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When Adolf Hitler offered German Citizenship to Dhyan Chand

Major Dhyan Chand has been one such icon who will forever inspire young generation and create an aura of growth of sports in India.

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Great masters are very clear about their goals. They do not get distracted by any kind of greed. One such distinguished person was Major Dhyan Chand who made the greatest contribution to the development of hockey.


By Pavan Kaushik

He was the master magician of Hockey and undoubtedly the finest hockey player in the world, even today. Dhyan Singh got the name ‘Chand’ after his fellow players noticed him practicing generally during the night after his duty hours – and so the name became, Major Dhyan Chand. 

In the year 1956, the Indian Government conferred on him the Padma Bhushan and on December 3, 1980, released a stamp in his memory, exactly an year after he took his last breathe.  

He was our own ‘Indian Hockey Wizard’ who won three gold medals in Olympics for India – in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936, including hat-tricks in two Olympic finals. He scored 570 goals in his career spreading across 1926 to 1949. In the memory of Padma Bhushan Major Dhyan Chand and to pay tribute to him, 29th August is celebrated as National Sports Day. Hon’ble Prime Minister too announced of renaming the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.

There are many interesting incidents that I have heard about him. After watching Major Dhyan Chand playing in Berlin Olympics, Adolf Hitler personally offered him the German citizenship and the rank of a major in the German Army, and  he unquestionably refused.

One day Cricket world’s legend Don Bradman and Major Dhyan Chand came face to face at Adelaide in 1935, when the Indian hockey team was in Australia. After watching Dhyan Chand in action, Don Bradman remarked “He scores goals like runs in cricket”.  

The most interesting is when once, while playing a hockey game, Major Dhyan Chand was not able to score a goal against the opposition team. After several misses, he argued with the match referee regarding the measurement of the goal post, and amazingly, it was found to not be in conformation with the official width of a goal post – as prescribed under international rules.

To honour him, residents of Vienna, Austria, honoured him by setting up a statue of him with four hands and four sticks, depicting his control and mastery over the ball.

Legends create history and some legends create future as well. Major Dhyan Chand has been one such icon who will forever inspire young generation and create an aura of growth of sports in India.

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(Pavan Kaushik is a leading communicator, storyteller, writer and freelance journalist)

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