Awards are given not claimed or demanded, it is against all sportsmanship. Recently we have seen a spurt of claiming awards rather by way of rightism, which is dangerous.
Well is there anyone suitable to confer major dhyan chand the medal in our country ? No one, Dhyanchand stands taller and much ahead of others. He brought India the glory of standing proud in the olympic podium for 3 consecutive times. It is shame for our country to have not given him the honour till date. Just put your salute for this legend, he is the true Bharat Ratna, not certification needed.
The sports persons of the nation know when to rank whom in the sports number one - at a time when money was not there and passion for the sport and pride of playing for a nation were in tact .Tody sports is business and most corrupt sport is cricket
Mr DhyanChandji is considered wizard of Hockey a feet which even Mr Bradman never attain in Cricket. Mr Dhyanchandji has contributed for few Gold Medals to our Bharat in Olympic. But it is irony that Bharat doesnot consider his high level and wonders giving Bharat Ratna in lower level in other games.
It does not matter, he gets a Bharat Ratna, But an award of Dhyanchand should be setup like bharat ratna in hockey, whose contribution and skill may remind us Major Dhyanchand
Hi Dilip, you are quite right and reasonable in reminding the country about Dhyanchand's case. It is not a case of raking up an issue; it is about what has been avoided and eluded. Hockey is India's national event; Dhyanchand is synonym of Indian Hockey; the Gem of Indian hockey. How is that he is kept out of the coveted place he deserved to be. Who is behind the scene to do injustice to this hockey wizard. Why Sachin Tendulkar is silent? Is it because he has achieved it and he doesn't need to think of Dhyan Chand? Any way, our hockey players should press for Dhyanchand being conferred Bharat Ratna, if necessary setting up a nation wide agitation!