{"product_id":"bhiwani-junction-the-untold-story-of-boxing-in-india-paperback","title":"Bhiwani Junction: The Untold Story of Boxing in India - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShamya Dasgupta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Havana. Harlem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaryana. There is a thread that runs through these centres of excellence in boxing...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are places where young boys can choose a career in crime if they want to, and they often do. Or, turn to boxing.' Vijender Singh's one bronze medal in Beijing has changed the fortunes of an entire sport in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the very least, it dramatically transformed one town: Bhiwani. Or did Bhiwani transform Indian boxing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nation now knows Bhiwani as being synonymous with the handsome Olympian heartthrob and then some. Boxing is the new sexy, Vijender is the face of it, and Bhiwani is its home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut inspiring as that tale is and considerable though India's successes in the sport have been since his bronze, the story - as is true of everything in India - is more complex. The sport has a long and meandering history, a Raj connection and a nationalist one, and decades of Indian rule and misrule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere have been many boxing centres in the country, beginning with Calcutta and Mumbai. The state of Manipur has had a long, conflicted history with the sport, as has the Indian Army.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlood, sweat, tears and a healthy dose of conspiracy: the story of Indian boxing is dramatic, simultaneously dispiriting and inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShamya Dasgupta\u003c\/b\u003e has worked with The Indian Express, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Tehelka, ESPN, Headlines Today and NewsX, and is currently senior editor with Wisden India. He has authored Bhiwani Junction: The Untold Story of Boxing in India and Cricket Changed My Life: Stories of Hope and Despair from the IPL and Elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48168032174301,"sku":"9789350293362","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/iTPbtFXfqm9789350293362.webp?v=1784250166","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bhiwani-junction-the-untold-story-of-boxing-in-india-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}