Barefoot Boys podcast

Kicked Into Shape

26/9/2023

Barefoot Boys

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Former army man Sailen Bose shakes things up at Mohun Bagan, kicking (literally) the players into shape. The British decide to partition Bengal, in furtherance of the strategy of ‘Divide and Rule,’ but Bengal rises in protest. For inspiration, people begin to look to indigenous scientific innovators, nationalist writers and…footballers.

Altri episodi di "Barefoot Boys"

Barefoot Boys: Trailer
1/8/2024
1:15
Eleven men, playing without boots on their feet, showed a country what freedom felt like, long before its citizens were free. This is their story.
The Barefoot Boys
7/11/2023
17:43
Mohun Bagan is the toast of Calcutta. The city burns with nationalist fervour and the British shift the capital to Delhi—away from the “bomb-wielding nationalists and barefooted footballers of Bengal.”
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The IFA Shield, Part Two
31/10/2023
17:21
All of Calcutta is decked up, and thousands throng the maidan to watch Bagan play the East Yorkshire Regiment again. 
The 1911 IFA Shield
24/10/2023
18:03
No longer content with winning tournaments like the Trades Cup, Mohun Bagan set their eyes on the real prize: the IFA Shield. Sailen Bose scours the gullies of North Calcutta to identify talent, and captain Shibdas Bhaduri proposes an audacious tactical overhaul.
The Amor Ekadosh Level Up (Again)
17/10/2023
18:13
No longer content with winning tournaments like the Trades Cup, Mohun Bagan set their eyes on the real prize: the IFA Shield. Sailen Bose scours the gullies of North Calcutta to identify talent, and captain Shibdas Bhaduri proposes an audacious tactical overhaul.
The Bomb Heard 'Round Bengal
10/10/2023
18:04
A revolutionary terrorist bomb attack on a British magistrate in Muzzafarpur goes horribly wrong. A fired-up Mohun Bagan wins their way into the IFA Shield; politics can’t help but spill onto the field.
The Bhaduri Brothers
3/10/2023
16:08
With the help of the Bhaduri Brothers, the Immortal Eleven ascend the ranks—all the way to the 1905 Gladstone Cup. Bengalis from all over travel to Chinsurah in the hopes of witnessing a victory against the British neatly packaged into a football tournament.
Kicked Into Shape
26/9/2023
17:50
Former army man Sailen Bose shakes things up at Mohun Bagan, kicking (literally) the players into shape. The British decide to partition Bengal, in furtherance of the strategy of ‘Divide and Rule,’ but Bengal rises in protest. For inspiration, people begin to look to indigenous scientific innovators, nationalist writers and…footballers.
Mohun Bagan's Palatial Origins
19/9/2023
19:50
Three royal families set out to find a proper setting for a football club, and find it in the Mohun Bagan marble palace. Bagan’s start is rocky, but the winds of change—sporting and political—start to gather speed.
No Boots? No Problem
12/9/2023
15:28
Nagendra marries into the Sovabazaar family, and starts a football club in its name. The British are baffled when the Indians show up…barefoot.

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