Coverage · Commemoration
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How Khashaba Jadhav's story is being told — in the press, in film, and in the centenary year.
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Film · 2027 release
Nagraj Manjule's “Khashaba” sets release date
Jio Studios and Aatpat Productions have announced a worldwide theatrical release on 1 January 2027 for the Marathi biographical drama on Khashaba Jadhav's life, directed by Nagraj Manjule with music by Ajay–Atul.
Watch the teaser →Anniversary · 2025
Birth centenary year
15 January 2025 marked one hundred years since Khashaba Jadhav's birth — an occasion for commemoration, and for renewed calls for the national honour he has never received.
Why it matters →Further Reading
Khashaba Jadhav in the Media
Notable coverage of his life and medal, from the Olympic movement and the national press.
Olympics.com
“The first Indian to win an Olympic medal: KD Jadhav” — the Olympic movement's own account of the Helsinki story.
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Khashaba Jadhav's bronze ranked among the defining moments in Indian sporting history.
Read the article →The Bridge
“The best ‘what could have been’ story in Indian sporting history” — on the triumph, the neglect and the unbuilt academy.
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“India's first individual Olympic medallist who wasn't even given a Padma award” — the case for recognition.
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