Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also said the state government will adopt two sports -- wrestling and one more
The British India contingent comprised a bunch of inexperienced athletes and a two-time champion hockey team led by Major Dhyan Chand refused to salute the Fuhrer
The pre-production for the documentary is now set to begin in June with the producers planning to release it on December 3, on the 42nd death anniversary of Dhyan Chand
Producers Joyeeta Roy and Prateek Kumar Mishra say the hockey legend’s son Ashok Dhyanchand is very upbeat about the project.
Dhyan Chand is regarded as the greatest player in the history of hockey, who earned three Olympic gold medals in 1928 (Amsterdam), 1932 (Los Angeles) and 1936 (Berlin) for India
India celebrates hockey great Dhyan Chand's birthday on August 29 as the National Sports Day
National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29, on the birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand. But the hockey great has been so far been denied India's greatest honour, Bharat Ratna
Known for his magical hockey skills, Dhyan Chand won three Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Members of the Ajit Pal Singh-led team talk with each other on phone to recall the occasion as Hockey India, sports ministry remain in deep slumber
The 175 Year Journey Of Indian Sports, documented from the archives of the Times of India
Dhyan Chand scored 14 of India's 29 goals in Amsterdam.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.