FROM GLOOM TO GLORY

Mir Ranjan Negi/ Popular Prakashan/ Rs 150

Yes, this is the player on whom Shah Rukh’s Kabir Khan was modelled in Chak De! India. And yes, he too was accused of being an anti-nationalist when he, as goalkeeper of the Indian hockey squad, let in seven goals in the final against Pakistan. He rose from his career’s ashes though when he came back to coach the Indian women’s team, which bagged golds at the 1998 Asiad, the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2004 Asia Cup. A truly inspiring story, told by Mir himself, even if the text is riddled with editorial errors! Look out for SRK’s honest, heartwarming foreword…