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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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British Conceptions
Episode 1
Sunday, 20 November, 2022
It’s 1857. British soldiers play football in the barracks of Bengal, but Bengalis—with their “delicate limbs”—aren’t welcome to play ball. How could India come to be known as “the Brazil of Asia”? In this episode, we meet the Immortal Eleven.
