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Hockey Ke Jadugar Major Dhyanchand
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Author: Meena Umesh Dhyanchand
Language: Hindi
ISBN: 9788178061535
Pages: 135
Price: Rs. 125.00
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Hockey Ke Jadugar –Major Dhyan Chand
…book on hockey legend Dhyanchand, penned by the three-time Olympic gold medallist’s daughter-in-law Meena Umesh Dhyanchand.
The book named ‘Hockey Ke Jadugar –Major Dhyanchand: Kahani Apno Ke Jubani’- chronicles the hockey legend’s personal life, his relationship with family members, his lifestyle, the last days of his life and his playing days. “Everybody in our family is mad about sports, so I thought why shouldn’t I write a book on sports and then I made up my mind to write the book on Babuji (Dhyanchand)”, Meena Dhyanchand said.
Metronow, November 20, 2008
For the first time, a book highlighting the life and times of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand is out. Written by Dhyan Chand’s daughter-in –law Dr. Meena Umesh Dhyan Chand, the 135 page book in Hindi was released by the Union Sports Minister M.S.Gill in the presence of several former players, including Dhyan Chand’s son Olympian Ashok Kumar, and hockey lovers at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here on Wednesday.
Dr. Meena, who hails from Jhansi, said she had been toying with the idea of writing the book since her marriage in 1985. “A lot has been written about Major saab’s skills as a player but I wanted to bring forth the other facets of his personality” she said about the book titled “Hockey Ke Jadugar –Major Dhyanchand” priced at Rs. 125.
Mr. Gill lauded the contribution of Dhyan Chand but lamented the poor state of Indian sports in general and hockey, in particular.
“He was one of a kind. He was the first, true ‘khiladi’ (sport-person) from India. However, it is a pity that he did not get the attention he deserved in independent India till he died in 1979. These days, cricket is our hobby but for long, hockey remained close to our hearts,” he said.
He agreed with the author’s suggestion that the National Sports Day on August 29, Dhyan Chand’s birth anniversary, should be publicized more and celebrated like other “national Days.” He said “I shall certainly try to do more to make people aware about the importance of sports in our country.”
“Only cricket offers good money but there is not much in other disciplines,” he said.
Interestingly, Mr. Gill was categorical in declaring that the sports policy is “made by officials of the ministry and not by Minister. Some of them, pertaining to the monthly pensions for medal winners in the Olympic ames are completely absurd. Usually, enev the Minister who gets the spots portfolio, is not really interested in the ministry.”
He went on to say, “I have a remark to make on our education system. The whole focus in our schools and colleges is on securing 99.9 per cent marks. Do we even have one period for sports each day in our schools and colleges? Many schools are without a playground. How do we expect our young talents to do well without proper facilities and encouragement? I don’t mind saying that in India, our children have no childhood. What is childhood without time for play?” He asked.
The Hindu, November 20, 2008
New Delhi, Nov 19: Sports Minister MS Gill today released a book on hockey legend Dhyanchand, penned by the three-time Olympic gold medallist\\\\\\\'s daughter-in-law Meena Umesh Dhyanchand. The book named -- \\\\\\\'Hockey ke Jadugar Major Dhyanchand: Kahani Apno ke Jubani\\\\\\\' -- chronicles the hockey legend\\\\\\\'s personal life, his relationship with family members, his lifestyle, the last days of his life and his playing days.
\\\\\\\"Everybody in our family is mad about sports, so I thought why shouldn\\\\\\\'t I write a book on sports and then I made up my mind to write the book on Babuji (Dhyanchand),\\\\\\\" Meena Dhyanchand told reporters at the release of her book. \\\\\\\"The entire family supported me in my endeavour but the main inspiration behind the book was my father-in-law,\\\\\\\" she added.
The author also said that in his last days, the Padma Bhushan awardee was so disappointed with the state of the game in the country that it eventually had a telling effect on his health. \\\\\\\"He (Dhyanchand) used to think about hockey day in and day out. Even lying in his death bed he used to enquire about the game. \\\\\\\"His last wish was to see Indian hockey regain its lost glory.\\\\\\\" said Meena Dhyanchand, a lecturer of history by profession. Dhyanchand\\\\\\\'s son, Ashok Kumar, who represented India in 1972 and 1976 Olympics, hoped the book would inspire youngsters to take Indian hockey forward.
\\\\\\\"In our playing days we had nothing except the motivation to excel for the country, to win gold for the country. This book will act as an inspiration to the future players,\\\\\\\" he said.
