A Social History of Indian Football

This book uses soccer as a lens through which to view India's colonial and post-colonial encounter. This book was previously published as a special issue of Soccer and Society.

Bandyopadhyay, Kausik; Majumdar, Boria

1. Historical Background 2. The Father of Indian Football 3. Soccer's Appropriation and the Formation of the IFA 4. Nineteen Eleven 5. Racialism, Nationalism and Bengal Football 6. Communalism in Indian Football 7. Years of Turmoil 1931-1939 8. Ghati-Bangal in Indian Football 9. Growth of Rival Centres of Footballing Excellence 10. Declining Trends in Indian Soccer 11. Women's Football in India 12. Turn Towards Commercialism and Professionalism