The popular D.A.V. public school, Lawrence Road, in Amritsar takes firm
steps towards promoting hockey.
The Hockey fervour took off at DAV Public School,
Amritsar, in December last year when Principal Mrs. Neera Sharma rang
up the World Cup Hockey Star Ashok Kumar on the eve of death
anniversary of his father Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard. Sports
legends like Dhyan Chand don’t fade into oblivion with time, but emerge
strongly as role models to inspire generations. To quote the words of
wisdom spoken by Ashok Kumar when he said to Principal: “Memories of my
father will live on as long as the game is played. Introducing and
promoting the game in the school will be the best tribute one can pay
to immortalize him. “
The same sentiment was evoked when the Principal, Mrs. Neera Sharma
invited the renowned Hockey writer Prof.Paramjit Singh Randhawa to
address the morning assembly of the school which was exclusively
dedicated to hockey, recently.
Prof. Randhawa emphasized that our National Sport, Hockey should be
promoted at any cost. He wanted the children to be enthused with the
spirit of ‘Chak De India’. To the Principal’s question as to whether
Hockey should be introduced in the school, there was a resounding ‘YES’
by the students. With the objective of enthusing the young ones with
fervor for the sport and to inspire them with the illustrious life of
Sh.Dhyan Chand, the Principal declared immediately that hockey would be
a part of the school curriculum.
“
The following activities and thinking, go on to prove the seriousness
with which the premier educational institution in Amritsar has taken up
the task of promoting the game of hockey:
I SCHOOL TEAMS: Separate teams for Girls and Boys have been
constituted. They are being coached by the National Hockey player, Mr.
Deepak Kumar. Friendly fixtures are becoming a common feature. The
Girls are exhibiting their prowess at the sport with full gusto – they
are improving day by day.
II HOCKEY NURSERY: ‘Catch them young’. Immense talent is
waiting to be explored in our villages. S. Vijender Singh, the boxing
bronze Medal winning boxer at Beijing, is the case in point. He comes
from a rural area. D.A.V. Public School therefore envisions a Hockey
Nursery in the near future to promote talent. A team of selectors
comprising of Hockey players will explore this talent and select boys
and girls in the 5-10 years age group so that they can be molded for
the game in the Nursery.
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III PASTORAL CARE: To ensure ‘A healthy mind in a healthy body’
the services of a doctor, psychologist and neurologist have been made
available. Games, especially these days, are won in the mind first.
Ricky Ponting, in the recent India- Australia Series said, “We have
done our home-work and devised our strategies; we hope we can execute
them.”
The 3D’s that is Devotion Dedication and Discipline have to be
inculcated in the young players.
IV MEDIA: The role of Media in the promotion of any game cannot
be undermined. In 1970-80, the small and big achievements of Kapil Dev
who was a young player then, were highlighted by Samuel Bannerjee, the
Sports Editor of The Tribune. This stood Kapil Dev in good stead in the
long run. Mrs. Neera Sharma has promised that provisions will be made
to highlight the achievements of the young Hockey players, in the
newspapers and on T.V.
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V EXPOSURE: More Hockey matches will be organized in the school
and players will be sent out to play Hockey Fixtures. The Multimedia
room in the school will be used to show the tapes of Hockey matches as
it played in different parts of the world, in order to familiarize the
budding players with different strategies of the game.
VI FINANCES: The Principal, Mrs. Neera Sharma feels there is a
need to request the sponsors of Hockey to promote the National Sport at
the grass root level and to achieve this objective their funds should
reach the schools directly. This direct sponsorship mode will ensure
that the funds are channelized in the right direction without any shady
intermediaries.
Though in a globalized world the list of sports is long
and comprehensive, we cannot afford to neglect our National Sport,
hockey. This will be like gaining the whole world but losing our soul,
our identity. So, let’s join hands and strive together to restore the
last glory of Hockey.
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EAT HOCKEY, SLEEP HOCKEY, THINK HOCKEY
Courtesy: Mrs. Neera Sharma
(Principal)
DAV Public School,
Lawrence Road,
Amritsar.
We received many messages which are reprodced below
Dr Ravipal Ghuman on 10/11/2008 7:09:28 PM
Why the difference in treatment given to players for winning the T20
World Cup and 7th Hockey Asian Cup proves that we are distancing
ourselves from our national game. Where cricketers are treated as
heroes, hockey players do not even get their due credit.. Today all
Indians Respect Our National Flag- Tringa Today all Indians Rescpect
Our NationalAnthem -Jana Gana Man But Why Mainly All Indians Donot
Respect Our National Game-Hockey I Mean That Why IN Grounds and Parks
All cHILDREN Are Playing Criket,Why Don’t Hockey we should not forget
hockey is the game world learnt from us and we are now distancing
ourselves from the game. It is time that the corporates, media and
Indian Hockey Federation take care of the future of hockey and its
players and the government should come forward openly to promote it as
the country’s favourite game. Incentives, prizes and support should be
made lucrative so that people crave to become a hockey players rather
than joining the mad rush of becoming cricket players. I personally do
not feel that Indian hockey has lost its fan following. Indians by
heart are attached to hockey; otherwise “Chak De” would have not been
applauded so much. Thanks to Badshah Khan who truly understood the
spirit of Indian hockey and acted with so much of passion. The promise
that Indian hockey players have shown recently reflects that the
revival of hockey in India is not a dream. It is going to be a reality.
