Hatkhola Club, 34–36
Hayman, A.M., 63, 71
Heathcote, J.C., 19
Heinrich, John, 284
Helms World Trophy, 273
Helsinki Olympics (1952), 74, 165, 218
Henderson, Eric, 83
Henson, Josiah, 278
Hind, Arthur Charles, 71
Hindenberg, 86
Hindu Gymkhana, 77
Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL), 187
Hindutva revival, 207
Hinge, M.R., 19
Hitler, Adolf, 78, 86–88, 95
Hockey, 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 23, 28, 32, 54, 61, 77, 82, 145, 218
beginning, 56–58
decline, 70, 114, 116, 121, 125–129, 131
men’s, 56
six gold medals (between 1928 and 1956), 32, 56, 74, 218
the national game, 59–63, 83ff
women’s, 56, 128, 287
Hockey World Cups, 224 1982, 225
Holland, 59, 91, 107, 110–111
Holmes, Sherlock, 133
Hot Weather Tournament, Lahore (1903), 54
Hum Log, 205
idealism and reality, 157–161
identity, role of sports, 88, 100, 149, 159
imperialism, 174
Indian Airlines, 187, 191
Indian Broadcasting Company, 89
Indian Council of World Affairs, 156
Indian Football Association (IFA), 73, 250
Indian Gymkhana, London, 102
Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), 54–55, 57, 63, 133, 135–137, 139, 141, 218
Indians in America, 65–68
Indian Military Academy (Dehradun), 264
Indian Olympic Association (IOA), 1, 10, 16–17, 19, 23, 25, 30, 37–39, 44, 109, 144, 245, 288
financial crisis, 39, 69, 109, 128, 169
Indian Premier League, 7
Indonesia, 150–51, 159–60, 166, 168–174, 176
Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, 189, 191
INSAT-1A, 200–201
INSAT-1B, 200
INTELSAT, 201
Inter-Allied Games, 20–21
International Amateur Athletic Federation, 174
International Cricket Council (ICC), 215
International Football Federation, 195, 280
International Hockey Federation (FIH), 85, 95, 120, 122, 131, 135, 145
International Olympic Committee (IOC), 2, 16–17, 24, 30, 36, 43–44, 139, 168
Lausanne museum, 2, 147, 154
Iran, 158–59, 166
Irwin, Lord, 61
Israel, participation in Jakarta Asian Games, 170–73
Iyengar, Srinivasa, 149
Jadhav, K.D., 275, 277–78
Jaffer, Muhammad, 66–67, 71, 84, 91–92
Jagannath, Swami, 70
Jagdish Prasad, Kunwar Sir, 83, 95
Jaitely, Jaya, 295
Jaitley, Arun, 300
Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association, 300
Janata government, 186
Janki Das, 45
Japan, 9, 62–66, 68, 91, 93, 148–49, 151, 153, 166–67
invasion of Manchuria, 1931, 153
Jardine, Douglas, 95
Java, 152
Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, 189
Jayalalitha, J., 303
Jhansi Heroes, 54
Jogmaya Temple, Jwalamukhi (HP), 221–22
Jones, Hayes, 283
Jothikumaran, K., 297–98
Juantorena, Alberto, 286
Judeo, Dilip Singh, 295
Judo Federation, 299
Kalam, A.P.J. Abdul, 244
Kalmadi, Suresh, 299, 312
Kambli, Vinod, 13
Kanshi Ram, 303
Kapil Dev, 212, 225–26, 239, 295
Kapoor, Shakti, 296
Kapurthala, Maharajah of, 25–26, 165, 301
Kargil war, 120
Karim, 90
Karunanidhi, M., 303
Katju, Kailash Nath, 256
Kato, Kiyomi, 284–285
Kauffman, 281
Kerala Sports Council, 289
Khan, Aga, 54, 57
Khan, Ahmad, 227
Khan, Aslam Sher, 2, 223
Khan, Feroze, 59
Khan, Mohammad, 206
Khan, Niaz, 100
Khan, Rahid-uz-Zafar, 64
Khan, Shahrukh, 127
Khandan, 205
Khondrashov, Leonia, 124
Kidd, Bruce, 283
Killanin, Lord, 135, 138, 142–44
Kinder, Manfred, 282
Kishen lal, 118
Kuala Lumpur Olympic (1975), 121, 134, 223–224
