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Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikary [2] [3] (also Sarbadhikari; Bengali: নাগেন্দ্র প্রসাদ সর্বাধিকারী; 1869–1940) was an Indian educationist, sports administrator and football pioneer.
Apr 28, 2021 · Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, who is considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Football’, formed a string of football clubs in erstwhile Calcutta and also played a leading role in the creation of the Indian Football Association (IFA) in 1892.
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Nov 1, 2021 · The child, named Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, years later would come to be known as the father of Indian football for his contribution towards moulding the footballing culture in a country under British rule.
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Jul 26, 2022 · The person behind the emergence of Indian football was none other than Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikary, whom we now call “The father of Indian football”. Being born and brought up in Calcutta, He used to be a normal kid like others.
Jan 26, 2020 · The first Indian to kick a football back to the Britishers, in 1877, Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari is credited with starting a revolution that changed the way sports was to be played in India.
Apr 15, 2024 · The narratives of Indian football commence with the 8-year-old boy, Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, whose legacy earned him the title of the 'Father of Indian football.' Even before reaching his teenage years, Sarbadhikari emerged as an influential figure in shaping football culture in colonial India, leaving behind an extraordinary story. Source.
Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari. Sometime in the mid-nineteenth century, a bunch of British soldiers was kicking a ball around at the Calcutta FC ground, where a very young boy had stopped to watch them. The unruly ball had rolled towards that boy, who was then asked to kick it back.