I surely hope so! We Should Prefer More Hockey Than Cricket As It Is
Our National Game Its My Heartly Request To All Youngsters Not Prefer
The Videshi Khel- Cricket If The Hockey Has Some Impression On People
This Because Of Some Of Individuals Only .
Indian National Game Hist.
MS Randhawa on 10/11/2008 11:15:15 AM
Hockey is one of the many sports derived from pre historic man’s
delight in stick and ball games. It is a game played between two teams
on a field with curved sticks and a small hard ball. Its birth place
was Asia and authorities credit Persia with having devised it about
2000BC. Modern hockey was created in England. The true ancestor of
hockey was Irish hurling. The first hockey club was formed in
Blackheath in 1861. The first international match was played in 1895
between England and Ireland. In 1908 hockey was included in the modern
Olympic Games. The most extra ordinary aspect of its evolution is that
a game once so rough and unruly was adopted by women. Hockey became
popular in India when the British Regiments played the game in India
and introduced it in the British Indian Regiments who quickly picked up
the game. The first hockey club was formed in Calcutta in 1885-86
followed by Bombay and Punjab. The Bengal Hockey was the first Hockey
Association in India founded in 1908. With the popularity of the game,
associations were formed in different states like Bombay, Bihar, Orissa
and Delhi. In Olympic games India played hockey for the first time in
1928 held in Amsterdam and won the title. India lifted the Olympic
Hockey Crown for five time in a row. India’s first Olympic entry in
hockey culminating in victory gave the Indian Hockey Federation a name
and reputation. Dhyan Chand, Allen, Norris, Pinniger, Yusuf Gateley and
Cullen were some of the brilliant hockey players. Women in India have
also been taken up to hockey. Women’s hockey has been included in the
Asiad 82. Their standard of play is fairly good. A series of coaching
camps has helped the players attain a commendable standard Basically
cricket is more interesting than hockey. Talking about India, by the
1980’s Indians were quite bored with hockey, and there were no much
progress in hockey by India. That is when Kapil Dev’s Indian Team won
the Cricket World Cup of 1983, which changed the way In
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by Prof Paramjit Singh on 10/11/2008 12:11:09 PM
HOCKEY IS MORE INTERESTING THAN CRICKET
Chakde Indian Hockey
by MS Randhawa on 10/11/2008 11:13:50 AM
IF YOU ARE A TRUE INDIAN IFYOU LOVE YOUR COUNTRY THEN ONE THING I WOULD
TO ASK YOU ONE THING, YOU RESPECT NATIONAL LANGUAGE-HINDI YOU RESPECT
NATIONAL ANTHEM-JANA GANA MAN YOU RESPECT YOUR NATIONAL FLAG-TIRANGA,
THAN WHY DON’T YOU LOVE YOUR NATIONAL GAME-HOCKEY ,ONCE MY FRIEND HAS
ASK ME THIS QUESTION FROM THEN I HAVE STARTED LOVING HOCKING. SAME
QUESTION I AM ASKING YOU TO ALL AND HOPE SAME FROM YOU MS RANDHAWA -ST
FRANCIS SCHOOL
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Hockey Leagues
by MS Randhawa on 10/11/2008 11:12:04 AM
Alberta Junior Hockey League Tier II Junior “A” Calgary Junior Hockey
League Junior “B” Capital Junior Hockey League Junior “B” Heritage
Junior B Hockey League Junior “B” North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey
League Junior “B” Northwest Junior Hockey League Junior “B” Calgary
Junior C Hockey League Junior “C” Noralta Junior Hockey League Junior
“C” North Central Hockey League Senior Hockey Chinook Hockey League
Senior Hockey Central Alberta Hockey League Minor Hockey Alberta Major
Bantam Hockey League Minor Hockey Rural and Edmonton Midget Minor AAA
Hockey League Minor Hockey Alberta Midget Hockey League Minor Hockey
16/60 League Minor Hockey Central Alberta Bantam Hockey League Minor
Hockey Edmonton Minor Hockey Association Bantam AA Minor Hockey
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Street Hockey
by MS Randhawa on 10/11/2008 11:05:46 AM
Another form of popular hockey is Street Hockey, sometimes known as
road hockey. This is usually played with the same rules as ice hockey,
or roller hockey, except it is on the street. Most of the time, a ball
is used instead of a puck, because a puck behaves erratically and would
be too difficult to hit on an asphalt or cement surface. Street hockey
is played year round
Roller Hockey
by MS Randhawa on 10/11/2008 11:04:58 AM
Inline hockey is a variation of roller hockey very similar to ice
hockey, from which it is derived. Inline hockey is played by two teams,
consisting of four skaters and one goalie, on a dry rink divided into
two halves by a center line, with one net at each end of the rink. The
game is played in three 15-minute periods with a variation of the ice
hockey off-side rule. Icings are also called, but are usually referred
to as illegal clearing. For rink dimensions and an overview of the
rules of the game, see IIHF Inline Rules (official rules). Some leagues
and competitions do not follow the IIHF regulations, in particular USA
Inline and Canada Inline.
