No Boots? No Problem
09/12/23 • 15 min
Nagendra marries into the Sovabazaar family, and starts a football club in its name. The British are baffled when the Indians show up...barefoot.
Nagendra marries into the Sovabazaar family, and starts a football club in its name. The British are baffled when the Indians show up...barefoot.
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The Father of Indian Football
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