Meanwhile, Gill described Dhyanchand as the biggest sports icon of the country and said, \\\\\\\"In the nation\\\\\\\'s sports history, Dhyanchand\\\\\\\'s name is there at the top and will be there irrespective of we earn any more Olympic medal in hockey or not.\\\\\\\"
The Minister also urged educational institutions to make sports a mandatory part of the syllabus. \\\\\\\"Sports is as important as education. I feel the stereotypical educational system in our country should change. Now-a-days students only run after marks and percentage but see in western world the education system is different,\\\\\\\" said Gill. He also sympathised with Dhyanchand\\\\\\\'s fight with poverty and said it\\\\\\\'s high time that the nation gives due respect to sportspersons other than cricketers. \\\\\\\"Today only cricket is getting money. So, think about the past. He (Dhyanchand) died in 1979, that means he stayed in independent India for about 35 years but he spent his days in economic distress,\\\\\\\" the Sports Minister said. \\\\\\\"I am trying and will continue my efforts to change the conditions for the better. Cricket is every Indian\\\\\\\'s passion, but hockey is the inner feeling of their heart.\\\\\\\" He also said that he will request the Education Ministry to celebrate the National Sports Day (Dhyanchand\\\\\\\'s birthday, August 29) in every educational institution of the country from next year. \\\\\\\"I will personally write to the Education Minister to celebrate the day on a big scale from next year.\\\\\\\"
http://www.zeenews.com/sports/others/2008-11-19/484795news.html
Sports Minister releases book on Dhyanchand
Sports Minister MS Gill released a book on hockey legend Dhyanchand, on 20th November 2008, penned by the three-time Olympic gold medallist\\\\\\\'s daughter-in-law Meena Umesh Dhyanchand. The book named, \\\\\\\'Hockey ke Jadugar Major Dhyanchand: Kahani Apno ke Jubani\\\\\\\', chronicles the hockey legend\\\\\\\'s personal life, his relationship with family members, his lifestyle, the last days of his life and his playing days.
\\\\\\\"Everybody in our family is mad about sports, so I thought why I shouldn’t write a book on sports and then I made up my mind to write a book on Babuji (Dhyanchand),\\\\\\\" Meena Dhyanchand said. \\\\\\\"The entire family supported me in my endeavour but the main inspiration behind the book was my father-in-law,\\\\\\\" she added. The author also said that in his last days, the Padma Bhushan awardee was so disappointed with the state of the game in the country that it eventually had a telling effect on his health. \\\\\\\"He (Dhyanchand) used to think about hockey day in and day out. Even lying in his death bed he used to enquire about the game. \\\\\\\"His last wish was to see Indian hockey regain its lost glory.\\\\\\\" said Meena Dhyanchand, a lecturer of history by profession.
Dhyanchand\\\\\\\'s son, Ashok Kumar, who represented India in 1972 and 1976 Olympics, hoped the book would inspire youngsters to take Indian hockey forward. \\\\\\\"In our playing days we had nothing except the motivation to excel for the country, to win gold for the country. This book will act as an inspiration to the future players,\\\\\\\" he said.
Meanwhile, Gill described Dhyanchand as the biggest sports icon of the country and said, \\\\\\\"In the nation\\\\\\\'s sports history Dhyanchand\\\\\\\'s name is there at the top and will be there irrespective of we earn any more Olympic medal in hockey or not. \\\\\\\"The Minister also urged educational institutions to make sports a mandatory part of the syllabus. \\\\\\\"Sports is as important as education. I feel the stereotypical educational system in our country should change. Now-a-days students only run after marks and percentage but see in western world the education system is different,\\\\\\\" said Gill. He also sympathised with Dhyanchand\\\\\\\'s fight with poverty and said it\\\\\\\'s high time that the nation gives due respect to sports persons other than cricketers.
\\\\\\\"Today only cricket is getting money. So, think about the past. He (Dhyanchand) died in 1979, that means he stayed in independent India for about 35 years but he spent his days in economic distress,\\\\\\\" the Sports Minister said. \\\\\\\"I am trying and will continue my efforts to change the conditions for the better. Cricket is every Indian\\\\\\\'s passion, but hockey is the inner feeling of their heart. \\\\\\\"He also said that he will request the Education Ministry to celebrate the National Sports Day (Dhyanchand\\\\\\\'s birthday, August 29) in every educational institution of the country from next year.”I will personally write to the Education Minister to celebrate the day on a big scale from next year. http://www.fieldhockey.com
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