KD Babu singh should have been honored posthumously.
Kunwar Digvijay Singh (February 2, 1922 in Barabanki – March 27, 1978 in Lucknow), popularly known as "K.D.Singh 'Babu'", was an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. Babu's artistry, craftsmanship and creative instincts saw him blossom into one of the finest inside-rights that India has produced. His ball and body control was instinctive, a sort of sixth sense.
As a player
He was first selected to All India Hockey Team in 1946-47 for the tour to Afghanistan. He played in the capacity of vice-captain in the 1948 Olympic Games. He was the captain of the gold medal-winning Indian team at 1952 Helsinki Olympics Games. The Indian team won a gold medal on both occasions. The 1948 outing was the first Olympic participation of India as an independent nation, which made the gold medal victory a very important achievement for the nascent nation even though it had won the Olympic gold in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Just two lakhs? IT is ridiculous. If they said they are just honoring and gave two lakhs it was ok. But the headlines screamed "One time bounty for hockey players.." My foot!
Re: HOCKEY VS CRICKET
by Venugopalan on Jun 25, 2012 12:46 PM
agreed..but not all cricket players are rich..only a few of them..like Dhoni, tendulkar etc are super rich..the problem is with public, they do not go to see hockey games in large numbers..
