SPORTS IN INDIA

HISTORY OF SPORTS IN INDIA

Before Independence In the vedic era :

In early India, games and sports were very much concerned about the development of the physique and for the art of offence and defence. The guru-shishya (teacher-pupil) relationship has always been an integral part of Indian sport from time immemorial. Indian sport reached a peak of excellence when Buddhism held sway here.

After independence

POPULAR SPORTS IN INDIA

Popular sports in India include cricket, field hockey, football, tennis, basketball, chess, volleyball, badminton and golf.

Our national sport is field hockey

In India, cricket has made its own name of itself A wide variety of sports is played throughout the country. These include kabbadi, kho kho, pehlwani and gilli-danda. British rule brought many popular sports in India including football, rugby union, cricket, golf, tennis, squash, hockey, boxing, snooker, and billiards