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Ice Hockey
by MS Randhawa on 10/11/2008 11:02:24 AM
Ice hockey is played on a large flat area of ice, using a three inch
(76.2 mm) diameter vulcanized rubber disc called a puck. This puck is
often frozen before high-level games to decrease the amount of bouncing
and friction on the ice. The game is contested between two teams of
skaters. The game is played all over North America, Europe and in many
other countries around the world to varying extent. It is the most
popular sport in Canada, where it is the national sport, Finland, the
Czech Republic, and in Sweden. The governing body is the 64-member
International Ice Hockey Federation, (IIHF). Men’s ice hockey has been
played at the Winter Olympics since 1924, and was in the 1920 Summer
Olympics. Women’s ice hockey was added to the Winter Olympics in 1998.
North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) is the strongest
professional ice hockey league, drawing top ice hockey players from
around the globe. The NHL rules are slightly different from those used
in Olympic ice hockey: the periods are 20 minutes long, counting
downwards. There are three periods. Ice hockey sticks are long L-shaped
sticks made of wood, graphite, or composites with a blade at the bottom
that can lie flat on the playing surface when the stick is held upright
and can curve either way, legally, as to help a left- or right-handed
player gain an advantage. There are early representations and reports
of ice hockey-type games being played on ice in the Netherlands, and
reports from Canada from the beginning of the nineteenth century, but
the modern game was initially organized by students at McGill
University, Montreal in 1875 who, by two years later, codified the
first set of ice hockey rules and organized the first teams. Ice hockey
is played at a number of levels, by all ages.
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Hip-Hip Hurray for INDIAN HOCKEY..
by Payal Malhotra on 10/11/2008 12:10:36 AM
I am really impressed that young-turks are really working well to
permote hockey.I feel that it is the duty of every Indian to do
something for our national game so that our INDIAN HOCKEY can touch the
heights of sky.. And i really feel great that our Sir Pr. Randhawa is
doing a tough job for INDIAN HOCKEY.. CHAK DE INDIA… JAI HIND..
CHAK DE HOCKEY…!!!!!
by Harveer Arora on 10/10/2008 9:43:01 PM
In this country when CHAK DE INDIA was released everyone was using its
slogan for their own purpose for example chak de bhojpuri,CHAK de
BACCHE,chak de cricket.No one used it for hockey jo ke uska asli
hakdaar hai….This song lookz good on HOCKEY than other things…i
want to convey my message to all the younsters that they should make
CHAK DE india song as their callertunes so that everyone can get
inspired by it…Boys should put stickers of chak de on their bikes
rather than putting junk stuff…if anyone gets interacted with media
he/she should tell them about condition of hockey and measures to
promote it…Chak De hockey slogan should be used by youngsters to
promote hockey all over…youngsters have great energy and with unity
we can change the world…it will be great if we unite together to
promote hockey…if we’ll not take steps then who will show
interest….todays young generation can change anything if there is
will and determination…
HO KOI TOH CHAL ZIDD PHADIYE -CHAK DE HOCKEY
by Prof Paramjit Singh on 10/10/2008 7:56:06 PM
YEH ZIDD HAI HOCKEY KO CHAK DE KEHNE KI.YEH ZIDD HAI CRICKET KE PREM
JAAL SE NIKALNE KI. SUNTA HAI YEH MERA INDIA ?Aap BHI MERE SAATH IS
ZIDD MEIN SHAMIL HO JAAO .RASHTARIYA KHEL HOCKEY KA SANMAAN KARNE KI
ZIDD HAI YEH . SUNTE HO ? .PROF. PARAMJIT SINGH RANDHAWA D A V CLLEGE
AMRITSAR
HOCKEY
by Divya Malhotra on 10/10/2008 6:56:35 PM
Indian hockey has always been in its full spirit as it had many great
players who had lead the team to win.like this we should have many more
players who can guide and help the other players and who can motivate
them to play well.we_inidans have plenty of talent ,we just need a
proper strategy and we can win the hearts of many people,by this they
will start taking interest in hockey and evertyhing will be as it was
in earlier days.well,Amritsar schools are doing a great thing by
introducing hockey in there campus.
HOCKEY THE PRIDE OF INDIA By Varun Sethi DAV college b.sc(eco)III
by varun sethi on 10/10/2008 6:31:20 PM
Amritsar is called ‘Guru Nagari’the city of Golden temple and Durghiana
mandir will soon be called ‘HOCKEY CRAZY CITY’ like chandigarh because
in the Amritsar citynow schools are taking trust in Hockey where ever
Hockey nursery will be produced.Hockey will shine.I very humbly request
my friends,school going and college going have the ring tones of
CHAK-DE-INDIA or HOCKEY DUNGHE RAKH KE’ so ever whoever calls you will
keep in mind the Shahrukh’s movie “CHAK-DE-INDIA” which has done
wonderfull job to promote HOCKEY. AMRITSARIO Love the National Game
Hockey which had given glory to India and cpy to all friends.
hockey
by Raghav Mehra on 10/10/2008 2:05:27 PM
hockey is our national game so efforts in all way should be there to
promote it.all our hockey players should work hard so that all the next
championship trophies should be ours.all those people who knows about
this site should tell all their friends about it.Want to see the craze
of hockey in mind and heart of people more than any game.
