Naha, S. (2013) Politics in the sport press: interrogating representations of the ‘battle of Eden Gardens’, Calcutta, 1967. Sport in Society, 16(9), pp. 1120-1134. (doi: 10.1080/17430437.2013.790891)
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Abstract
This paper does not seek to redefine sport riots. It describes the events of a riot at the Eden Gardens, the international cricket stadium in Calcutta, discusses some of its striking features and analyses particular issues pertaining to the riot as bred and sustained through various news media. Contemporary and later sport journalists and writers, as well as ministers and commentators squarely criticized mismanagement by the Cricket Association of Bengal, the organizers and arrogance of the Calcutta Police for having sparked the riot. This paper goes beyond the blame game to analyse what may be called the first instance of editorial politics in the sport press mediating a sport event in India. To do so, it studies the contrasting reports in three vernacular, three national and some British dailies.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Naha, Dr Souvik |
| Authors: | Naha, S. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Economic and Social History |
| Journal Name: | Sport in Society |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| ISSN: | 1743-0437 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1743-0445 |
| Published Online: | 01 May 2013 |
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