Mohun Bagan Ratna - The Jewels of Mohun Bagan
29th July will and always be an iconic day for McDowell Mohun Bagan and its countless supporters.
Decades ago, it was on this eventful day that an Indian football team changed the course of history by defeating a British club - East Yorkshire Regiment - to lift the IFA Shield.
1911 will always be known as the year of the 'Egaro' - the eleven barefooted victors who led McDowell Mohun Bagan right into the record books of Indian football.
As a mark of tribute, 29th July is celebrated as MB Day every year where the heroic eleven of 1911, as well as the other great icons of McDowell Mohun Bagan, are felicitated and the city of Kolkata revels in the euphoria with pomp and glory.
The football greats are bestowed upon with the MB Ratna - a mark of respect which recognizes and lauds their indispensable contribution to the club over the years.
Below is the list of the Mohun Bagan Ratna recipients.
Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta,
Neelmadhav Bhattacharya,
Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh,
Bijoydas Bhaduri (All posthumous)
Mohun Bagan Day is celebrated on 29th July every year from 2001 onwards to commemorate the great victory in 1911 when Mohun Bagan beat East Yorkshire Regiment to win the first ever IFA Shield. "Mohun Bagan is not a football team. It is an oppressed country, rolling in the dust, which has just started to rise its head" - said Achintya Kumar Sengupta in "Kallol Jug" magazine after the historic victory of 1911 IFA Shield. On this day, "Mohun Bagan Ratna" is conferred upon the former greats of the club who have made McDowell Mohun Bagan proud by their performance.
Mohun Bagan Day
McDowell Mohun Bagan celebrate Centenary of Historic IFA Shield win in 1911Kolkata , 29-Jul, 2011 : McDowell Mohun Bagan celebrated the Centenary of the Historic IFA Shield victory over East Yorkshire Regiment in style with a two-day event that ranged from exhibition football matches to felicitations and musical performances. The celebrations were kicked off at the ...
Mohun Bagan Day 2010 celebrated; MB Ratna given to relations of Immortal XIKolkata , 29-Jul, 2010 : Mohun Bagan Day 2010 was celebrated on the 29th of July. The year long centenary celebration of the historic 1911 IFA Shield win started from that day. A "Special Cover" duly authorized by the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication & Information Technolog ...
Mohun Bagan Day 2010Kolkata , 26-Jul, 2010 : McDowell Mohun Bagan was established in the year 1889. It is the first-ever Indian Club to have won the IFA Shield defeating East Yorkshire Regiment by 2-1 on 29th July 1911 to create history and make the whole world sit up and take notice of the Indian struggle for ...
Special Cover to be released by Hon. Governor on 29th JulyKolkata , 24-Jul, 2010 : 29th July is a red letter day in Indian History and a great day for the club as well; it is celebrated as Mohun Bagan Day each year. This year is all the more significant since this is the centenary year of the great victory. To commemorate this great victory, a "Spe ...
Mohun Bagan Day 2009 celebrate with pompKolkata , 29-Jul, 2009 : To remember and honour the valour and determination of the Immortal XI, McDowell Mohun Bagan observes this day as the Mohun Bagan Day. The Mohun Bagan Ratna is awarded to a senior player of the yesteryear, whose services have brought glory and accolades to the ...
Samar Banerjee is the new Mohun Bagan RatnaKolkata , 24-Jul, 2009 : Mohun Bagan Athletic Club was established in the year 1889. It is the first-ever Indian Club to have won the IFA Shield defeating East Yorkshire Regiment by 2-1 on 29th July, 1911, to create history and make the whole world sit up and take notice of the Indian strugg ...
MB Day celebrated ; Ratna to be conferred upon M.A. SattarKolkata , 29-Jul, 2008 : MB Day celebrated with grandeur; it has been 119 years since Mohun Bagan Athletic Club has emerged as an icon of supreme devotion towards the nation. McDowell Mohun Bagan has glorified its own history by making achievements which not only quantize its green a ...
M.A. Sattar to receive the 2008 M.B. RatnaKolkata , 01-Jul, 2008 : M.A. Sattar, ex-Olympian and captain of the Mohun Bagan team in 1956, has been selected for the prestigious Mohun Bagan Ratna this year. He will be honoured on the 29th of July - Mohun Bagan Day - this year. Born in Bangalore, in the year 1925, he graduated ...