Feeling Nice
by Editor Arumugam on 10/9/2008 11:09:29 PM
Dear Visitors, we in the stick2hockey.com introduced the Discussion
Board concept only recently. We invested good amount of money to get
this done. So far, we got good number of messages for IHF politics
related articles in the site. It is first time we have got so many
people passing passionate message on a school’s initiative. It feels
nice. Dear visitors, we understand you, we are with you. And with
those, like the schools in Amritsar, we share our joy. Kindly remember
this site is run out of passion last ten years.
Hockey Fever…
by harshdeep singh on 10/9/2008 9:57:32 PM
Its great that amritsar is working day and night to promote hockey our
national game.hockey has always been a wonderful sport and will
be.Tommorow is the 84th birth anniversery of balbir singh sr. i hope
there should be more players like balbir singh who can make our country
proud by achieving great heights.
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Indian Hockey
by Monisha Sharma on 10/9/2008 8:39:58 PM
i’m impressed with what these younsters are doing to promote hockey in
our country…very good keep it up,i hope hockey will become number 1
sport in our country very soon
A message for hockey lovers
by Prof Paramjit Singh on 10/9/2008 7:40:30 PM
if hockey in india is dying hockey lovers are also responsible for it
.they should ask themselves what they have done for it except blaming
media – – hockey federation -govt…go to school and collegs and make
-eforts like me .prof.paramjit singh randhawa D A V COLLEGE AMRITSAR .
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by HoCkEy LoVeR on 10/9/2008 11:42:18 PM
i totally agree with you mr. randhawa that we people should come
forward to promote hockey but what about the pay packages given by
hockey federation to the players ,its very less…cricket is spreading
everywhere because BCCI is giving lots of money and todays younsters
will choose only that game in which huge amount of money is involved,by
this they can support their family and can live their live
fully…Thesedays Which parent will encourage his/her child to take a
game which dosen’t involve money and fame.I am not with cricket i’m
just saying that as cricket involves so much money hockey federation
should also try to sponsor players so that they can feel motivated.More
and more palyers will join in only if its current situation
changes.Hockey tournaments should be organised in different cities so
that players from different parts of the country can
participate.National camps should be there.Sponsership should be given
to the low society players who cannot afford heavy expenses on sports
equipments and training..
Shah Rukh Khan wins my heart in chak de India that is on hockey
by Yadwinder Singh Sand on 10/8/2008 4:27:13 PM
Oh guys you must have seen Chak De India. Boss never forget but Shah
Rukh Khan did want to say in this beutiful film. He says “Is desh me
hockey khelna aisa lagta hai ki koi paap kar raha hai”. O cricket ke
dewano Shah Rukh Khan ko pehchano. Agar Shah Rukh Khan aap ke favourite
hai to un ki hockey kayon nahi. Chal yaar aab hockey khele chal mitra
aab hockey dekhe yehi ho ga Shah Rukh Khan ka asli hockey dekhe.
Yadwinder Singh Sandhawali V&po Raja Sansi Mobile:- 98147-10808
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by soman bose on 10/9/2008 3:40:56 PM
Shah ruk khan recently wrote in a publication stating he loves sports,
be it cricket, hockey or football. we should not find fault with him
just because he acted as hockey coach but in practice purchased a
cicket team. may be if situation is right, he might enter hockey field
also. hockey situation now is not good people like shah rukh khan has
to wait for opportune moment to come and contribute for hockey. sunil
shetty, gul panag (model and tv personality) are doing their bit for
hockey for long time now. Jackie shroff is another star who supports
hockey. ultimately, it all depends public. if they like hockey and they
play, it will become a national passion soon.
chak de hockey D.A.V public school
by amrit randhawa on 10/8/2008 4:15:39 PM
hockey by chalaki. hockey is a game of inteligent people. india prefers
cricket that is by chance is india not intelligent? we people should
believe in sport not in business like cricket. i think cricket has
destroyed our sports culture. we should not foget that Ex DGP of punjab
Mr Ashwani kumar sharma who lately became the president of indian
hockey fedration named his daughter hockey. he was so passionate about
hockey. we should revive that love of hockey again DAV students must do
it will do it should do it
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HOCKEY IS NOT A GAME ONLY IT IS OUR CULTURE
by Prof Paramjit Singh on 10/6/2008 10:07:41 PM
hockey zindabaad
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WHO IS THE MAIN CULPRIT….???
by Harveer Arora on 10/6/2008 6:15:03 PM
who is the main culprit involved in destroying of INDIAN HOCKEY?? If u
are truely a hockey fan answers with reasons…!!!
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Replies…
by HoCkEy LoVeR on 10/7/2008 9:22:48 PM
I THINK MEDIA AND HOCKEY FEDERATION IS THE MAIN CULPRIT INVOLVED IN
DESTROYING OF INDIAN HOCKEY BECAUSE MEDIA IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION
TOWARDS HOCKEY AND HOCKEY FEDERATION IS JUST KEEPING QUITE AND NOT
TAKING STEPS TO PROMOTE HOCKEY ALL OVER INDIA…THEY SHOULD ORGANISE
VARIOUS HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS,HOCKEY CAMPS AND SHOULD OFFER GOOD PRIZES TO
THE PLAYERS SO THAT THEY FEEL MOTIVATED AND PERFORM WELL,WITH THIS MORE
YOUNGSTERS WILL JOIN HOCKEY
HOCKEY will gain itz lost position…..very soon!!!
by Harveer Arora on 10/4/2008 11:45:59 PM
Hockey is a game and not a joke like cricket….In cricket dere’s no
wildness,no movement,nothin at all…don’t know how people go n watch
such borin thing,its boring than lectures, a total waste of
time,cricket should NOT BE INCLUDED in OLYMPICS,COMMONWEALTH GAMES OR
ASIAN GAMES as it will spoil the fun of other games….there should be
our moral responsibility towards hockey to promote it bcoz it is our
national game….and a respectable game…the minds of indian people
,media, brands and politicians has been jammed by cricket…to improve
the condition of hockey we should Involve sponsors to sponsor
events,Involve media organizations…..i’m sure many more things could
be done. It is all a matter of will and determination and we can make
hockey the no. 1 sport of the country….
