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==Life on the Maidan==
==Life on the Maidan==
The world's oldest [[Field hockey|hockey]] tournament, [[Beighton Cup]], was instituted in [[1895 in sports|1895]] and is usually held on the [[Mohun Bagan Ground|Mohun Bagan ground]] in the Maidan.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/patjansen/beighton.htm | title = Beighton Cup | access-date =  2007-04-13 | publisher =bharatiyahockey.org
The world's oldest [[Field hockey|hockey]] tournament, [[Beighton Cup]], was instituted in 1895 and is usually held on the [[Mohun Bagan Ground|Mohun Bagan ground]] in the Maidan.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/patjansen/beighton.htm | title = Beighton Cup | access-date =  2007-04-13 | publisher =bharatiyahockey.org
}}</ref> For the [[Indian Football Association]], the Maidan has been the nerve centre.
}}</ref> For the [[Indian Football Association]], the Maidan has been the nerve centre.