Arunava about Football A look at football & the world through my eyes!
We begin the AIFF Women’s Football Week on January 1, 2023, where we celebrate the women’s game. AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran speaks on the same!
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Budweiser Studios – VICE VIDEO: The Indian Football Story – Chapter 3!
In the 1990s, stars like Bhaichung Bhutia and I.M. Vijayan paved the way for a resurgence in the popularity of football. Now, in 2022, India has over 160 million football fans. We have the support. We have the talent. Together, VICE India and Budweiser India are discussing what India has …
Read More »Indian Food & Football VIDEO: Q&A with Arunava Chaudhuri!
I gave answers to a plethora of questions on Indian football on a livestream of the Indian Food and Football channel. The big question discussed amongst many other things was “When Will India play in FIFA World Cup?”.
Read More »India needs to utilise hype & interest around 2022 FIFA World Cup for our football!
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is history and for hosts Qatar despite all the pre-tournament criticism it was a huge footballing success. One nation which did not take part but had a huge part to play in the tournaments overall success was India or better to say the fans from …
Read More »AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey chairs meeting with State Associations!
All India Football Federation President Kalyan Chaubey chaired a meeting between the Federation and it’s Member Associations (State FAs) on Tuesday on December 27, 2022 at the Football House in New Delhi. Present in the meeting along with the President was Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran. The meeting was attended …
Read More »AIFF Advisory Committee Meeting chaired by Shabbir Ali!
The All India Football Federation’s Advisory Committee meeting was Chaired online by former India captain Shabbir Ali on Friday, December 23, 2022. Apart from the Chairperson, also present in the meeting were AIFF Vice President NA Haris, Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Deputy Chairperson GP Palguna, and Committee Members, Gurdev …
Read More »Santosh Trophy: A pan-Indian meet from it’s inception!
In July 1941, India was a vastly different country. The horror of partition was still six years away, an undivided India was reeling under the British rule, Mahatma Gandhi’s call for “Quit India” movement would come a year later, and the nation was yet to realise the impact of Netaji …
Read More »Budweiser Studios – VICE VIDEO: The Indian Football Story – Chapter 2!
On July 29, 1911, Mohun Bagan AC beat the East Yorkshire Regiment to lift the IFA Shield – the first time an Indian team beat the British. It was the match that gave India’s freedom movement a much needed boost, and also helped usher in the golden age of football …
Read More »The Bridge VIDEO: Will PM Narendra Modi bring the FIFA World Cup to India?
During a visit to Meghalaya, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about football. The PM gave a lot of football references and used analogy well to describe situations in the country. He was also optimistic about India hosting the FIFA World Cup in the future! This speech coincided with the …
Read More »Budweiser Studios – VICE VIDEO: The Indian Football Story – Chapter 1!
Many stories have been told about the glory years of the Indian national football team. But none of them are as famous, or as untrue, as the 1950 FIFA World Cup story. Why didn’t the Indian team play at the 1950 FIFA World Cup? Was it because they played barefoot …
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