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Replies…
by soman bose on 10/5/2008 11:01:10 AM
yes, i agree with you. though cricket is not a great game, it has
become like this coz there was no competition in india for it. hockey,
football can do this. children are interested in physical sports, and i
wish the school from this angle, as they take up hcokey in a big way.
Well done, madam.
BEST OF LUCK
by Ram Ratan on 10/4/2008 7:32:13 PM
I extend my heartiest wishes to the team
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hockey at school
by Ramachandran S on 10/3/2008 11:49:14 PM
am amazed a school thinks so much about hockey. this principal talked
to Ashok on the death anniversary of his father. feels great. the
school also talks about all aspects of hockey development from
grassroot to publicity. i will be keenly watching their progress. as of
now, please go ahead. our wishes are with you, principal
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PRINCIPAL Mrs NEERA SHARMA -thanks a lot
by Prof Paramjit Singh on 10/3/2008 9:28:16 PM
GREAT EFFORTS BY D A V PUBLIC SCHOOL LAWRENCE ROAD FOR HOCKEY PROF.
RANDHAWA D A V COLLEGE AMRITSAR CONTACT -98155 -35410
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Replies…
by soman bose on 10/5/2008 11:03:43 AM
Great Professor, keep it up. With your efforts, at least half a dozen
schools are now into hockey. if people like u keep trying like this,
things will change for better, i am sure. wishes to you also.
59 Comments
HOCKEY IS OUR NATIONAL GAME.A TRUE INDIAN SHOULD THINK DEEPLY AND MAKE EFFORTS TO REVIVE HOCKEY .WHY CRICKET RULES OUR MINDS AND HEARTS ? JAAGO INDIA JAAGO .PROF. PARAMJIT SINGH RANDHAWA D A V COLLEGE AMRITSAR .
i think in my country cricket has became a product and for this this purpose cricketrs play for goodwill for this industry . it is clear neither bcci nor cricker is to play for the country .but hockey is our national game .so if indian schools and clleges are ignoring national game there can not be any natonalism in the real sense .amrit kaur randhawa fatehgharchurian gurdaspur
Indians are not familiar with the fact what glorious Hockey has brought to the nation.My Grandfather used to tell me that once India was known for Hockey.In every village,city there was one sport that is Hockey.Mr. jasdev,a very world renowned Hockey commentator used to make comments on hockey on radio.There was a great popularity among masses of his melodious Hockey loving voice.But because of our education institution,schools and colleges has ignored hockey it has become a point of hockey downfall.We only criticize government,media and other corporate world for the present hockey situation.Our grandfather,grandmother,uncles were very fond of hockey.we young generation have completely forgotten our sports culture values.Our virasat now it is to bring back the lost Glory of hockey in india.I would request my fellow friends,schools,colleges,universities to take some creative hockey promoting steps in every possible manner. Come on abhishek,manjeet,harpeet,Rohit,Rekha,Saloni,Pragkriti,Sheenam,Sakshi,Poonam,Roshini,Kanu to PROMOTE HOCKEY.Your callertunes should be of Chak de india.Put sloagans of Hockey on your Bikes.WE BELONG TO INDIA,INDIA BELONGS TO US,HOCKEY BELONGS TO INDIA AND INDIA BELONGS TO HOCKEY….!!! From HARVEER SINGH,TARN TARAN,M:-9888719718
“After watchning CHAK DE INDIA….those who are not familiar with the game of hockey got intersted in the game og hockey.It is a pity that we are not taking interest in the our national game.It is because of the cricket mania.hockey is our culture not only game so if we r true Indians we should part and parcel of this game…..
we should love our national game rather than any other game,people are not awre by hockey.it is not good 4 our culture we should be proud to our national game.
hokey is a very beautiful game . we people were nt much familiar wid dis game . P.S.Randhawa sir let us knw d beauty of dis game. thankx alot sir.
