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Olympics the India Story
Indias Olympic exceptionalism has long mystified scholars and policy makers alike. This ably researched and engaginly written book by two distinguished Indian sport historians lays bare the persistent regionalism, communalism and political clienteleism that have kept india mostly an olympic backwater even as it rose to world hegemony is cricket and other cultural domains. This is most timely reading as Delhi Prepares to start anew by hosting the commonwealth games and embarking on an olympic games bld.
