And the politicians of the Congress and their Bureaucrats have/had no time and or respect for the Armed forces. A legacy which I fervently hope that Modi discards into the dust bins along with its followers. Major Dhyan Chand Its a real story of an Indian soldier, who faced one of the deadliest German leaders, the World has ever seen. It was Berlin Olympics and India had to play the mighty Germany in the Hockey finals. Just before the match the Indian Coach, Pankaj Gupta, got the then Congress Flag in the dressing room. All the players saluted it and sang Vande Mataram, the then National Anthem of India. When India reached the finals, it was presumed by the Germans that another gold medal was just a matter of time. Germany was presumed to be the winner. To boost the morale of his team, the Dictator of Germany, Adolf Hitler, himself came to witness the match. By half time, India was leading just 1-0. The playing conditions were not conducive for India in the second half. Fearing defeat the ground, was deliberately made wet by the ground staff, which would not suit the sub-standard shoes of the Indian players. The captain of Indian team was Dhyan Chand, who was facing difficulty in running with his shoes on the wet ground. Dhyan Chand took his shoes off and started playing barefoot. India won the final and the Gold Medal by margin of 8-1, out of which 6 Goals had been scored by Dhyan Chand himself. Hitler, left the stadium in between the match as he did not want to see his team losing. When Hitler came to know about the magic of Dhyan Chand, he expressed his desire to meet Dhyan Chand. Dhyan Chand had not been able to sleep the whole night. The next morning he found Hitler in front of him. Dhyan Chand was numb and so was every body else of his team, thinking as to what would follow next in lions den. Hitler looked at the rotten shoes of Dhyan Chand and asked- What else you do? Dhyan Chand: I am in the Army. Hitler: What is your rank? Dhyan Chand: I am Lance Naik. Hitler: Come to Germany. I will make you a Field Marshal. Dhyan Chand was in a fix, whether it was an instruction or an offer. Breaking his silence of few seconds, Dhyan Chand replied, India is my Country, and I am fine there. Not even the Generals of Hitlers Army had audacity to reply back to him. It was then Hitler took his eyes off Dhyan Chands shoes and said, As you feel, and walked off. That was the pride and honour a Lance Naikk of the Indian Army bore in his attitude. Indian Hockey may be in a bad shape today, but Major Dhyan Chand has become immortal.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:24:07 +0000
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