Describe the history of physical education in India before the Indepen

1.	Describe the history of physical education in India before the Independence.
Answer» India has had a long history of physical education. We should remember the heroes that India gave to herself who represented not only great qualities of courage and valour. But they also depicted qualities of physical strength and excellence. The systematic progress of physical education can be traced back from the recommendations of the central advisory board of education, which was constituted to-investigate and advise the government, on the co-ordination of activities in the field of P.E. Prior to independence, the government of India had taken following steps for the encouragement of physical education such as – (i) The establishment of All India Council of Sports (ii) Setting up of State Sports Councils in different states.

Describe the history of physical education in India before the Independence.

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India has had a long history of physical education. We should remember the heroes that India gave to herself who represented not only great qualities of courage and valour. But they also depicted qualities of physical strength and excellence. The systematic progress of physical education can be traced back from the recommendations of the central advisory board of education, which was constituted to-investigate and advise the government, on the co-ordination of activities in the field of P.E. Prior to independence, the government of India had taken following steps for the encouragement of physical education such as –

(i) The establishment of All India Council of Sports

(ii) Setting up of State Sports Councils in different states.

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