Novy Kapadia
Novy Kapadia | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2021 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | football journalist, critic, commentator |
Novy Kapadia (1952/53 – 18 November 2021) was an Indian football journalist,[1] critic and commentator often considered to be India's foremost football expert and commentator.[2][3][4][5]
Biography
[edit]Kapadia grew up in Delhi at the time of vibrant footballing culture. He played for Delhi University Football Team, Junior nationals representing Delhi, a lot of local leagues and later started Ashoka Football Club in Delhi, where he was involved as coach, coach and later secretary in various time frames.[6][7][8][9] He made a switch to sports journalism and was also a professor at SGTB Khasla College, Delhi University, where he served as University's Deputy Proctor from 2003 to 2010.[10][11] In his last years, he faced problems in availing his pension from Delhi University and had to seek sports ministry assistance to cover his medical costs.[12][13][14]
Kapadia was a Parsi Zoroastrian, and had written a number of books ranging from Sports, literary criticism and to his Parsi heritage.[15][16] "Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football" (2017)[17] is one of the most popular books written by him.[18][19][20] Kapadia suffered with a rare type of motor neurone disease and was confined to his house in last two years of his life, out of which last two months required life support.[6] He died from it at the age of 68 on 18 November 2021 in New Delhi.[11][10][21]
Works
[edit]- Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
References
[edit]- ^ "Salim Ansari gets Player of the Year Award". tribuneindia.com. New Delhi: The Tribune India. 16 April 2002. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Singh, Ujwal (12 August 2020). "Past Masters of Indian Sports: Jarnail Singh Dhillon, the hard tackler who many consider the all-time best Indian defender". firstpost.com. FirstPost. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Football — the passion play in Kolkata". ibnlive.in. IBN Live. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Mitra, Atanu (12 July 2016). "Amal Dutta (1930—2016): the Indian football coach whom players swore by and swore at". Scroll.in. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Indian Football Commentator Novy Kapadia Passes Away". The Quint. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Lokapally, Vijay (18 November 2021). "Novy Kapadia, the voice of Indian football, passes away". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Novy Kapadia, the voice of Indian football, chronicler of its golden age". ESPN. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Saxena, Siddharth (19 November 2021). "Novy's love for football grew on us in an era where you read sports more than you watched it. A very personal tribute". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Veteran football commentator Novy Kapadia dies at 67". The Telegraph (India). Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b "'Even when the world stopped caring about Indian football, Novy Kapadia didn't'". The Indian Express. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Ailing football commentator Novy Kapadia receives grant of Rs 4 lakh from sports ministry". Scroll.in. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Lokapally, Vijay (5 March 2020). "Veteran commentator and author Novy Kapadia unable to avail pension". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Bedridden,Football Writer & Retired DU Professor Novy Kapadia Unable To Avail Pension Benefits". DU EXPRESS. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Srivatsa, Veturi (27 September 2017). "Novy Kapadia: Barefoot to Boots And The Many Facets of Indian Football". Parsi Khabar. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Lokapally, Vijay (6 September 2017). "The incorrigible lover of the beautiful game: in conversation with Novy Kapadia". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football Archived 21 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine Penguin India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Chatterjee, Sayan (11 February 2021). "Five books on Indian football you need to read right now". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Barefoot to Boots: Novy Kapadia's book is an unparalleled tribute to India's footballing legacy". Firstpost. 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Rodrigues, Mario (8 October 2017). "With the Under-17 World Cup underway, now's the time to read about Indian football". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Noted sports commentator Novy Kapadia dies at 68 due to health complications". Scroll.in. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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