Archives for February 2008 World Cup Souvenir Programm is a good work (2/21/2008) -K.Arumugam The FIH has recently brought out a bookle named 'January, 2003 `FIH Highights'. This is a sleek pro... 'World Cup Hockey `1998' (2/21/2008) -K.Arumugam I may be late, but only of late I had a chance to read and enjoy 'World Cup Hockey `98'. The 128-p... Hockey's Odyssey from Dhyan Chand to Charlesworth (2/21/2008) -K.Arumugam Trevor Vanderput has put down his vast experience of hockey in his masterpiece, "Dhyanchand to Charl... Glory and Agony by Sardar Khan (2/21/2008) -K. Arumugam VISION WITH A MISSION: Rare are hockey books. Rarer are the ones with a historical bent of mind. Des... NZ Celebrates Centenary Year in Style (2/21/2008) -K.Arumugam I wanted to have the list of international hockey players of New Zealand. When I queried about it wi... PROMOTING INDIAN HOCKEY (2/21/2008) -K. Arumugam ‘PROMOTING INDIAN HOCKEY’ A REP... Column 1: The Moment of Truth (2/25/2008) -Patrick Rowley I have been wondering what sort of a man dared to be India's first foreign coach. I had my answer ye... Column 2; Round One to Europe (2/25/2008) -Patrick Rowley You could say round one to Europe except, of course, Europeans are now coaching the Asian giants. <... Column 3: Another nightmare (2/25/2008) -Patrick Rowley "A nightmare happened there", were the first words of Gerhard Rach, India's German coach, as he fac... Column 4: Asian Rivals have been overtaken (2/25/2008) -Patrick Rowley So it's India v Pakistan. Much as everyone in Asia would have wished it were for a place in the fina... Column 5: One Continent’s Lion’s Share (2/25/2008) -Patrick Rowley Everything seems to be static in field hockey. The list of semifinalists at Athens prove that. Thr... Column 6: Australians produced an amazing display (2/25/2008) -Patrick Rowley Injuries and tiredness have taken a huge toll in Athens. India are not the only team to have suffere... Column 7: “One of the best Olympic finals ever” (2/25/2008) -Patrick Rowley The question at the Athens Olympics was always going to be who could beat the Netherlands both in t... KUHAN 1 (2/26/2008) -KUHAN So near and yet so far would aptly sum up India's recent performances in the international arena. In... KUHAN 2 (2/26/2008) -Kuhan It is not surprising that India got off to a losing start considering they were playing a highly cha... KUHAN3 (2/26/2008) -KUHAN India scored a very convincing win (5-2) and I must add that they took their chances well and create... KUHAN 4 (2/26/2008) -KUHAN India has achieved its target of a podium finish. And its was a great performance considering that t... Vintage Corner - 1 (2/26/2008) -Sayid Hamid Let me introduce myself first in the context of a lifelong interest in Hockey. I started playi... Vintage Corner - 2 (2/26/2008) -Sayid Hamid My first posting was as a Deputy Collector in Bijnore district of Uttar Pradesh. A suite of rooms in... Vintage Corner - 3 (2/26/2008) -Sayid hamid Let us resume our account of the pilgrim's progress; after a stay of nine months in Bijnor dotted wi... Vintage Corner - 4 (2/26/2008) -Sayid Hamid On the eve of independence I was transferred from Bulandshahar district that bordered on the Punjab ... Vintage Column - 5 (2/26/2008) -Sayid hamid It was in mid – 1955 that I was transferred from Gorakhpur to Nainital as Additional District Magist... Vintage Column - 6 (2/26/2008) -Sayid Hamid I was delighted to receive New Years Greetings from Ashok Kumar who represented Indian Hockey offenc... kaushik set to be back at the helm (2/4/2008) -Sandeep Narayan Courtes Mail Today Decks cleared for the former coach to take charge again IF SOAP operas were to be played i... First Women Nationals after Chak De! (2/7/2008) -K. Arumugam Jalandhar, in many ways our country’s hockey capital, is living upto its reputation. Second time in ... Awards in Ranjit Cup after Hockey Icons (2/10/2008) -K. Arumugam When domestic tournament organizers convene press conference, the proceedings used to be routine ra... Rajpal Singh rigid, Sardara injured. (2/12/2008) -K. Arumugam Winger Rajpal Singh, who is at Perth with the training Indian team, indicated his early return and ... Awards and Accolades are galore, but... (2/13/2008) -K. Arumugam “Film making is perhaps one of the most collaborative things mankind has ever invented. So we are... India Prays in Unison for Olympic Path (2/29/2008) -K. Arumugam ‘When the world sleeps we awake’. This was how India’s first Prime Minister described India obtainin...