��� �������d �� ����� �� �� �c�i�i�y i� �c����? n�� ����y��� c�� �� ���d� �� b� � c����i��, �� ���� c���id�� ����� �� � c�����. W��� i� i�������� �� ��c�g�i�� i� ���� wi���u� �����, � c�i�d’� ������ i� �� �i�k, ����ci���y �� �u� �i��� ��� b�c��i�g i�c����i�g�y ��d�����y. t�� c��� ��i�ci��� �f y�g�, f�� �x�����, i� ���� ��� �i�d ��d b�dy �u�� b� i� u�i��� f�� ������� w���-b�i�g. Fu�����, ����� ���c��� u� �� w��k �� � ����, ��d ��i� i� ��� b��� ������ ���� wi�� ���d u� i� g��d ����d i� �if�. t�i� ���u�� d��� ��� c��i� �� b� � d���i�i�� �cc�u�� �f ����� i� s�u�� a�i�. I�� u�iqu����� �i�� i� ��� f�c� ���� ����g wi�� ������ �� ���f���i���� �����, i� i�c�ud�� �������� ������i��� ���� ��k� ��� g��� c��� ��i��. W� ��� g����fu� �� ��� c����ibu���� w�� ���di�y �g���d �� b� ���� �f ��i� �ff���. OMitA gOYAL x foreWord �� I�di� I�������i���� C����� b�i�g� �u� f�u� i��u�� �f ��� IIC Quarterly ����y y���. W�i�� �w� i��u�� c���� g������ �����, t ��� d�ub�� i��u� ����y y��� d���� wi�� � ���cific ���ic �f i������� ��d c���� i�� ��� wid� �� �� �� g�� � b���d ���c��u� �f �i�w� ��d i��ig��� c���fu��y c����� by � ��� �f �x����� i� ��� ���d. o��� ��� y����, ��� C����� ��� b��ug�� �u� � �u�b�� �f �uc� d�ub�� i��u��, ���y �f w�ic� ��� �ub��qu����y �ub�i���d �� ���db�ck b��k�.

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