Sociology of Sports: Issues and Trends

Balbir Singh Aulakh is a doctoral scholar at the School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. • The Field in Sport: Scale, Scope and Linkages

Aashish Gaur is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala. • Sportswashing: The Intersection of Sports, Politics and Perception

Aashirwad Chakravarty is a PhD research scholar in the Department of Sociology at Cotton University. • Cultural Nationalism of Football and its Changing Nature in North East India

Pratichi Majumdar teaches Sociology at the Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW), University of Delhi. • Online Chess Boom in India: A Study of Fan Communities in the Pandemic