East Bengal celebrated its 103rd foundation day by according its highest decoration of ‘Bharat Gaurav’ to tennis legend Leander Paes and former Indian women’s cricket captain Jhulan Goswami, in a glittering awards ceremony here on Monday.
The club also felicitated its stalwarts and former captains Gautam Sarkar and Swapan Sengupta with lifetime achievement awards.
The foundation day celebration became important for East Bengal fans as the programme was attended by two directors – Aditya Agarwal and Manish Goenka – of the club’s new investor, the Emami Group.
