He won the Gold for us fifty years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, being part of the dream team of 1964, but today he is a disillusioned man, as government of India play faux pass with him.

Darshan Singh, now settled in United Kingdom, momentarily over-whelmed with a call from Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India, inviting him for a Felicitation Ceremony to be held in Delhi to commemorate the epoch making 1964 victory.

The Tokyo win is landmark event in Indian sporting history, as hockey regained the Olympic gold in 1964 after Pakistan had it in 1960

This is first gold of India in which no Anglo-Indians were there, and the team consisted of post-Independent heroes.

Unfortunately, it is the last Olympic gold for India in which all the leading teams of the world participated.

India won the gold at Moscow, against the backdrop of leading hockey nations from the West boycotting it.

Despite inviting the likes of Darshan Singh, Govt of India failed to inform them when the event was cancelled.

They informed all others in India, who had cancelled their tickets to Delhi.

Darshan Singh is from well-known former hockey hub Sansarpur, will now celebrate Diwali with his friends there in Punjab.