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Barefoot BoysAuthor: Konkona Luminary In 1911, just three decades after the sport of football came to India, a group of Bengali men sent shockwaves across the entire British Empire. The Amor Ekadosh, or Immortal Eleven, competing in one of the oldest football tournaments in the world, did so without boots on their feet. Unafraid to go toe-to-toe with their colonisers, they showed a country what freedom felt likelong before its citizens were free. Konkona Sen Sharma brings the remarkable story, once erased from history, to life. Language: en Genres: History, Soccer, Sports Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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The Barefoot Boys
Episode 11
Monday, 6 November, 2023
Mohun Bagan is the toast of Calcutta. The city burns with nationalist fervour and the British shift the capital to Delhi—away from the “bomb-wielding nationalists and barefooted footballers of Bengal.”
