India and Modern Olympic Games
INDIA AND MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES
By Neeraj Kumar Mehra Research Scholar
An Essay Submitted to Professor. Ian Jobling Professor. Karl Lennartz Professor. Kostas Georgiadis
December, 2010 India
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Contents
Introduction
I. II. III. IV. V. VI.
India and the Olympic Movement Indian Olympic Association, formation and contribution India and Modern Olympic Games Recent developments in Olympic movement in India Conclusion Annexure
VII. Bibliography
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INDIA AND THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
Introduction The name India is derived from Indus, which is derived from the Old Persian word Hindu, from Sanskrit 1 Sindhu, the historic local appellation for the Indus River. India is a country in South Asia2. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. The first known permanent settlements appeared about 8,500 years ago and gradually developed into the Indus Valley Civilisation. On 15 August 1947, the British Indian Empire was dissolved following which the Muslim-majority areas were partitioned3 to form a separate state of Pakistan. The partition led to a population transfer of more than 10 million people between India and Pakistan and the death of about one million people On 26 January 1950, India became a republic and a new constitution came into effect under which India was established as a secular and a democratic country. India is federation with a parliamentary form of government. The Constitution of India, the longest and the most exhaustive among constitutions of independent nations in the world, came into force on 26 January 1950. It is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the World Trade Organization, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the East Asia Summit 4, the G20 and the G8+5;5 a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; and an observer state in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Sports in Indian History The history of sports in
By Neeraj Kumar Mehra Research Scholar
An Essay Submitted to Professor. Ian Jobling Professor. Karl Lennartz Professor. Kostas Georgiadis
December, 2010 India
1
Contents
Introduction
I. II. III. IV. V. VI.
India and the Olympic Movement Indian Olympic Association, formation and contribution India and Modern Olympic Games Recent developments in Olympic movement in India Conclusion Annexure
VII. Bibliography
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INDIA AND THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
Introduction The name India is derived from Indus, which is derived from the Old Persian word Hindu, from Sanskrit 1 Sindhu, the historic local appellation for the Indus River. India is a country in South Asia2. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. The first known permanent settlements appeared about 8,500 years ago and gradually developed into the Indus Valley Civilisation. On 15 August 1947, the British Indian Empire was dissolved following which the Muslim-majority areas were partitioned3 to form a separate state of Pakistan. The partition led to a population transfer of more than 10 million people between India and Pakistan and the death of about one million people On 26 January 1950, India became a republic and a new constitution came into effect under which India was established as a secular and a democratic country. India is federation with a parliamentary form of government. The Constitution of India, the longest and the most exhaustive among constitutions of independent nations in the world, came into force on 26 January 1950. It is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the World Trade Organization, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the East Asia Summit 4, the G20 and the G8+5;5 a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; and an observer state in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Sports in Indian History The history of sports in
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