Prof. PS Randhawa ignited a new sports sprit among students of the Khalsa College International Public School, Amritsar, with new meaning to the popular song Chak De India’.
He mentioned the symbolic significance of ‘Kabir Khan’ giving hockey stick to a sikh inthe blockbuster film. “It conveys a message to the youth of Punjab that now it is their turn to put a new life in this game. They should project themselves as Dhyan Chand and Pargat Singh of tomorrow. He made a passionate appeal to all the students to opt for hockey to keep the flame of hockey alive” the professor said emphatically.
Madam D.K. Sandhu, Principal of the school and a staunch hockey lover gave assurance for the promotion of this national game. She assured that the best infrastructure, equipments and coaching staff would be provided to the players.
Inspired by Prof. Randhawa and Madam Principal D.K. Sandhu many students opted for hockey and plegged to strive hard for getting back the lost glory of this game.They pledged with the slogan.
`Chak De Hockey’
sikh bacche mehsoos karan ke hockey is bahudar josheeli kom di khed virast si .cricket di chamak ne sikh youth kolon us di khed virast kho layi hai .jaagan da vela aa gya hai . r
HOCKEY saadi shaan hai…saada maan hai…saadi jaan hai…Eh punjab di mitti hi hai jisne hockey de vade vade surbira noo paida kita….jihna ne sade desh da naa roshan kita…Punjab has a glorious history of having produced world-renowned Olympians like Balbir Singhs, Surjit Singh, Udham Singh, Ajit Pal Singh and Pargat Singh.Punjab has a hockey culture, which is not found anywhere else in india..
Hockey was once identity of India , there was a time when India was known by its national