1911 was a pivotal year in Indian cricket as it marked the first time that a truly representative India side toured abroad. This episode tells the story of that tour and of the remarkable man who was India’s best player of the tour, Palwankar Baloo. As an untouchable, Baloo’s struggle for recognition in the game had wide social implications at a time when India was trying to forge a national identity. By coincidence, 1911 was also the year in which the Indian national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, was composed. This episode looks at how cricket and the anthem became two pillars of Indian identity.
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