Thread: A list of books on #IndianFootball. To be gradually updated. Will include books written in English & regional languages like Bengali. Please reply to this thread with details about books in your personal collections.

Barefoot to Boots by @NovyKapadia (English)

Wonderfully written, edited. Contains loads of information about club, state football & national team. Currently available. #IndianFootball

Stories from Indian Football by Jaydeep Basu (English)

Focuses on #Indianfootball from 1911 till 1970s. Detailed chapters on 1962 Asian Games winning team & Rahim saab. Currently unavailble.

Beyond 90 Minutes - Autobiography of PK Banerjee (co written with Anirban Chatterjee). PK had a fascinating career. As a footballer he was a crucial in golden era of 1956 to 1964. He then became India's most successful coach at club level. Currently available #IndianFootball

The fairytale triumph of @AizawlFC in I-league spawned two books. This is quite unique.

Rise above the clouds by @ChiranjitOjha & Goals of glory by Neel Sinha. Both are currently available. #indianfootball

Sonay Lekha Itihashe Mohun Bagan - Subir Mukherjee (Bengali) : With 430 pages this is the most comprehensive book written on any Indian club. Currently available. The author also runs a Facebook page on Mohun Bagan history, named "Mohun Bagan E Library" #IndianFootball

India's Football Dream by Shantanu Gupta & Nikhil Paramjit Sharma. This is the latest book on #IndianFootball, covering early history as well as newer events like ISL & U17 World Cup.

History of Indian Football by Nirmal Nath: With profiles of 13 states & dozens of footballers, this is the most exhaustive book on #IndianFootball. Currently available. #WorldBookDay

Dolbodoler Golpo by Biplab Dasgupta (Bengali): Only in Kolkata football can you find a book solely about transfer activities & how clubs "captured" players from each other. Currently available #IndianFootball

Beyond the Goal by Mohammad Amin ul Islam : Biography of Baichung Bhutia #IndianFootball

Ami Jarnail Singh Bolchi by Swapan Maitra (Bengali) - Biography of Jarnail Singh. Currently available #IndianFootball

Goalless by Boria Majumdar & Kaushik Bandyopadhyay (English): This book talks about #indianfootball history from a socio political angle. Currently available.

1911 : Bangalir Oitihashik Football Juddho (Bengali) by Kaushik Bandopadhyay: An extremely informative book about 1911 IFA Shield triumph of Mohun Bagan. Currently available #IndianFootball

Chuni the Greatest by Swapan Chakraborty (Bengali) : Biography of Chuni Goswami. Currently available.

His autobiography "Khelte Khelte", whose cover was designed by Satyajit Ray, is unfortunately out of print #IndianFootball

Majid by Kashinath Bhattacharya (Bengali): Recently published biography of Majid Bishkhar.

A member of Iran's 1978 World Cup squad, Majid is one of the best foreigners to play in India. #IndianFootball

Sonar Pradeep edited by Manas Chakraborty (Bengali): Latest addition to my collection, this book contains a list of articles written on PK Banerjee over the years by sportsmen as well as people from other fields. Also contains many rare pictures #IndianFootball