Publishing Date: 2012 - 06
Key Features
The book was a critical success when first published in hardback and has become the witting book being far in that India ' s Olympic excursion is concerned The paperback edition is being published to coincide with the London Olympics in July 2012 and will be part of HCI ' s three books being launched to celebrate the 2012 Olympics The paperback edition is substantially revised and updated and includes a new chapter on India ' s prospects at the looked toward Olympics The authors are whole - proclaimed and relevant academicians, and writers on sports and media
About the Book: Olympics: The India Story
When and how did the Olympic movement holding root in India? Who were the early players and why did they right Olympic sport to further their political ambitions? In most accounts of Olympic history across the world, India ' s Olympic voyage is a mere footnote. Olympics: The India Story sets that moral. Sketch on previously unused archival sources, it demonstrates that India was an vital shrewd outpost in the Olympic family. It explores why the Indian finest became obsessed with the Olympic epitome at the turn of the twentieth century and how this relates to India ' s quest for a meaningful role on the international stage. First published to critical acclaim in 2008, this revised edition includes a new, incisive chapter on India ' s medal prospects at the London Olympics, thus bringing India ' s Olympic story up - to - date.
About the Authors: Boria Majumdar, Nalin Mehta
Boria Majumdar is a senior research fellow at the University of Central Lancashire and adjunct professor at the Monash University, Australia. He has taught courses on the Olympic Games and Olympism at the universities of Chicago and Toronto. He will be covering the London Olympic Games for Times Now Television. Nalin Mehta is a visiting senior research fellow at the Asia Research Institute and Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. Mehta ' s books include the award - winning India on Television and, with Boria Majumdar, the best - selling Sellotape Legacy: Delhi and the Commonwealth Games.
Book Reviews
' A pioneering and long - awaited book, a delightful read ' - Hindustan Times ' The first detailed history of India ' s Olympic experience, a valuable addition to contemporary knowledge ' - India Today
Hindustantimes Review:
Olympics: The India Story is a bag of facts, much of them sourced from the International Olympic Committee ' s archives at their museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The first 150odd pages, in particular, are replete with little known, lively and telling details presented in an en - chanting manner as the authors map the early years of India ' s Olympic Movement. Indian hockey, the Asian Games, the profiles of India ' s 01ympians and the impact of television make up the bulk of this gripping narrative. Sir Dorabji Tata, founder President of the Indian Olympic Association ( IOA ) in 1927, funded India ' s contingents both for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. But soon, he decided to step down and stuck to his guns despite repeated entreaties from the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ). The reason? He was 70 years old and felt it was time for someone else to take over. A fine example, surely, for our present - day sports parasites who cling on to power for decades. Not surprisingly, since the sport fetched 11 medals at the Olympics for India, hockey dominates the Indian Olympic story However; there is more information on the origin and growth of the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) and the A11India Football Federation ( AIFF ) than on the Indian Hockey Federation ( IHF ). For the IHF story, one has to rely on IHF Vice - President C. E. Newham ' s per - sonal account. Details Of Book: Olympics: The India Story Book: Olympics: The India Story Author: Boria Majumdar Nalin Mehta ISBN: 9350293382 ISBN - 13: 9789350293386 Binding: Paperback Publishing Date: 2012 - 06 Publisher: HarperCollins India Number of Pages: 532 Language: English
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