Narrating The Sporting Self A Comparative Study of Selected Indian Sportspersons Autobiographies

Abstract

Autobiography is a powerful medium that people use to speak about themselves for themselves and also for others. It is a tool used by the powerful and the marginalized. The personal voice is more powerful than the represented voice, in this context, autobiography can be the most candid and accessible way of countering silence and misrepresentation too. Autobiographies have been used by people from across the spectrum of society, be it anthropologists, ethnographers, psychologists, sociologists, educators, politicians etc. newline