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Journey of a nation: 75 years of Indian sports Game, Guts, Glory
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First edition
AuthorChandresh Narayanan
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherRupa Publications

Journey of a nation: 75 years of Indian sports Game, Guts, Glory is an Indian book about sports which is written by Chandresh Narayanan. It is published by Rupa Publications.[1][2][3]

Reception[edit | edit source]

The Hindu wrote in a review "Chandresh Narayanan’s book, 75 Years of Indian Sports: Game, Guts, Glory, a journalistic recitation of India’s sports since Independence, is timely, detailing the ā€˜what’ but falling short of the ā€˜why’ and ā€˜how’ ".

The Print wrote in a review "The book is a history of the nation’s development as a sporting nation and also the journey of its athletes – from being enthusiasts of a particular game to becoming internationally recognised champions".[4]

Scroll.in wrote in a review "75 Years of Indian Sports is the story of India as a sporting nation and the journey of amateur athletes to becoming world champions".[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Chandresh Narayanan: 'It would have been easy for me to only write about cricket, but this is about the celebration of a nation'". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  2. ↑ Basu, Sohinee (2022-08-23). "75 Years of Indian Sports: How Padukone 'hypnotised' his opponent to change the course of Indian badminton". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  3. ↑ Kumar, PK Ajith (2022-08-27). "Book Review: Journey of a nation: 75 years of Indian sports Game, Guts, Glory". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  4. ↑ Team, ThePrint (2022-08-16). "Beyond cricket & hockey: New book looks at 75 years of Indian sports, journey of its champions". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  5. ↑ Debnath, Sayari (24 July 2022). "In the month before Independence, six recent books explore what it means to be Indian". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-10-12.