SEASON 4

EKAMRA 2022

After a pause during the pandemic, the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival held a digital edition of Season 4 on January 19, 2022.  Eminent Speakers included former India cricket player Harbhajan Singh on his forthcoming autobiography, Chelsea legend Pat Nevin on his memoir The Accidental Footballer, former foreign correspondent Andrew Downie’s oral history of The Greatest Show on Earth: The Inside Story of the Legendary 1970 World Cup.

Other sessions with rising literary stars featuring bestselling sports books included - Sachin and Azhar at Cape Town : Indian and South African Cricket Through the Prism of a Partnership with Authors: Arunabha Sengupta and Abhishek Mukherjee; Twice upon a Time: India’s Fairytale Cricket Victories of 1971, Authors: Nishad Pai Vaidya and Sachin Bajaj; The Gopichand Factor: The Rise and Rise of Indian Badminton, Author: Abhijeet Kulkarni; Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis, Author: Anindya Dutta; Not Just Cricket: A Reporter's Journey through Modern India, Author: Pradeep Magazine; Geeta Rahman at Championship Point, Author: Saskya Jain; Courage, Conviction, Controversy and Cricket, Author: Vedam Jaishankar

Season 4 also announced the Ekamra Sports Book Awards in as many as six categories. 

 

 

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08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

The Gopichand Factor: The Rise and Rise of Indian Badminton

After a pause during the pandemic, the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival IS BACK with a digital edition of

After a pause during the pandemic, the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival IS BACK with a digital edition of Season 4 on January 19, 2022. Eminent Speakers include former India cricket player Haarbhajan Singh on his forthcoming autobiography, Chelsea legend Pat Nevin on his memoir The Accidental Footballer, former foreign correspondent Andrew Downie’s oral history of The Greatest Show on Earth: The Inside Story of the Legendary 1970 World Cup.

This opening session is on The Gopichand Factor: The Rise and Rise of Indian Badminton. Authored by Abhijeet Kulkarni who is in conversation with Shirish Nadkarni. The author is a journalist who has decades of experience covering the sport.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis

Cricket and tennis writer Anindya Dutta shares the stories of the remarkable tennis players in the early years

Cricket and tennis writer Anindya Dutta shares the stories of the remarkable tennis players in the early years of Indian Tennis such as Mohammed Sleem , Rajkumari Amritkaur and Khanum Haji ,alongside the challenges he faced in researching for the book in an engaging session with Shireen Sethi.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Sachin and Azhar at Cape Town : Indian and South African Cricket Through the Prism of a Partnership

Cricket historian and novelist Arunabha Sengupta and Cricket Statistician Abhishek Mukherjee relive their memories of a partnership which

Cricket historian and novelist Arunabha Sengupta and Cricket Statistician Abhishek Mukherjee relive their memories of a partnership which was and perhaps still is unlike anything ever witnessed in cricket. In this fascinating discussion with Jamie Alter, they also touch upon the convoluted history of South African Cricket.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Swimming Against the Tide: True Story of Para Swimmer Madhavi Latha

National Para-Swimming champion Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu shares her story of overcoming remarkable odds throughout her life to achieve

National Para-Swimming champion Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu shares her story of overcoming remarkable odds throughout her life to achieve so many accomplishments. She also shares her views on how everyone can help a person with disability and the state of Indian Paralympic Sports in a conversation with veteran journalist and professor, Rajan Mahan.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Twice upon a Time: India’s Fairytale Cricket Victories of 1971

Sports Anchor, Author and Commentator Nishad Pai Vaidya and Managing Director and Founder of Global Cricket School and

Sports Anchor, Author and Commentator Nishad Pai Vaidya and Managing Director and Founder of Global Cricket School and co-author Sachin Bajaj share their story of collecting the 71 anecdotes that are present in the book and the stories behind India’s remarkable victories over England and West Indies in 1971, in a session with Arup Ghosh.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Not Just Cricket: A Reporter's Journey through Modern India

Eminent journalist Pradeep Magazine shares with Arup Ghosh his reasons for writing a memoir, starting from his childhood

Eminent journalist Pradeep Magazine shares with Arup Ghosh his reasons for writing a memoir, starting from his childhood in Kashmir, his time in Punjab covering cricket during the terrorism period, his interview with Kapil Dev which caused a rift in the Indian Cricket Team dressing room and his feelings when Kapil Dev retracted from his comments.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Geeta Rahman at Championship Point

Author Saskya Jain tells Shireen Sethi more about her book, which is one of the very few sport

Author Saskya Jain tells Shireen Sethi more about her book, which is one of the very few sport fiction books from Indian authors. She shares her reasons for choosing sport and in particular badminton to form a central part of her book about Geeta Rahman, a 12 year old badminton prodigy. At the end, we also get to hear a 5 minute reading from her book.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Courage, Conviction, Controversy and Cricket

Veteran Sports Journalist Vedam Jaishankar tells former Ranji Trophy Cricketer and Sports Commentator Deepak Mahaan about tales of

Veteran Sports Journalist Vedam Jaishankar tells former Ranji Trophy Cricketer and Sports Commentator Deepak Mahaan about tales of Courage, Conviction and Controversy in the game of cricket, such as the reason why the ban on Mohammed Azharuddin was lifted, Greg Chappell’s contribution to Indian Cricket and his views on Rahul Dravid’s decision to declare when Sachin Tendulkar was 194*.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

The Accidental Footballer

Former Chelsea and Scotland footballer, football writer and broadcaster Pat Nevin shares his unusual and delightful story, as

Former Chelsea and Scotland footballer, football writer and broadcaster Pat Nevin shares his unusual and delightful story, as someone who saw himself as a student, music critic and activist before a footballer. Alongside Sukhdev Sandhu, who wrote a review of his book, he shares stories from his childhood, the values his parents gave him and a lot more in this delightful chat.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Harbhajan’s Biography : Know more from Bhajji himself

In an honest conversation with Arup Ghosh, Harbhajan Singh shares what his autobiography will be about, his views

In an honest conversation with Arup Ghosh, Harbhajan Singh shares what his autobiography will be about, his views on what is required to achieve all he has achieved, and talks about the stigma around mental health which played a part in his performance levels dropping.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Inside Story of the Legendary 1970 World Cup

In this session, Author Andrew Downie tells Preeti Dahiya about what many consider to be the greatest World

In this session, Author Andrew Downie tells Preeti Dahiya about what many consider to be the greatest World Cup of all time, covering topics such as it being the start of colour television broadcast, the arrest of Bobby Moore, what Banks said about his save which is considered amongst the greatest saves of all time, and Italy vs Germany, labelled as the ‘Matchof the Century’.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Announcement of Ekamra Sports Book Awards

Announcement of Ekamra Sports Book Awards The much awaited Ekamra Sports book awards in as many as six

Announcement of Ekamra Sports Book Awards The much awaited Ekamra Sports book awards in as many as six categories. Do watch out for the winners 1. Cricket Book of the Year 2. Sports Book of the Year 3. Autobiography of the Year 4. Biography of the Year 5. Outstanding Sports Book Award 6. Best Sports Book Publisher

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