Kumar, Amir, 114
Kumar, Ashwini, 113, 133, 142–143, 187–188
Kumar, Uttam, 259
Kumaraswamy, H.D., 214
Kunjarani Devi, 292, 312
Kuttan, Mercy, 289
Lakshmanan, 19
Lala Amarnath, 72, 259
Latin American Games (1922), 21–23
Latour, Count Baillet, 15, 22, 24, 26, 29–30, 43–44
Laxman, 120
Laxman, Bangaru, 295
Lebanon, 158
Leisure Sports Management, 297
Leming, 68
Lhanguard, 46
liberalization of economy, 204, 231–232, 264
licence-permit raj, 204
Lillywhites, 165
linguistic nationalism, 130
lobbying, 37, 49–50, 140, 233
London Olympics (1908), 56, 105
London Olympics (1948), 46, 100, 158, 258, 274
London Blitz, 82
Los Angeles (1932), 62–75
Los Angeles (1984), 273–274, 276, 288–307
Organizing Committee, 103, 131
Luard, Lt Colonel, 54
MacAloon, John, 3, 31, 306
Macaulay, Thomas Babington, 14
Madan Mohan, 46
Madras Race Club, 140
Mahabharat, 205
Malaya, 152, 159, 166
Malhotra, V.K., 186, 302
Malleswari, Karnam, 292–293
Mallick, N.C., 66
Manchu law, 151
Mangave, K.D., 278
Manzhuoguo, 153
Marathon, 15
Markus, Erzsebet, 292
Marthins, 59
Masood, M.N., 83, 85–87, 96
Mayawati, 6
Mazie, L., 288
Mazza, Giorgio, 284
Mcarthy, Steve, 313
McGuire, J., 280
Mehmood, 100
Mehra, Air Chief Marshall O.P., 136, 140–142, 184, 186
Mehra, C.L., 137
Mehra, R.K., 46, 50
Mehta, Rakesh, 261
Meiji Restoration, 9
Melbourne Olympics (1956), 49–50, 111, 274, 280
Melligeni, Fernando, 291
Menon, V.K. Krishna, 107
Merchant, Vijay, 73
Mexico Olympics (1968), 127
Mikhailov, Anatoly, 284
Minhas, Masud, 71
Mirza, Sania, 294
Mohan, V.B., 263, 265
Mohun Bagan Club, Calcutta, 74, 217
Mohun Bagan team (1911), 258
Mongia, Nayan, 295
Monsanto, 132
Montreal Olympics (1976), 133, 183–184
hockey tournament, 132–133
Moscow Olympics (1980), 122–124, 127, 225, 287
Mountbatten, Countess Edwina, 167
Mountbatten, Lord, 156
Mukherjee, Habul, 109
Mukherjee, Jaideep, 291
Mukherjee, Prasun, 300
Mukherjee, S.K., 79
Munich Olympics (1972), 284–285, 294
Murphy, 59
Mushtaq Ali, 72
Mussolini, Benito, 9
myth and devotionalism, 207
Naidu, Chandrababu, 303
Naidu, Sarojini, 157
Naik, M.K., 268
Naipaul, V.S., 191
Nair, Nisha, 128
Narang, G
agan, 294
Naseer, 116
Nath, Prem, 284
National Cadet Corps (NCC), 187, 271
National Cyclists’ Federation of India (NCFI), 45
National Defence Academy (Khadakvasla), 264
National Defence Fund, 258
National Games, 221–222, 282
New Delhi (1960), 179, 200
Patiala (1956), 282
National Institute of Sports, 104
National Olympic Committee, 48–49, 136, 139, 143, 186
National Programme, 200–203
national representative, selection of, 22–24
National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), 144, 293
National Sports Club of India (NSCI), 162, 165
National Stadium, Delhi, 46, 97, 107, 165
National Swimming Association (NSA), 36–37
nationalism and Olympism, interplay, 91
Nawanagar, Jam of, 26
Nayudu, C.K., 72
Nazis, 78
Negi, Mir Ranjan, 223
Nehru, Jawaharlal, Nehruvian legacy, 196–198
Nesty, Anthony, 305
New Theatres, 74, 217
New World order, 174
New Zealand, 11, 55, 58, 75–76, 84
Hockey Federation, 95
Newham, C.E., 54
Nimal, Babu, 79
Nizam of Hyderabad, 96
Noehren, A.G., 17, 20–24, 250
Non-Aligned Summit, 183
Norris, R.A., 57
Nukkad, 205
Olympia, 78
Olympic movement in India, 22, 52, 268
Olympic Order of Gold (Golden Olympic Order), 209
