Below is Sohini Chattopadhyay’s proposal for the book that became The Day I Became a Runner: A Women’s History of India through the Lens of Sport. It was published by HarperCollins India in 2023.

Kharij, which won the Jury Prize in 1983 at Cannes, was the last film by an Indian to win a competition award at the festival before Payal Kapadia won the Grand Prix this year. Directed by Mrinal ...