In search of an identity : history of football in colonial Calcutta
- DasGupta 2006
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An unmatched and outstanding book on Calcutta's football world in colonial era.Extra ordinary research with deep insights...Author had shown his steel to call a spade a spade when it came to describe how communal feeling backed by political agenda of Muslim Leaugue in Bengal galvanised sports excitement into a crude political motive that changed Bengal for ever in 1940s.Author has done vivid navigation in old archival materials and has produced a collector's article in this book.