Guru Dutt Sondhi (1890-1966): Indian IOC member and visionary of Asian integration through sport.

Autor/in	Hübner, Stefan
Titel	Guru Dutt Sondhi (1890-1966): Indian IOC member and visionary of Asian integration through sport. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Guru Dutt Sondhi (1890-1966): Indisches IOC-Mitglied und Visionär der Integration durch Sport in Asien.
Quelle	In: Education about Asia, 21 (2016) 2, S. 29-34 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-6851
Schlagwörter	Ideologie; Beeinflussung; Soziale Integration; Kulturpolitik; Kolonialismus; Gesundheitserziehung; Nationalismus; Politik; Soziale Bewegung; Sozialpolitik; Olympische Idee; Sport; Sportgeschichte; Sportpolitik; Sportveranstaltung; Internationalität; 20. Jahrhundert; Biografie; Integration; Funktionär; Asien; Indien
Abstract	Guru Dutt Sondhi (1890-1966) was the central figure in the founding of both the Western Asiatic Games and the Asian Games. Each time he proved to be a visionary of Asian cooperation and integration, first during British colonialism and later during decolonization and the Cold War. Studying and discussing Sondhi's life is valuable, since it sheds light on various major events that affected the course of the twentieth century. Sondhi was a member of the small British-educated Indian elite during colonialism and affected by the "white man's burden"-the claim that colonialism served not to exploit, but to "uplift" and "civilize" colonized peoples. He agreed about the need for a "modernization" process in India, which included promoting sport, but disagreed about colonialism and favored Indian self-government. As a consequence, he also advocated Asian cooperation and integration as a means to resist Western predominance and to give India back a leading role in world affairs. Studying and discussing his activities as a sports organizer, therefore, tells us much about the impact of British colonialism on India. Moreover, it shows how the white man's burden was appropriated by Indians, and affected decolonization and Asian cooperation. (Einleitung).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2017/2