n 1 day hockey will surely ROCKZZZZZZzzzzzzzz
cricket has already killed other sports in india why try to include it in commonwealth and olympic games.introduce hockey in schools and colleges on the other side . amrit kaur randhawa.gurdaspur
Remember everyone, Hockey was the only sport which made us proud in the early 90’s in olympics by winning 8 gold medals, out of which 6 gold medals were won in a row in three deacdes….We have the potential to make hockey as the number 1 sport in our country,it only requires effort by the people,various institutions…..there are many schools & colleges which are having football and other sports academies,they should introduce hockey academies in there campus so that youngsters can achieve full training and after that they’ll be able to join some proffessional hockey clubs….this will surely improve the condition or status of hockey in India…
jis khel nhockey ne bharat ko duniya ke khel jagat mein pehli baar pehchaan di uske schools aur colleges us ko hi bhool gaye .aakhir kyun ? prof.randhawa
jis khel nhockey ne bharat ko duniya ke khel jagat mein pehli baar pehchaan di uske schools aur colleges us ko hi bhool gaye .aakhir kyun ? prof.randhawa
jis khel nhockey ne bharat ko duniya ke khel jagat mein pehli baar pehchaan di uske schools aur colleges us ko hi bhool gaye .aakhir kyun ? prof.randhawa
i do appreciate the efforts by prof. randhawa of D a v college .WE SHOULD NOT FORGET hockey is the game world learnt from us .introduce it in every schools and clleges .sandeep dhillon -patiala
if the school of amritsar city came forword to promote hockey then the days are not very far when the city will able to produce danraj pilla, mukesh kumar,vikram pilla and tushar khadhakar.i used to watch P.H.L hockey and became the fan.i will request to my other friends also kindly do the needful to promote on your cars,scooters,bikes etc. write a slogan for hockey at your places. place the photos of hockey stars so other get familar with the hockey stars. FROM SAHIL SONI (DAV COLLEGE,ASR)
If we see in the past and even in the present, PUNJAB as a state has been the lifeline of indian hockey….other states shud also come forward and do sumthing 4 the sake of Hockey…For the downfall of Hockey,no one other than us is responsible…we indian people only have time to sit before tv and shout on sachin’s sixers which is seen very rarely but soorry to say we never hoot with joy at goal done by Sandeep Singh or prabjot singh because we dont have time to watch hockey match,there is lack of motivation…There are many people who don’t even know the names of any 5 hockey players…If it goes like this I Think Hockey should be made compulsory at school level….
Pargat singh,Udham singh,Balbir singh,Mukhbain singh,Varinder singh,Prithipal singh,Ajitpal singh are d worth noting names in d indian hockey team..We should repeat the golden history of hockey…In Chak de India also Shahrukh Khan gives his stick to a sikh boy wen he became world champion …It is a beautiful msg dat sikh children should be faithful to their hockey heritage …. By Harsh singh BCA Ist year..DAV Clg…mobile number-9988593665..:)
i do agree with kanav khurana- harveer . but a ban on cricket circus in india will solve all sports problems .sandeep dhillon -patiala
DAV public school,lawerence Road amritsar is one of the best schools in amritsar….It is good that this school is introducing and promoting hockey…I think other schools which are not involved in hockey yet, will also start taking interest by following this school….DAV PUBLIC is known for well disciplined children and good teaching staff…My younger brother is studying in this school he told me how Prof. Randhawa of DAV COLLEGE,when he visted their school, motivate and inspired them and told them to make india a hockey loving nation as it was before….Principle and teachers were so much inspired by the speech of Mr. Randhawa that they introduced their school hockey team after few days….They remembered the spirit of ‘chak de india’….Now this school has both girls and boys hockey team….they go for various tournaments in different cities….so,hockey spirit is still alive in our hearts it just needs some efforts by the people,schools,colleges,universities,organisations to make it effective….If we people unite together we can change the present situation of hockey very soon!!….HARVEER ARORA,BBA-1,D.A.V COLLEGE AMRITSAR
Children should be taught basic of hockey at school level.Grants given by NRI’s should be used to promote hockey. More and more astroterf grounds should be brought up.Public should make their personal efforts to watch hockey matches.
sandeep dhillon in his message says very serious tiing .there should be no cricket in india .but nobody dares to protest . cricket is a social evil .a business spoiling our sports culture ,come forward to protest . -amrit
agar aaj hamare schools colleges meian hockey nahi hai to ek karan yeh bhi hai k ham asaan easy cricket kheL khelne k aadi ho gaye hain .angrezon k khel ne indian youth ko nikamma kar diya hai .dhillon sandeep -patila
It is the irony of Indian sports culture that no indian is aware of what is going on in India.Nobody ever dare to think how poor India’s performance is in the world sports Arena.There is only one popular game that is cricket but in other countries like Holland,China,Australia,Germany,Korea,Japan the story is different.To Our Schools,colleges in this context do their best to promote hockey,Whole Hockey declamation,Hockey news.In the daily assembly students are advised to bring more Hockey news, but sorry to say when the bring news,they bring on cricket only….
India should wake up and start introducing Hockey in the schools and colleges the way it was near about 1970’s
When chak De India got released, certain girls of schools and colleges got deeply interested in Hockey.They were heard saying we will play Hockey.After that, because there is no Hockey in schools and colleges there dreams did not come true.For example, I happen to meet a 7th std. Girl of Sacred Heart school saying that I too want to play hockey but in my school there was no hockey.When Sacred heart school will come to know how important the matter is.This strange story you will find in many schools.
chak de india mein shahrukh (kabir khaan ) ka dialogue -hamari hockey mein chokkey cchakkey nahi hote asli baat kehte hian.mirg trishna yeh ke record .jo desh poora saal cricket hi khelta muje koi yeh bataye is mein kya gaurov ki baat hai .
our eductional institutions should avoid cricket -a wastage of time .students should play hockey instead .
