Stadiums in Calcutta: A New Genre of Sports Culture

Stadiums in Calcutta: A new Genre of Sports Culture is set in the format of micro-study which deals with different aspects of sports life. We know that that sports culture is an important aspect of history which has been borrowed from the West. The indigenous people accepted this new culture of games in Bengal. The native middle-class of Calcutta was showed an eagerness for Western games such as Football and Cricket. When they saw the English of white town playing such as an engaging game. The adopted game of Cricket and football in course of time introduced new institutions and new avenues the stadium being the most important among them. The book reflects on the politics around the stadium.