Football legend Tulsidas Balaram passes away
1 year, 10 months ago

Football legend Tulsidas Balaram passes away

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Published : Feb 17, 2023 19:10 IST Tulsidas Balaram, one of the greatest footballers ever to play for India, passed away on February 16, ending the most glorious chapter of Indian football. But it was while playing for the Kolkata giant East Bengal that Balaram’s legend in Indian football was cemented. Kushal Chakraborty, football expert and unofficial historian of East Bengal, told Frontline: “Balaram was arguably the greatest ball player of India after Ahmed Khan. So, we can understand what a truly great player he was.” Soon after returning victorious from Jakarta in 1962, while at his peak, Balaram abruptly left East Bengal and practically quit playing top-level football.

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Review of Sudipta Biswas’s Tulsidas Balaram — The Boy, The Hero, The Tormented Footballer: Golden boot
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The Hindu  

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Tulsidas Balaram, legendary Indian footballer, passes away aged 86

The Hindu  

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