India at Olympics

India at Olympics

India’s journey atย ย Olympic Gamesย in 1900, with single athelete Norman Pritchard participating andย ย winning two medals- both silver- inย athletics. Till now, India has won 9 Gold Medals, 7 Silver Medals and 12 Bronze Medals in Olympics with maximum number of gold medals (Eight) coming from Hockey. Brief History of Olympics Inspired by theย ancient Olympic Games, which were […]

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Indian Olympic Association

Indian Olympic Association IOA

Theย Indian Olympic Associationย is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at theย Olympic Games,ย Asian Gamesย and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. Indian Olympic Association: Fact File Formed: 1927 Headquarter: New Delhi First President:ย Sir Dorabji Tata Current President:ย Dr.ย Narinder Dhruv Batra First Secretary General:ย Dr.ย A. G. Noehren Current Secretary General:ย Rajeev

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Sanskritization

Sanskritization Srinivas

In 1950’s, Prof M.N Srinivas introduced the term sanskritization to Indian Sociology. He introduced the notion of Sanskritisation to explain the process of cultural mobility in India, in his book โ€˜Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South Indiaโ€™. During his study of Coorgs in Karnataka, Srinivas found that lower castes in order to raise

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