Indigenous Physical Culture of Bengal During the British Regime

During the British regime, Bengal was ahead in all types of revolutionary activity, much influenced by different components of the then Bengali society. Those components were the influence of some great philosophers or thinkers, influence of akhra, bratachari and revolutionary movements, influence of indigenous rural games, great clubs and other physical activities of Bengal regarding physical culture of the Bengali people. Obviously, Bengali physical culture was very much influenced by revolutionary activities of akhras or clubs and at the same time it is proper to mention that in rural Bengal there was a great storage of indigenous minor and folk games. In British India Bengali people were very much fond of indigenous rural games and sports as well as bratachari dance and activities.