Novy Kapadia

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Novy Kapadia (1952 – 18 November 2021) was an Indian football journalist, critic and commentator often considered to be India's foremost football expert and commentator.

Biography[]

Novy Kapadia was born in 1953 and 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.[1][2][3][4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7][8][9]

Kapadia was a Parsi Zoroastrian, and had written a number of books ranging from Sports, literary criticism and to his Parsi heritage.[10][11] "Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football" (2017)[12] is one of the most popular books written by him.[13][14][15] 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.[1] He died from it at the age of 68 on 18 November 2021 in New Delhi.[6][5][16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Quint, The (18 November 2021). "Indian Football Commentator Novy Kapadia Passes Away". TheQuint. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lokapally, Vijay. "Novy Kapadia, the voice of Indian football, passes away". Sportstar. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Novy Kapadia, the voice of Indian football, chronicler of its golden age". ESPN. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ Nov 19, Siddharth Saxena / TNN / Updated; 2021; Ist, 19:37. "Novy's love for football grew on us in an era where you read sports more than you watched it. A very personal tribute. | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Press Trust of India. "Veteran football commentator Novy Kapadia dies at 67". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "'Even when the world stopped caring about Indian football, Novy Kapadia didn't'". The Indian Express. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Ailing football commentator Novy Kapadia receives grant of Rs 4 lakh from sports ministry". Scroll.in. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ^ Lokapally, Vijay. "Veteran commentator and author Novy Kapadia unable to avail pension". Sportstar. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Bedridden,Football Writer & Retired DU Professor Novy Kapadia Unable To Avail Pension Benefits". DU EXPRESS. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  10. ^ Srivatsa, Veturi. "Novy Kapadia: Barefoot to Boots And The Many Facets of Indian Football". Parsi Khabar. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ Lokapally, Vijay (6 September 2017). "The incorrigible lover of the beautiful game: in conversation with Novy Kapadia". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  12. ^ Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football Penguin India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  13. ^ Chatterjee, Sayan (11 February 2021). "Five books on Indian football you need to read right now". thebridge.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Barefoot to Boots: Novy Kapadia's book is an unparalleled tribute to India's footballing legacy-Living News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  15. ^ Rodrigues, Mario. "With the Under-17 World Cup underway, now's the time to read about Indian football". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  16. ^ Scroll Staff. "Noted sports commentator Novy Kapadia dies at 68 due to health complications". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.


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