Odisha and sports: a story of hope and glory

By:

Majumdar, Boria

Contributor(s):

Patnaik, Naveen (fwd.)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Simon & Schuster 2024Description: 173ISBN:

9788196754778

Subject(s):

Odisha Sports

DDC classification:

OR 796 MAJ

Summary: For decades, Odisha was considered as one of India’s most backward states. But under the leadership of Naveen Patnaik, it has made huge strides in every sphere, from human-development indices and disaster management to becoming the role model for India’s future sporting programme. This book, co-authored by Boria Majumdar, one of India’s best known sports scholars and commentators, and Vineel Krishna, Secretary Sports for the Government of Odisha, is an attempt to make sense of that transformation, especially in the sporting space. It is a tale of what can happen when a wealth of untapped talent is harnessed by proper administration and planning, and the creation of state-of-the-art infrastructure. It is the story of how a state stepped in at the last minute to stage a major event, and how its success turned into a springboard for future endeavours.

List(s) this item appears in: New Arrivals February, 2025

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Donated Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	OR 796 MAJ (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		172924

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For decades, Odisha was considered as one of India’s most backward states. But under the leadership of Naveen Patnaik, it has made huge strides in every sphere, from human-development indices and disaster management to becoming the role model for India’s future sporting programme. This book, co-authored by Boria Majumdar, one of India’s best known sports scholars and commentators, and Vineel Krishna, Secretary Sports for the Government of Odisha, is an attempt to make sense of that transformation, especially in the sporting space. It is a tale of what can happen when a wealth of untapped talent is harnessed by proper administration and planning, and the creation of state-of-the-art infrastructure. It is the story of how a state stepped in at the last minute to stage a major event, and how its success turned into a springboard for future endeavours.

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