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The rising popularity of sports films in India reflects a new phase of nationalism

Neeraj Chopra
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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who won historic athletics gold in Tokyo Olympics

Uttaran Das Gupta
The performance of the Indian women’s hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics has garnered praise from almost all quarters, with even Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeting: “We narrowly missed a medal in Women’s Hockey but this team reflects the spirit of New India — where we give our best and scale new frontiers.” While the praise for the team, which narrowly missed the bronze medal, is irreproachable, Modi also weds the team’s victory to a love for the nation, particularly his idea of a “New India”. This “New India” is different from a pre-2014

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