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 August
29 has been designated as the National Sports Day
by the Government of India to honour the nation’s
greatest ever sportsman, the late Major Dhyan Chand.
To commemorate the legend’s birth anniversary
on this day, the nation’s highest sports awards
are presented by none else than the President of
India himself. It was on this day, Commander (Retd)
G. Nandy Singh, VSM was honoured with the prestigious
“Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievements
in Sports” for the year 2006. Representing
the country in the Olympic Games, he made the country
by winning two gold medals in 1948 London Olympics
and 1952 Helsinki Olympics, carring the legacy of
wizard, the 80 year old soft spoken veteran hockey
superstar and able administrator, now based in Delhi,
has been tirelessly devoting himself for the promotion
and development of India’s national game of
hockey in the country.
Born on February 18, 1926 at Lyallpur (now Fazalabad)
in Pakistan, he had his education at the Government
College, Lahore, where he joined in 1941 and soon
emerged as an outstanding hockey player of his time.
He represented the undivided Punjab University during
1943-46, besides leading his college team in 1945.
After partition of the country, he came over to
Calcutta and played there during 1947-48. he joined
the Indian Navy in 1949. he had the unique distinction
of leading both the Navy and the Services team together
during 1952-55 and again in 1957-58. He retired
on February 18, 1973 as Commander.
Since1980 he is the General Secretary of the Nehru
Hockey Tournament Society, which successfully runs
annually a popular series of five age-group prize
money tournaments having international flavour.
Besides devoting himself to hockey, Nandy Singh
also takes pleasure in the game of golf and active
social work. |
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Padma Bhushan Award |
| Maj
Dhyan Chand |
: 1956 |
| Jasdev
Singh |
: 2008 |
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| Padam
Shri Award |
| Shri
Balbir Singh |
: 1957 |
| Shri
D.K. Singh ‘Babu’ |
: 1958 |
| Shri
Charanjit Singh |
: 1964 |
| Shri
Krishan Lal |
: 1966 |
| Shri
Prithipal Singh |
: 1967 |
| Shri
S. Laxman |
: 1967 |
| Shri
L. Cladius |
: 1971 |
| Shri
Mohamad Shahid |
: 1981 |
| Shri
Jasdev Singh |
: 1985 |
| Shri
J.L. Sharma |
: 1990 |
| Shri
Ajit Pal Singh |
: 1992 |
| Shri
Pargat Singh |
: 1998 |
| Shri
Dhanraj Pillay |
: 2000 |
| Shri
Mukesh Kumar |
: 2003 |
| Shri
Dilip Tirkey |
: 2004 |
| Shri
Balbir Singh Khullar |
: 2009 |
| Shri
Ignace Tirkey |
: 2010 |
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| Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award |
| Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna Award was instituted by the Government
in 1991-92 for most spectacular and outstanding
performance in the field of sports by a sports person/
team in a year. Only one award is giving under the
scheme. The award carries a medal, a scroll of honour
and a cash prize of Rs. 5.00 Lakhs. So far 12 Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards have been given. In hockey
the only recipient for the year 1999 is: - Dhanraj
Pillay |
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| Dronacharya
Award |
The Dronacharya
Award instituted in 1985, is to honour the eminent
coaches who successfully trained sports persons
or team and enabled them to achieve outstanding
results in international competitions. The awardee
is given a statuette of Guru Dronacharya, a scroll
of honour, ceremonial dress and a cash prize of
3.00 Lakhs.
Of the 43 Dronacharya Awards given so far in different
games the three recipients in hockey are: |
| Gurdial
Singh Bhangu |
: 2000 |
| M.K.
Kaushik |
: 2002 |
| Rajinder
Singh |
: 2003 |
| Baldev
Singh |
: 2009 |
| Ajay
Kumar Bansal |
: 2010 |
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| Dhyan
Chand Arward |
A new Dhyan
Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in Sports
and Games has been instituted from the year 2002
by the Government to honour those sports persons
who have contributed to sports by their performance
and continue to contribute to promotion of sports
even their retirement from active sporting career.
The award carries a cash prize of 3.00 Lakhs, aplaque
and scroll of honour.
Of the 14 Dhyan chand Awards given far, seven have
gone to Hockey, as follows:- |
| Ashok
Diwan |
: 2002 |
| Charies
Cornelius |
: 2003 |
| Dharam
Singh Mann |
: 2003 |
| Hardayal
Singh |
: 2004 |
| Rajinder
Singh (Jr.) |
: 2005 |
| Cdr.
