When built, Brabourne Stadium inspired a social and cultural shift. Along with being revered as a world class stadium of international standards, it was also the first stadium to be built that wasn’t affiliated to any religion.(1/5)
When built, Brabourne Stadium inspired a social and cultural shift. Along with being revered as a world class stadium of international standards, it was also the first stadium to be built that wasn’t affiliated to any religion.(1/5)
When built, Brabourne Stadium inspired a social and cultural shift. Along with being revered as a world class stadium of international standards, it was also the first stadium to be built that wasn’t affiliated to any religion.(1/5)
The stadium and Club house is home to the Cricket Club of India (CCI). Envisioned as an “Indian M.C.C.,” the CCI was established in 1933 primarily due to the efforts of Grant Govan, A.S. de Mello and Indian princes (especially Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala). (2/5)
The stadium and Club house is home to the Cricket Club of India (CCI). Envisioned as an “Indian M.C.C.,” the CCI was established in 1933 primarily due to the efforts of Grant Govan, A.S. de Mello and Indian princes (especially Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala). (2/5)
The stadium and Club house is home to the Cricket Club of India (CCI). Envisioned as an “Indian M.C.C.,” the CCI was established in 1933 primarily due to the efforts of Grant Govan, A.S. de Mello and Indian princes (especially Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala). (2/5)
The club was termed as 'cosmopolitan in conception & composition,' and sought to remove the “communal partisanship” that had developed in cricket and in the Gymkhanas of India. (3/5)
The club was termed as 'cosmopolitan in conception & composition,' and sought to remove the “communal partisanship” that had developed in cricket and in the Gymkhanas of India. (3/5)
The club was termed as 'cosmopolitan in conception & composition,' and sought to remove the “communal partisanship” that had developed in cricket and in the Gymkhanas of India. (3/5)
The club’s scope was described to be “not limited by communal or sectarian boundaries, a club which would include in its team Hindu and Muslim, Parsee and Christian, European and Anglo-Indian, and Greek Chinaman or Jew if he was a sportsman and a cricketer.” (4/5)
The club’s scope was described to be “not limited by communal or sectarian boundaries, a club which would include in its team Hindu and Muslim, Parsee and Christian, European and Anglo-Indian, and Greek Chinaman or Jew if he was a sportsman and a cricketer.” (4/5)
The club’s scope was described to be “not limited by communal or sectarian boundaries, a club which would include in its team Hindu and Muslim, Parsee and Christian, European and Anglo-Indian, and Greek Chinaman or Jew if he was a sportsman and a cricketer.” (4/5)
Image: Watercolour illustration by Shubhika Malara for Art Deco Mumbai Trust (5/5)
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