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Audio Guided Tour of Maidan – Calcutta Sports Walk

By HopOn India

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1h 55m
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In this walking tour with our do-it-yourself Audio Guide (On HopOn India app) you will visit some of the important sporting landmarks at the Maidan – starting from the iconic Eden Gardens to the three nerve centres of Kolkata’s age old football heritage – Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting Grounds.

The most special features are: 1. The app uncovers new places & stories in familiar cities, 2. Each walk is expertly crafted for an immersive blend of history, culture, myth, & food with professional narration, music, and sound effects, 3. Travellers can walk anytime at their own pace without a guide, 4. The Content is created by domain experts, 5. One payment gives access for 3 months with no repeat guide fees.

Please note: This is a GPS-enabled self-guided outdoor audio walking tour. It does not include guided entry or guaranteed access to Eden Gardens Stadium or other sports venues. Any access, if available, depends on local authority permissions & is not part of the tour.

Activity location

Statue of Gostho Paul
- 700021, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

Statue of Gostho Paul
- 700021, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Audio Guided Tour of Maidan – Calcutta Sports Walk

1h 55m
English

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Language options: English

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$4.90 x 1 Adult$4.90

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19% off

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The tour can be accessed multiple times up to a certain validity period
Audio Guided Walking Tour Through HopOn India App
Headphones/Earphones (We request please carry your Headphones/Earphones)
Hand Sanitizer (We suggest please carry Hand sanitizer)

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Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Statue of Gostho Paul

A legendary individual who is regarded as the father of ‘Kolkata football’, Goshto Pal. Football for ages has been one of the most popular sport played in this city.

Eden Gardens

5m
Admission ticket not included

Eden Gardens has been one of the principal landmarks of the city. Initially designed in 1841 Eden Gardens was eventually constructed in 1864 primarily for cricket matches and is the second largest cricket stadium in the World after the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The stadium at the very beginning was named after the Eden sisters of Lord Auckland, the then Governor General of India.

Eden Gardens

The stadium and its seating capacity (presently 68000) have been revamped a number of times to turn this arena into a world class cricket ground and I will come to the details later in the commentary. In addition to cricket, football and tennis have also been played here apart from holding the inauguration ceremony of the World Cup in cricket (1996) and ‘Military Tattoo’ which is a popular demonstration of army manoeuvres by the Army personnel. Cricket however has been the principal sport of the Gardens.

Netaji Indoor Stadium

This indoor stadium was built by the Congress Government under the leadership of the Late Siddhartha Shankar Roy, a sportsman himself, to host the 33rd World Table Tennis Championship in 1975. The Championships were a landmark event to be held in the City of Joy featuring a number of World Class TT players.

MOHUN BAGAN ATHLETIC CLUB

A legendary name in Indian football this club was established in 1889 in North Kolkata and was initially housed at Mohun Bagan Villa owned by the eminent Mitra family of North Kolkata. The ground which has natural grass is one of the finest in the country.

East Bengal Ground

The Club was established in 1920 and its birth was as dramatic as it’s roller-coaster ride for the last nine decades. In the early stages when India was under the British Rule, football had become a popular sport among the younger generation particularly amongst the Bengali youth. But the “natives” in those days, were not allowed to have the same privileges as of their British counterparts. The then IFA Governing Body permitted only two Indian teams in the top tier of Calcutta Football League. Natives had to whet their appetites by playing in the second grade tournaments restricted to Indian teams only like the Cooch Behar Cup and Trades Cup.

Mohammedan Sporting Club

The roots of Mohammedan Sporting can be traced back to the late 19th century. In 1887 Nawab Aminul Islam started the Jubilee Club even as there were two other smaller clubs belonging to the Muslim community - Crescent Club and Hamidia Club. Mohammedan Sporting was established in 1891 by merging all the three above mentioned clubs.

Location

Activity location

Statue of Gostho Paul
- 700021, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

Statue of Gostho Paul
- 700021, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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