G. Nandy Singh |
: 2006 |
| Varinder
Singh |
: 2007 |
| Mukhbain
Singh |
: 2008 |
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| Arjuna
Award |
The Arjuna
Award instituted in 1961 as the highest national
recognition of distinguished sports persons, is
given for outstanding performance by sports persons
during the year for which it is given and the preceding
three years. The scope of award has been enlarged
to include such sports persons also as have made
a life time contribution of their discipline. The
awardee is given a bronze statuette of Arjuna, a
scroll of honour and a cash prize of Rs. 3.00 Lakhs.
Of the 711 Arjuna Awards given so far, the share
of Hockey is 78 as per the list given below. They
include 55 Men and 23 Women: |
| Prithipal
Singh |
: 1961 |
| Charanjit
Singh |
: 1963 |
| S. Laxman |
: 1964 |
| Udham
Singh |
: 1965 |
| Gurbax
Singh |
: 1966 |
| Harbinder
Singh |
: 1967 |
| Jagjit
Singh |
: 1967 |
| Balbir
Singh |
: 1968 |
| Ajit
Pal Singh |
: 1970 |
| P. Krishnamurthy |
: 1971 |
| Michael
Kindo |
: 1972 |
| M.P.
Ganesh |
: 1973 |
| Ashok
Kumar |
: 1974 |
| B.P.
Govinda |
: 1975 |
| Harcharan
Singh |
: 1977-78 |
| Vasudev
Bhaskaran |
: 1979-80 |
| Mohd.
Sahid |
: 1980-81 |
| Zafar
Iqbal |
: 1983 |
| M. Somiaya |
: 1985 |
| J.M.
Carvalho |
: 1986 |
| M.P.
Singh |
: 1988 |
| Pargat
Singh |
: 1989 |
| Jagbir
Singh |
: 1990-91 |
| Mervyn
Fernandes |
: 1992 |
| Jude
Felix Sabastian |
: 1994 |
| Mukesh
Kumar |
: 1995 |
| Ashish
Ballal |
: 1996 |
| Surinder
Singh Sodhi |
: 1997 |
| Rajinder
Singh |
: 1997 |
| Harmik
Singh |
: 1997 |
Surjit
Singh
(Posthumous) |
: 1998 |
| M.K.
Kaushik |
: 1998 |
| Baldev
Singh |
: 1998 |
| Mohamad
Riaz |
: 1998 |
| Baljit
Singh Dhillon |
: 1998 |
| Balbir
Singh Khullar |
: 1999 |
Lt. Col
Haripal Kaushik
(Retd.) |
: 1999 |
| V.J.
Philips |
: 1999 |
| Ramandeep
Singh |
: 1999 |
| Balji
Singh Saini |
: 2000 |
| GP. Capt.
R.S. Bhola |
: 2000 |
| Balkishan
Singh |
: 2000 |
| Jalaluddin
Rizvi |
: 2000 |
| Dilip
Tirkey |
: 2001 |
| Gagan
Ajit Singh |
: 2002 |
| Devesh
Chauhan |
: 2003 |
| Deepak
Thakur |
: 2004 |
| Viren
Rasquinha |
: 2005 |
| Ignesh
Tirki |
: 2009 |
| Sandeep
Singh |
: 2010 |
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| Women |
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| Km. N.
Lumsden |
: 1961 |
| Km. E.
Brittoo |
: 1965 |
| Km. Sunita
Puri |
: 1966 |
| Dr. O.
Mascarenhas |
: 1973 |
| Km. Ajinder
Kaur |
: 1974 |
| Km. Rupa
Saini |
: 1975 |
| Km. L.L.
Fernandes |
: 1977-78 |
| Km. R.B.
Mundphan |
: 1979-80 |
| Smt.
Eliza Nelson |
: 1980-81 |
| Km. Versha
Soni |
: 1981 |
| Km. Rajbir
Kaur |
: 1984 |
| Km. Prem
Maya Singh |
: 1985 |
| Km. Pritam
Rani |
: 1998 |
| Km. Tingonleima
Chanu |
: 2000 |
| Km. Madhu
Yadav |
: 2000 |
| Km. Sita
Gusain |
: 2001 |
| Km. Mamta
Kharab |
: 2002 |
| Km. Suraj
Lata Devi |
: 2003 |
| Kum.
Innocent Helan Mary |
: 2004 |
| Kum.
Jyoti Sunita Kullu |
: 2006 |
| Surinder
Kaur |
: 2009 |
| Ms. Jasjeet
Kaur |
: 2010 |
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