2018, Vol. 3, Issue 2
Development of physical education and sport in British and post-Independence period in India
Author(s): Dr. Mitesh Kumar
Abstract:British ruled India for about 200 years and during this period physical activities and Military training lost their importance because the activities like sword fighting, dagger fight, spear fight etc. were banned by the British government and it resulted in degeneration of physical state of Indian people. Though British were magnificent sport loving people but as rulers in India they never paid any attention to physical education and sport. They used to organize some selected games after school hours but that was not enough.
With the achievement of independence in 1947, India made rapid progress in all aspects. Restricting ourselves to physical education and sport it may be said that for the development of Physical education, sports and recreation a number of schemes were introduced by Govt. of India.
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How to cite this article:
Dr. Mitesh Kumar. Development of physical education and sport in British and post-Independence period in India. Int J Physiol Nutr Phys Educ 2018;3(2):2298-2302.
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