Operation Rakshak, 263–64
Orwell, George, 100, 153
Owens, Jesse, 87, 97
Padmanabhan, S., 268
Paes, Leander, 276, 290–291, 294, 312
Pahan, Pramod, See Singh, Jaipal
Pakistan, 98–104, 106, 113–114, 116–117, 120, 161, 166, 185
Palestine, 35–41, 154–155
Pant, Govind Ballabh, 256
Paranjpe, Dr, 61
Paris Olympics (1900), 17–19, 27, 275
Paris Olympics (1924), 56
Indian participation, 17–19
Pataudi, Nawab of (Sr.), 57, 96
Patel, Sardar Vallabhbhai, 161
Patiala,
dominance over Indian sport, 27–28
and humouring of IOC, 28–30
and the rest, princes and the politics of colonial sport, 18, 24. See also Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala
patronage and funding, 36, 64, 71–72, 162, 236, 250, 252–253, 301–302
Paul, Hari Sanker, 40
Pawar, Sharad, 300
peasants on athletics track, 12–17
Penniger, Eric, 59–60, 66–67, 71, 118
Periyar, See E.V. Ramaswamy
Persia, 155
Philippines, 148, 151–153, 158–159, 162, 164, 166
Philips Radio, 89
Phillips, Joe, 79
Phule, Jyotiba, 5
Pillai, Dhanraj, 117, 126, 145, 298
Pinniger, 83
Pinto, Lavy, 167, 279
Pitt, T.K., 19
Planning Commission, 198
Polish Cyclists’ Federation, 47
politics
of Asiad, (1982), 180–189
of colonial sport, 24–27
divides within Asia, 158
and India’s Olympic encounter, 2, 4–5, 7, 15, 28, 31–32, 52
of regional identity, 130–131
Popular National Front, 171
Pratapchand, Dewan, 285
Pritchard, Norman, 273
private commercial broadcasting, 198
private television industry, 215–216
professionalism, 102, 218, 259
Puerto Rica, 305
Punjab Hockey Federation, 54
Punjab Olympic Association, 28, 34–35, 154
Punjab Olympic Committee, 18
Punjab Regiment, 79, 248, 269
Punjab University Sports tournament (1903), 54
R. Woolfe Rubber Factory, London, 47
race, 15, 27, 47–48, 78, 90, 140, 217, 241, 278, 280–284, 287–288, 307
Rach, Gerard, 298
Radhakrishnan, S., 121
Raghunath, Ramchandra, 127
Rahim, 89
Railway Board, 160
Rajendra Prasad, 107, 111, 165–166
Ramaswamy, E.V. (Periyar), 130
Ramaswamy, M.A.M., 131, 133, 138
Ramayan (1987–90), 205, 207–208
Randhawa, Gurbachan Singh, 283–284
Ranji, 7, 16, 24–27
Rao, N.T. Rama, 303
Rashtriya Rifles, 264
Rasul, 89
Rathore, Rajyavardhan Singh, 244, 266–268, 274, 276, 293
and Mission Olympics, 245, 260, 272
Ravi Shankar, 195
Rebello, Henry, 278
Red Cross, 148
Rediffusion, 206
Reel, Vance, 281
regional conflicts, 52, 142
Reifenstahl, Leni, 78, 202
Ricketts, Major, 57
Robertson, C.H., 152
Robinson, James, 286
Rome Olympics (1960), 70, 114–115
India vs. Denmark, 59
India vs. Pakistan, 113–114
Rosser, A. B., 69
Rous, Sir Stanley, 280
Rowing Federation, 299
Roy Chowdhury, Manmatha Nath, 23
Roy, Biren, 89
Rudra, A.A., 261
Sahni, P.N., 133
Sait, S.M., 116
Samaranch, Juan Antonio, 8, 182, 209
Samata Party, 299
Sandero, Richard, 285
Sandhu, 292
Santiago (2008), India failed to qualify for, 127, 296
Santosh, Maharaja of, 73, 143, 251–252, 254–256
Sarabhai, Vikram, 198
Sarialp, Ruhi, 279
satellite technology, 205, 223, 229
Sathe, Vasant, 200, 202
Satyamurti, S., 127
Scottish Rugby Union, 101
Seaman, 5
Second Youth Sports Games (1955), 47–48
Sen Raleigh Cycles, 50
Sen, Abhijit, 50
Sen, Keshab Chandra, 149
Senanayake, D.S., 159
Seye, Abdul, 281
Shah Bano, 189
Shah Rukh, 100
Shah, Sanwas, 46
Shahid, Mohammed, 123–124, 241
Shanghai TV University, 179
