{"id":1034,"date":"2022-06-16T07:45:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T02:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2022-06-16T14:07:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T08:37:25","slug":"the-state-game-of-uttarakhand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/the-state-game-of-uttarakhand\/","title":{"rendered":"The State Game of Uttarakhand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1034\" class=\"elementor elementor-1034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91fd5bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91fd5bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dc04b6\" data-id=\"8dc04b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75594de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75594de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/278548290_10160060851831276_6043153352517261393_n-r8sip76urt8leciytxehmluxctnxh7lg8m0yhcquuw.jpg\" title=\"278548290_10160060851831276_6043153352517261393_n\" alt=\"278548290_10160060851831276_6043153352517261393_n\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Me watching the football finals of boys then girls CST in Happy  Valley Mussoorie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61e110a\" data-id=\"61e110a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0916dfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0916dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shubhi\u2019s Pyare Pahadis this time are the players of the \u201cBeautiful Game\u201d  & the State Game of Uttarakhand<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5efbf6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5efbf6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39d24d6\" data-id=\"39d24d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970e15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"970e15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYou will be nearer to heaven playing football than studying the Bhagavad-Gita. \u201c\u00a0 <strong>&#8211; <em>Swami Vivekanand\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fcca43\" data-id=\"9fcca43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad48dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ad48dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swami-vivekanand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swami-vivekanand.jpg 563w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swami-vivekanand-420x301.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c86d0\" data-id=\"50c86d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224347b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"224347b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swami-vivekanand-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swami-vivekanand-01.jpg 820w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swami-vivekanand-01-744x379.jpg 744w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swami-vivekanand-01-420x214.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swami-vivekanand-01-768x391.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-589008e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"589008e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8efe49\" data-id=\"e8efe49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-decd036 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"decd036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quite a few people may have been baffled by this remark.\u00a0 Actually, the Swami was addressing a young, sickly-looking lad who wanted to acquire spirituality by studying the immortal classic and had come to the hero of the Chicago World Parliament of Religions to guide him. What Swami Vivekananda in effect was trying to advise\u00a0 the boy was that first he to ought to improve his health, become strong in body and mind in order to imbibe and translate into his life, the bold message of the\u00a0\u00a0 Bhagwad Geeta, Song Celestial.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5945b77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5945b77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5bc016\" data-id=\"e5bc016\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8e19c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce8e19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">The Beautiful Game<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6d876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d6d876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soccer\/futbol is called the beautiful game because\u00a0<strong>it gives you a feeling of joy and passion.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p><p>It teaches you to really learn to trust and encourage people. You have 11 people on the starting team, so if 10 are playing well and 1 player is having a bad game you have to rally around the struggling player. It was popularised by the Brazilian footballer Pel\u00e9, although the exact origin of the phrase is disputed.\u00a0Stuart Hall, an English football commentator, used it as far back as 1958. Hall admired\u00a0Peter Doherty\u00a0when he went to see\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0play at\u00a0Maine Road\u00a0and used the term &#8220;The Beautiful Game&#8221; to describe Peter Doherty&#8217;s style of play.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-818e2e5\" data-id=\"818e2e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab6b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bab6b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Peter-Doherty-Derby-County.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Peter-Doherty-Derby-County.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Peter-Doherty-Derby-County-744x419.jpg 744w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Peter-Doherty-Derby-County-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Peter-Doherty-Derby-County-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca3cee0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca3cee0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c56dd30\" data-id=\"c56dd30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30da1b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30da1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Chetri\u2019s  Appeal <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fa4118 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fa4118\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5054f1\" data-id=\"d5054f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e662a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e662a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sad part of Sunil Chhetri&#8217;s appeal is that the Indian football team skipper, with close to 25 lakh followers on various social media platforms,<br \/>had to plead with these \u201cfans\u201d to come and fill what is a tiny, 7000-seater football stadium in Mumbai.\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S2wK-p3uSM8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/S2wK-p3uSM8<\/a><\/p><p>Fans\u00a0 Chants of &#8216;INDIA&#8230;.INDIA&#8217; filled the Mumbai Football after. <br \/>Sunil Chhetri asked India \u2018To come to the stadium\u2019. And the Fans Did Not Let Him Down. They thrashed Kenya 3-<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Sn_go8Px-tQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Sn_go8Px-tQ<\/a><\/p><p>Appeal by India Captain, Chetri and\u00a0 virat<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yXS8iNKqsCM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/yXS8iNKqsCM<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/C_4oWE8TCgk\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/C_4oWE8TCgk<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1e6DlM9SRsA\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1e6DlM9SRsA<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36e3672\" data-id=\"36e3672\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4004f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4004f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/61Dxrs5hrL-r8sip76tjyg5scd8f0jbij0kbhgatgdqctfsby9mts.jpg\" title=\"61Dxrs5hr+L\" alt=\"61Dxrs5hr+L\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f5252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29f5252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final.