When Mohun Bagan Beat the Empire

OTD E0271 — 29 Jul 1911: Mohun Bagan beat East Yorkshire Regiment 2–1 in the IFA Shield final, becoming the first Indian team to win the trophy. This episode traces football’s arrival in colonial India through British soldiers, schools and Calcutta, Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari as the Father of Indian football, the Durand Cup, the Indian Football Association, Mohun Bagan’s 1911 Shield run, the Immortal XI, bare feet against boots, Shibdas Bhaduri’s equalizer, Abhilash Ghosh’s late winner, and why one club victory became Indian football’s great origin myth.Ideas: [email protected]