#Ourdreamrun I-Day Showcase - Sporting Heroes from the Military Dhyan Chand : With Hitler in audience and most of the 40,000 spectators cheering for their team, odds were heavily in favour of the German team in the final hockey match at 1936 Berlin Olympics. Also, India had lost 4-1 in a practice match with the hosts. A dose of patriotism, however, was all that lifted their sagging morale. It was provided by legendary Dhyan Chand. In the dressing room, the Indian captain and his men sang Vande Matram, standing before a Tricolour. It was probably for the first time that an Indian sportsman asserted his teams identity by displaying the flag, which had been adopted by the Congress in 1931. These were among the first sportspersons of India to take oath on the Tricolour under the British Raj. Dhyan Chand scored a hat-trick and India thrashed Germany 8-1. The date was August 15. And the rest, as they say, is History. A proud member of the Indian Army, which he joined at the age of 16 (following in his fathers footsteps), he retired in 1956, at the age of 51, as a Major. The following is a clip, glorifying the Indias heroes in black and white. Symbolic and Inspiring, to say the least. Jai Hind !! (courtesy: hindustantimes, youtube) https://youtube/watch?v=Kv4gHx3X7Ak
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 05:45:56 +0000
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