Promote hockey to the extent you can.
hockey 2 sikh as hockey 2 stick.there was a time when sikh players of punjab got name and fame because of hockey the whole world was afraid of sikh players hockey stick but now in the indian team it is difficult to find sikh reason simplebecause in pujab cricket has cornerled hockey.it is right time for awakening sikh youth.
a college teacher mr.randhawa is doing great .indeed hockey is our national game .but who bothers .but one has to bother finding a college teacher going school to school for the sake of hockey .dear students -come forward .sarabjit sandhu – jallandhar
Amritsar’s schools and colleges are doing their job in promoting hockey in every possible way….Now its time for other cities,states to make efforts to popularize hockey in their schools and colleges so that it can be promoted all over….everyone should come forward to make india a hockey loving nation…
if we want to revive hockey in punjab cricket should be banned in schools and colleges of punjab .punjab known for hockey .but soorry to say badal sarkaar making arrangements for studedents to show cricket match at mohali .sandeep dhillon
dear-have you ever thought what hockey means to india . NATIONAL GAME .IT REPRESENTS INDIAN NATIONALISM . no you never think .in india everybody is in the grip of cricket .ANGREZON KA KHEL HAI YEH .BHARTIO KA NAHI .IF YOU ARE TRUE INDIAN .you will have to make others realize this very truth .because in india we do believe in BHED CHAAL .CRICKET IS A BIG BHED CHAAL .WE ARE TO TAKE SOME REVULATIONARY STEPS FOR THE SAKE OF HOCKEY LOVE ……… TO BE CONTINUE AMRIT RANDHAWA
Hi Guyz. I am the Younger Sister (Sonali Tuli) Of Miss Tania Abroal (Balbir Kaur) Of Chakde India. I am very Found Of Hockey not because of my elder sister has worked in Chakde India And Film Went Super hit Because Hockey Is Very Fast you mean Joshili Game, So It Is The Matter Of Concern that Indians Are Not Paying to much respect to This Beautiful game . I rinny Is That Hockey Is Our National Game So now Indians should wake up And Pay Proper Attention To Hockey. So Jago India Jago.
National game hockey was incredible at times b4 1950s.It was ruling as king over other games. After that time this game is loosing its individuality.And the blame goes to us- indians like me who r foccusing on other games hockey is our national game.As we sing national anthem everyday, banned killing national bird peacock, y do v dont give first preference 2 our national game hockey.
Why Cricket is ruling our hearts and minds…??? what has it given to us??? popularity…NO….fame….No….money…ONLY TO PALYERS….people always looses their money and time watching it….Cricket is popular only in around 6-7 countries…most of the countries don’t even know about this game…then why we people are giving so much importance to this game rather than giving importance to such a popular game like HOCKEY which is in OLYMPICS…..and in OLYMPICS around 200-210 countries participate….it is the world’s biggest event…but we people don’t even bother to pay attention towards it….After all hockey is our national game….it is our duty to make it number 1 sport in INDIA….WHEN INDIAN CRICKET TEAM LOSSES SO MANY MATCHES EVEN THEN SO MANY PEOPLE GO AND WATCH IT AND PRAY FOR THEM BUT WHEN INDIAN HOCKEY TEAM LOSES 1 OR 2 MATCHS NO-ONE EVER CARES TO GO AGAIN TO CHEER UP FOR THEM….HOCKEY IS GAME IT ALSO NEEDS SUPPORT BY PEOPLE…EVERYONE DO COME FORWARD TO MAKE HOCKEY AS SPECIAL AS IT WAS IN EARLIER TIME…..
it is said that my country india taught the world what religion is .still the whole is impressed by india .sorry to say what indians are doing today .they are worshiping cricket .now it is said cricket is relion for india .tell me if cricket is relion and crickerer is devta for india then what relion is and what devta is? sarabjit sandhu -jallandhar .
every indian should have a zest to stir up hockey and make it incredible as it was b4. now-a-days major hindrance in promotion of hockey is cricket so we should try to remove it. indians should provide all their efforts to promote hockey and make it aggressive than another games. it will only be possible if we devote our attention 2wards hockey. so indians “let cricket be jealous of hockey” CHAK DE HOCKEY.
this is a very good or the best work done by u to make HOCKEY populer among the youth of india.as HOCKEY is the national game of our country but the youth of india doesn`t give much importance to it becoz cricket has occupied space in their hearts. i will suggest u to make populer this game among small children or in small towns becoz their r many children who doesn`t know this national game…..
Hockey is the national game.We should not only play it bt also respect it. Today cricket is liked by everyone which is the game time wastage bt hockey is a game of just 1 hrs and is enjoyable. Chak de India movie is also made to promote hockey game and to bring back the fame and respect for our national game back.so we should understand what Jaideep Sahani want to convey that is to bring that glorious period back and that trophies back to India. so it is high time to be alert and start playing hockey. So come on friends pick up the hockey stick and lets play it and lets again bring that golden period back.So come on and say CHAK DE HOCKEY!
