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Founded on 7 May 1961, the institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in January 1973. It was merged with SAI in 1987. [1] Spread over 268 acres, NIS is housed in the Old Moti Bagh Palace of the erstwhile royal family of Patiala State, which was purchased by Government of India after Indian Independence.
On 7 May 1961, the National Institute of Sports (NIS) was set up for the development of sports at the Motibagh Palace grounds in Patiala. On 23 January 1973, it was renamed Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS). The Sports Authority of India originated with the committee formed to host the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.
The National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala is situated in its East wing, [13] where the annual Patiala Heritage festival is celebrated. The New Moti Bagh Palace. There is another building, called the New Moti Bagh Palace, built in 1959, [14] that is residence of Amarinder Singh. [15]
A sports university in Punjab was announced by the Government of Punjab in June 2017. [2] In July 2019 it was decided to name it after Maharaja Bhupinder Singh. [3] It was established in August 2019 thorough The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University Act, 2019 [4] and approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in September of that year. [5]
Patiala city was established in 1763 by Ala Singh, a Jat Sikh chieftain, who laid the foundation of the Patiala fort known as Qila Mubarak, around 'which the present city of Patiala is built. After the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 in which the Marathas was defeated by the Afghans , the writ of the Afghans prevailed throughout Punjab .
The 21-acre (85,000 m 2) Mohindra College campus is outside the Patiala walled city opposite the National Institute of Sports, Patiala.. The college facilities include the Central Library, the Computer Center, the Health Center, the girls hostel, an auditorium with a seating capacity of 600, a botanical garden and elaborate sports infrastructure, particularly for cricket and swimming.
The Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), formerly Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education, is a higher education institute deemed-to-be-university, located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Old Moti Bagh palace in Patiala, seat of NZCC. North Zone Cultural Centre or NZCC (ISO: Uttara Kṣētra Sāṁskr̥tika Kēṁdra) in Patiala in Punjab state was first among several regional cultural centres established by Government of India to preserve and promote arts, crafts, traditions and cultural heritage of the Indian states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan ...