Category: Editorial

International Hockey Year Book Author K. Arumugam has been honoured by the Surjit Hockey Society in recognition of his contribution towards promotion of hockey. Hon’ble Minister for Public Works and Education, Punjab Government, Sardar Pratip ...

There is a popular cynicism about former players. They are often accused of not contributing to the development of sports — which gave them name and fame — the way they are expected to. Former ...

Sikh diaspora still sees India through the prism of hockey. They did not give up hockey in their settled countries either. We have seen enough of them in the UK, Canada, Malaysia and Kenya teams. ...

Keep mum amidst shame. It would pay in the long run. This is the thumb rule for coaches in KPS Gill’s hockey kingdom: That’s why sacked coaches don’t fume or fret nowadays. A survival instinct ...

January 2004. Indian women add Asia Cup to their kitty, already to the brim with glittering golds from Afro-Asian Games (December 2003) and Commonwealth Wealth Games (July 2002). March 2004: Reigning champions of above three ...

Last week I visited Bhubaneswar, capital of culturally rich Orissa. It was a tour I was looking for, as I had two important things to do there. On Thursday, the 9th February my 11th book ...

Last week Indian Women Hockey Federation convened first meeting of Advisory and Task Force meeting on improving women hockey in India. I was invited for the meeting. My suggestion include ways and means to increase ...

“Yes, we are in the red,” agreed supercop Mr. KPS Gill, the president of the Indian Hockey Confederation. The former Punjab police chief was grilled by the electronic and print media, which he addressed after ...

All about Narinder Singh Batra, who is in the limelight, bringing in focus what he considers the autocratic functioning & lack of transparency of the IHF regime headed by KPS Gill. Not many know Narinder ...

Chronicling Indian hockey in an Olympic year key had all along been a painful exercise and 2004 was no different. More efforts were put in, more public money was spent, but all went into drain ...