| REJUVENATE HOCKEY ON THE LINES OF CRICKET | | | | even a child knows who Sachin Tendulkar is. There is |
| New Delhi : Inspired from the success of promotional | | | | fervent need to popular this game and prepare more |
| film on the national game of Hockey, Chak De India, | | | | and more players for this game, Mr Goyal added.. |
| Delhi-based Chhatrapati Shivaji Samaj Kalyan & | | | | Recently, Mr Goyal organized a cultural programme to |
| Shiksha Prachar Samiti (CSSKSPS) has taken it as a | | | | celebrate the birthdays of the founder of Azad Hind |
| challenge and will try to make this game more | | | | Fouz Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Shiv Sena |
| popular in all possible ways. | | | | Supreme Bala Sahib Thakre On Rashtra Raksha |
| Shri Jaibhagwan Goyal, founder of CSSKSPS has said | | | | Sankalpa Diwas, on January 30, and invited the |
| that hockey is our national game and has not been | | | | hockey players to honour them on the occasion. |
| receiving a proper treatment like Cricket whereas | | | | Playback singer Sukhwinder Singh was also roped in |
| hockey is no less important than cricket. This game is | | | | to perform live in the capital for the promotion of |
| lagging behind perhaps because of paucity of funds. | | | | Hockey. |
| Authorities should not give this game a step-motherly | | | | Hockey players who were conferred with |
| treatment. | | | | appreciation certificates on the occasion included Shri |
| Mr Goyal urged the Government to extend all | | | | Pramod Kumar (Vice Captainof Indian Junior Hockey |
| possible funds and help for promoting Hockey on | | | | Team), Shri A K Bansal (Chief Coach of Indian Junior |
| equal footing like Cricket. After the release of Chak | | | | Hockey Team), Shri Rajesh Chauhan and Devesh |
| De India, the youth have developed a penchant for | | | | Chauhan (Former Players and Asst. Coach), Shri |
| hockey also and have understood the importance in | | | | Ranjit Singh and Mandeep Antil (Players) and Dr M.P. |
| the sports world scenario. | | | | Das (Physiotherapist of Indian Hockey Team). |
| Moreover, the players of cricket get maximum | | | | CSSKSPS has been providing free school education, |
| coverage, popularity and financial gains, the hockey | | | | stitching courses for women and is also running old |
| players are always seen in the oblivion and very few | | | | age homes for the benefit of the downtrodden and |
| people remember their names unlike cricket where | | | | needy. |