Shankaranand, B., 124
Shastri, Lal Bahadur, 121, 198, 203
Shastri, Ravi, 226
Shaukat Ali, 57–59
Sheikh Ahmed Al-Maktoum, 266
Shihii, 277
shooting, 26, 94, 120, 143–144, 153, 161, 202, 266, 268, 271, 273, 293, 299
Shoveling Smoke, 206
Shukla, V.C., 188
Simpson, John, 212
Sinclair, Adam, 298
Singapore, 63, 65, 112, 154, 158, 166
Singh, Ajit Pal, 133
Singh Babu, K.D., 101
Singh, Balbir (Jr.), 134
Singh, Balbir (Sr.), 100, 105, 107, 110–113, 122, 134, 258
Singh, Baldev, 138, 256
Singh, Bhalindra. See Bhalindra Singh, Raja
Singh, Buta, 181, 187–188, 191
Singh, Charanjit, 121
Singh, Dalip, 18–19, 27
Singh, Dharam, 111
Singh, Digvijay, 109, 299
Singh, G.D., 265
Singh, Gudev, 46
Singh, Gurcharan, 85
Singh, Gurmit, 66–67, 71
Singh, Harbail, 109
Singh, Jagat, 79
Singh, Jaipal, 56, 59, 61, 71
Singh, Joginder, 268
Singh, Jugraj, 127
Singh, Kartar, 287
Singh, Lalbir, 50
Singh, Manavjit, 271
Singh, Manmohan, 213
Singh, Mansher, 271
Singh, Milkha, 267, 273, 280–283, 285
Singh, Narendra, 194–195
Singh, Pala, 19
Singh, Prabhjot, 127
Singh, Prithpal, 115, 135
Singh, Raghbir, 111
Singh, Randhir, 312
Singh, Raonak, 89
Singh, Roop, 64, 66, 67, 71, 91–92, 96, 248
Singh, Sir Sobha, 163
Singh, Sriram, 286
Singh, Sucha, 50
Singh, Surjit, 138
Singh, Udham, 111
Singh, Virender, 138
Sinha, Mala, 259
Sinha, Yashwant, 299
Sino-Indian war (1962), 160, 258
Sino-Japanese political rivalry, 153
Sino-Russian bloc, 169
Siri Fort, 190, 192
SITE, 199
soccer, 10, 33, 51, 73–74, 99, 108, 142–143, 145, 215–218, 220–221, 225, 238, 241, 251–254, 256, 274, 280
social matrix and sports, 5
socio-economic processes, 129
Soebandrio, Sr., 174
Sokhi, Amar Singh, 50
Sonamacha, 292–293
Sondhi, G.D., 28, 32–34, 63, 71, 86, 88, 148, 154, 157, 164, 170, 175, 250
Souza, N.D., 280
Spence, Malcolm, 282
sport(s)
administrators in India, 2, 4, 36, 130, 149, 153, 164, 174, 209, 221, 275, 301–302
diplomacy, 148ff. See also
politics
psychology of soldiers and military ideal, 259–263
statist intervention, 183
Sports Authority of India, 293
squash, 258
Srimalu, Potty, 130
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), 187
Stokes, Vidya, 300
succession dispute, 24–25
Sudesh Kumar, 274, 284
Suharto, 175
Sukarno, 150, 168–176, 187
Sullivan, William, 71
Sutton, M., 65
Swadeshi movement, 74
swimming, 40–42, 66, 82, 90, 155, 162, 164–166, 189, 192, 202, 258, 269–270
early struggles, 36–39
swimming pools, pollution, 36–39
Sydney Olympics (2000), 177, 292–293, 307
Syria, 158, 166
table tennis, 299
Tagore, Rabindranath, 149, 167
Taiwan, participation in Jakarta Asian Games, 170–173
Talkatora Swimming Stadium, 189, 192
Talyarkhan, Bobby, 141
Tapsell, Carlyle, 71
Taranenkohe, Leonid, 293
Tata, Dorabji, 15, 17, 19–21, 25, 148, 250, 301
Tata, Jamsetji, 12
Tata, Naval Kishore, 163
Tata Steel Company, 12
television in India, 210ff
advertising and consumereconomy, 177–180
commercialization, 223–229
expansion, 204–205, 215
introduction of colour television, 178, 200, 204, 226
transformation, 195–196
Tendulkar, Sachin, 13, 221
tennis, 221, 259, 273, 276, 290–291, 294
Tennis Federation, 249
Thailand, 152, 166
Tirkey, Dilip, 127
Tokyo bid for Olympics (1940), 9
Tokyo Olympics (1964), 50, 70, 97, 117–118, 121, 124
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