Events
Sport and the Nation: Interpreting Indian History through the Lens of Cricket
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Columbia University, Morningside Campus
Heyman Center for the Humanities,
Second Floor Common Room
In India, cricketers are even more famous than its film stars; they are venerated and worshipped as gods. When India plays Pakistan, the television audience exceeds the entire population of Europe. This lecture will explain how this British sport became an Indian passion, even an Indian obsession. It will analyze the development and spread of cricket as a mass sport through the lens of caste, religion, race, and nation.
Lecture with Distinguished Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Lecturer, Ramachandra Guha, Chaired by University Professor Jagdish Bhagwati.
Buffet Style lunch will be served
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