<\/p><p>In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer&#8217;s rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world&#8217;s most popular sport-now poised to fully establish itself in the USA. Already celebrated internationally, The Ball Is Round illuminates soccer&#8217;s role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and excitement of the game itself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d87470 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d87470\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a454ce\" data-id=\"5a454ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8926340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8926340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Uttarakhand government declared football as a state game in 2011<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a31b506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a31b506\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a6be61\" data-id=\"6a6be61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2dc0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d2dc0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Uttarakhand State Football Association (USFA) is the governing body of football activities in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and the Uttarakhand football team.<\/p><p>It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation.<\/p><p>Home ground Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium. But:<\/p><p><br \/>1. not everybody is aware of this<br \/>2. its not very popular<br \/>3. the UK teams is not bringing home trophies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e18fc2\" data-id=\"1e18fc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d900299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d900299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Uttarakhand_State_Football_Association_Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d5a303 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d5a303\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ad6c9d\" data-id=\"5ad6c9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4d38e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce4d38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dehra Dun had everything going for football to flourish : Public schools and the passionate football British then Indian Army Gorkhas. In the 60s and 70s it was on the list of premier football centers of India. The dazzling performance by the Gorkhas and the Gorkha Military School forced many football experts to declare Dehra Dun as the second football centre of India, after Calcutta. The football teams of the Doon valley brought fame for the place<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1895f41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1895f41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c29dc05\" data-id=\"c29dc05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79ff5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d79ff5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/junior_soccer1-doon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/junior_soccer1-doon.jpg 738w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/junior_soccer1-doon-420x279.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2598e82\" data-id=\"2598e82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43ea97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f43ea97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some 20,000 football lovers purchased tickets to watch the Mohammedan Sporting versus 5\/8 Gorkha match of the Nagarpalika All India Football Tournament in 1975. The sight was mind-blowing with such a huge crowd! The Pavilion has not recorded such crowd ever,&#8221; recalls RM Jindal, a former football player and DDSA official. The Pavilion Ground, located in the heart of city, has remained a testimony of rise and fall of the Doon football. The history of the Pavilion Ground could be traced way back to 1939<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfe4b88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfe4b88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dbe60a\" data-id=\"8dbe60a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4697fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4697fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The history of soccer in Doon can be traced way back in the mid of the 18th century when this &#8220;game was played by the British troops stationed at Chakrata and Dehra Dun&#8221;.<\/p><p>Football gained so much popularity after1911 in the Doon valley that when Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) came here to inaugurate the Royal Indian Military College (now known as the Rashtriya Indian Military Academy) in 1922 one of his engagements included felicitating an army football team.&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;The year 1937 saw the formation of the Dehradun District Sports Association (DDSA).<\/p><p>The association started hosting a district football league in which local football clubs, central government institutes and army teams began to participate thus giving a boost to the game here.<\/p><p>From 1950 to 1970 belonged to Doon football. The Army teams, posted here at that period, in particular boosted the standard of the game with their splendid performances at the national level tournaments.&#8221;Dehra Dun became one of the major super powers on Indian football in 1966, when the Gorkha Brigade won the Durand Cup defeating the Sikh Regiment 2-0. Reporting about the final The Times of India, 12 January 1966, edition wrote, &#8220;Sikh Regiment Centre, Meerut, made it a tough and honorable fight all the way, but had to bow to the inevitable and scoring once in each half, Gorkha Brigade lifted the handsome Durand Football Cup for the first time at the Corporation Stadium today.<\/p><p>The Junior Subroto Cup was started in 1960 and Dehra Dun junior teams reached the finals of this national school football tournament seven times from its inception to 1972.<\/p><p>No local football lover will forget 1970 as the Subroto Cup final turned out to be an all Dehra Dun affair.<\/p><p>The overall standards of football at the school level was simply outstanding with public schools like the St Joseph&#8217;s Academy, The Doon School, St Georges College (Mussoorie), etc giving top priority to football.<\/p><p>The Gorkha centres were transferred from Dehra Dun in 1976 : a serious blow to football in Dehradoon. Jyothi FC broke the jinks in 1976. Ratan Thapa registered first title victory abroad, in Nepal. But after the Birthday Cup victory a long wait started and it still continues.<\/p><p>Dehra Dun football is nowhere. Hardly any Football promotion activities.<\/p><p>Uttarakhand should desperately and dedicatedly boost its State Game\u2026 Now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-978444d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"978444d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fce043f\" data-id=\"fce043f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69365c0\" data-id=\"69365c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9743f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9743f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If I ask you who is the Captain of the India football team, you or many may not know. But almost every Indian<br \/>from 6-96 knows who the capt of the india cricket team. How to make our football champs of the beautiful game popular,<br \/>rich glamourous and role models. The best answer will get a specially designed sweat shirt and a hand painted football poster\u2026<\/p><p>Send it to Shubhadarshini Singh c\/o Pyare Pahadi, Waverly Gate, Gompany Garden, Mussoorie, 248179 Or email:shubhicrown@hotmail.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdbe7cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdbe7cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78267ea\" data-id=\"78267ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e6d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1e6d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/download.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">48th Jackie Memorial Invitational Football Tournament 2019 by St. George's College : THIS A VERY POPULAR EVENT AND WE WILL BE THERE COME RAIN OR SHINE                                     <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-000fc4b\" data-id=\"000fc4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1545b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b1545b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ruskin Bond : \u201cA lot of people think I am a good writer and praise me, but no one praises me for being a goalkeeper and in this book, I am going to praise myself as a goalkeeper. \u201c He added that he has continued being goalkeeper and \u201cdefended\u201d his home<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7b517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af7b517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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