not only in india cricket circus has destroyed sports culture but in pakistan too it has cornerd all the games .worth noting thing is hockey is the national game of both the countries .british ruled both the countries and tamasha cricket is the sign of that slavery .so not only indian but pakistani schools should avoid cricket .sandeep dhillon dhillon cottage -patiala
i read the whole story of d a v public school.principal neera sharm took interest in national game hockey .worth praising.if all d a v institutions take interest in hockEy .it will be a great thing for national GAME .my city chandigarh is also a very hockey crazy .last year we all friends saw all P H L hockey matches . best wishes madam neera sharm . REETI SHARMA – CHANDIGARH
Remember everyone, Asia’s first Olympic gold medal was won by the 1928 Indian Olympic hockey team and yes,It was our indian hockey team which won 8 grand gold medals in olympics and made us proud on the international level…it made us capable of facing other countries in world sports arena….provided fame,popularity,excellent players,etc….PEOPLE were mad about this game in early 90’s..Now what happened to our janta…???They have time for cricket….YES alwayz….for Hockey….no never….This is the main reason for the downfall of indian hockey ….people of india are letting it down by not bothering about it….It needs support,encouragement by the people so that it can stand again and face the world….It is not late,still we can make the difference if we unite together to promote hockey all over india… younsters can definately change the present situation by carrying out rallies,flags of chak de hockey,making chak de india as their callertunes,putting stickers of chak de india and hockey on bikes and cars…talking to media about condition of hockey,writing motivational articles,topics on hockey for hockey lovers and Aam janta,speechs,debates in schools and colleges by various students….i hope it will help people to think broadly and open mindedly about hockey….From HARVEER ARORA,BBA-1,DAV COLLEGE AMRITSAR
being indians we should support hockey .the village the city you belong to may not be aware about nationalgame ‘importance but you people the visitors of stick2 hockey are very much clear about it .so go to nearby school and college with the message to introduce hockey .will you ? chakde hockey dreams should come true .amrit -gurdaspur distt
Hockey is a wonderful game and we should proud of our national game , people are not aware abt this game so much they use to see Cricket , this is the foolish game i m not use to see it they play the whole day and at end it draws so we should play hockey as Mr. Shahrukh did in Chak De India , he encourage people towards their national game , so its my heartly saying that pls stick to Hockey.
to every indian………tehe song is not for hearing …..u hav top listen ..nd take sum action to support the spirit of that song
CRICKET IS A RAGE IN INDIA PAKISTAN SRI LANKA AND BANGLADESH BECAUSE THE ONLY GAME THEY CAN PLAY IN THE SMALL WORLD OF CRICKET AND BY WINNING ONCE IN A BLUE MOON AGAINST AUSTRALIANS AND SOUTH AFRICANS PRESUME TO BE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS.BUT THEY ARE NOT .
my dear friends reeti from chandigarh requests you if you belog to a try business family try to compel your dad uncle to support hockey by every possible mannner .you can donate hockey STICKS AND balls to poor students who WANT to play hockey .my humble request please do not reject .come on guys save hockey REETI SHARMA SECTOR 42 CHANDIGARH .
Those who r not familear with the HOCKEY got acquainted with After watching CHAK DE INDIA. If after Chak de India u dont say CHAK DE HOCKEY will mean that you only seen the film could not understand the MESSAGE, it high time to understand the CHAK DE.
If you are a real Indian u should have to promote his National Game As u promote his
National Anthem,National flag etc.
jo desh sirf cricket ka hi deewana hai us desh mein khel jagat ki taraf dekho to andhera hai .aap is beet chuki diwali ke baad promise karo ke cricket ka boycott karoge aur desh ke rashtari khel hockey ko promote karoge . tab jaakar khel jagat mein diwali aayegi . law student
chodo kal ki baatein kal ki baat purani naye dor se karenge hum milkar promote hockey…..hum hindustani ……hum hindustani……
My friends lets start to promote hockey . Try to promote it from ur home,then in friends
After that promote it in ur colony & then it will automatically started to promote in whole India.. Bcoz.
At end tt will start to work in hierarchical form.
Hi, all the visiters of stick to hockey .com should tell their friends to visit stick to hockey .com and this way should promot.
God has blessed us with two hands in hockey ground.
Now if all of us play with bat then who will play hockey? Its highly time
To promote chak de hockey & Rakh de Bat.
Punjab which has produced so many hockey player particular sikh players
Why these days Punjab is forgetting hockey & becoming interested in cricket?
So, to come forward in hockey game All Punjabi should boycott cricket.
i think stick2hockey.com is doing a very good job for the sake of hockey. It is one of the humble effort one can make to popularize hockey. All efforts for hockey are great because it is our national game.A national symbol should be respected and loved by us
when sharukh khan in chak de india gives stick to a small boy it was a chak de hockey massage not only for him but my friends hitu,aman,sweety,manpreet,gagan,kiran,vishav,parvesh,rajwinder,rajesh,gaurav,gurpreet,mahesh,mandeep,vanita,jai,lakshay,karan,bhavuk,sahil,akshit,simar,aadil,himanshu,akshu,alisha,annie,avantika,ambica,jeena,arshiya,ritika,ratisha,deepika,luvpreet,harman,akansha,harsimran,jaskaran,aashna,minakshi,shikha,seerat,etc it is also 4 u also. say CHAK DE HOCKEY
best of luck D.A.V publice school amritsar
After watching Chak de India those who are not familiar with the game of hockey got intersted in the game of hockey.It is a pity that we r not taking interest in the our national game.It is beacause of the cricket mania.Hockey is our culture not only game so if we r true Indians we should part and parcel of this game……
i am ritesh sharma
i am a memeber of this hockey team … best of luck to DAV PUBLIC lawrence road, hockey team…….wim with flying colours………. Chak De—–>DAVians……. Balle Balle !!!!!!!