Talimeran Ao was the india's first football captain. He was an Indian footballer and physician born on 28 January 1918 in Nagaland. In 1943 Talimeran Ao joined Mohun Bagan football club. In 1948, a year after India won its independence, Talimeran Ao was the captain of the India national football team in the 1948 Summer Olympics, this was the team's first official game and was the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent.