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The '''Surjit Hockey Society''' is an [[India]]n society established in 1984 after Olympian [[Sardar Surjit Singh Randhawa]]. Since its establishment the society has organized the [[Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament]] in [[Jalandhar]] every year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surjit hockey tourney begins from October 11 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-nation/1006320 |date=22 September 2012 |publisher=Indian Express }}</ref><ref>[http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html History of society] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029051429/http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html |date=29 October 2012 }}</ref> The society has the current [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] as its Chief Patron. Every year a hockey camp is held in an effort to find talented hockey players from the surrounding areas of Punjab. In 2012, in an effort to revive the sport in the state, [[Government of Punjab (India)|Government of Punjab]] announced its decision to support the society.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plans to revive hockey - in hues of pink and blue |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/hockey/plans-to-revive-hockey-in-hues-of-pink-and-blue-36476.html |date= August 2012|publisher= [[Indiatimes.com]]}}</ref>
The '''Surjit Hockey Society''' is an [[India]]n society established in 1984 after Olympian [[Sardar Surjit Singh Randhawa]]. Since its establishment the society has organized the [[Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament]] in [[Jalandhar]] every year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surjit hockey tourney begins from October 11 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-nation/1006320 |date=22 September 2012 |publisher=Indian Express }}</ref><ref>[http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html History of society] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029051429/http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html |date=29 October 2012 }}</ref> The society has the current [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] as its Chief Patron. Every year a hockey camp is held in an effort to find talented hockey players from the surrounding areas of Punjab. In 2012, in an effort to revive the sport in the state, [[Government of Punjab (India)|Government of Punjab]] announced its decision to support the society.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plans to revive hockey - in hues of pink and blue |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/hockey/plans-to-revive-hockey-in-hues-of-pink-and-blue-36476.html |date= August 2012|publisher= [[Indiatimes.com]]}}</ref>


==Management==
* '''President''' - Ghanshayam Thory, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar
* '''President''' - Ghanshayam Thory, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar
*'''Working President''' : Pargat Singh  
*'''Working President''' : Pargat Singh  
* '''Senior Vice Presidents''' - Sarojini Sharda, Viney Bublani, G. S. Khaira, Amril Sinmgh Powar and Lakhwinder Pal Singh Khaira
* '''Senior Vice Presidents''' - Sarojini Sharda, Viney Bublani, G. S. Khaira, Amril Sinmgh Powar and Lakhwinder Pal Singh Khaira
* '''Secretary General''' - Iqbal Singh Sandhu,PCS (Retd)  
* '''Secretary General''' - Iqbal Singh Sandhu, PCS (Retd)  
* '''Chief Public Relations Officer of Society''' - Surinder Singh Bhapa
* '''Chief Public Relations Officer of Society''' - Surinder Singh Bhapa


==List of Past Presidents==
==List of presidents==


{| class="wikitable"
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! Number !! Name !! Years
! Number !! Name !! Years
|-
|-
| 1 || K K Bhatnagar || 1984-1985
| 1 || K K Bhatnagar || 1984–1985
|-
|-
| 2 || S C Aggarwal || 1985-1987
| 2 || S C Aggarwal || 1985–1987
|-
|-
| 3 || Sudhir Mittal || 1987-1990
| 3 || Sudhir Mittal || 1987–1990
|-
|-
| 4 || N. S. Kang || 1990-1992
| 4 || N. S. Kang || 1990–1992
|-
|-
| 5 || Karan A. Singh || 1992-1992
| 5 || Karan A. Singh || 1992–1992
|-
|-
| 6 || S. K. Kakkar || 1992-1995
| 6 || S. K. Kakkar || 1992–1995
|-
|-
| 7 || D. P. Ready || 1995 1995
| 7 || D. P. Ready || 1995–1995
|-
|-
| 8 ||  M. P. Singh || 1995 1998
| 8 ||  M. P. Singh || 1995–1998
|-
|-
| 9 || Som Parkash || 1998 2000
| 9 || Som Parkash || 1998–2000
|-
|-
| 10|| K Shiva Parshad || 2000 2003
| 10|| K Shiva Parshad || 2000–2003
|-
|-
| 11 || Ashok Kumar Gupta || 2003 2006
| 11 || Ashok Kumar Gupta || 2003–2006
|-
|-
| 12 || Anurag Verma ||2006 2006
| 12 || Anurag Verma ||2006–2006
|-
|-
| 13 ||  A. Venu Parsad || 2006 2007
| 13 ||  A. Venu Parsad || 2006–2007
|-
|-
| 14 || Ajeet Singh Pannu || 2007 2010
| 14 || Ajeet Singh Pannu || 2007–2010
|-
|-
| 15|| Priyank Bharti || 2010 2013
| 15|| Priyank Bharti || 2010–2013
|-
|-
| 14 || Sharuti Singh || 2013 2013
| 14 || Sharuti Singh || 2013–2013
|-
|-
| 14 || Varun Roozam || 2013 2014
| 14 || Varun Roozam || 2013–2014
|-
|-
| 14 || Kamal Kishore Yadav || 2014 2017
| 14 || Kamal Kishore Yadav || 2014–2017
|-
|-
| 14 || Varinder Kumar Sharma || 2017 2020
| 14 || Varinder Kumar Sharma || 2017–2020
|-
|-
| 14 || Ghanshayam Thory || 2020 till date
| 14 || Ghanshayam Thory || 2020–present
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 18:17, 16 October 2021

For other article with name Surjit, see Surjit.

Surjit Hockey Society
Formation13 May 1984
PurposeTo Hold Surjit Memorial Hockey tournament for men and women, every year
HeadquartersJalandhar
Websitewww.surjithockey.com/index.php

The Surjit Hockey Society is an Indian society established in 1984 after Olympian Sardar Surjit Singh Randhawa. Since its establishment the society has organized the Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament in Jalandhar every year.[1][2] The society has the current Chief Minister of Punjab as its Chief Patron. Every year a hockey camp is held in an effort to find talented hockey players from the surrounding areas of Punjab. In 2012, in an effort to revive the sport in the state, Government of Punjab announced its decision to support the society.[3]

Management[edit | edit source]

  • President - Ghanshayam Thory, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar
  • Working President : Pargat Singh
  • Senior Vice Presidents - Sarojini Sharda, Viney Bublani, G. S. Khaira, Amril Sinmgh Powar and Lakhwinder Pal Singh Khaira
  • Secretary General - Iqbal Singh Sandhu, PCS (Retd)
  • Chief Public Relations Officer of Society - Surinder Singh Bhapa

List of presidents[edit | edit source]

Number Name Years
1 K K Bhatnagar 1984–1985
2 S C Aggarwal 1985–1987
3 Sudhir Mittal 1987–1990
4 N. S. Kang 1990–1992
5 Karan A. Singh 1992–1992
6 S. K. Kakkar 1992–1995
7 D. P. Ready 1995–1995
8 M. P. Singh 1995–1998
9 Som Parkash 1998–2000
10 K Shiva Parshad 2000–2003
11 Ashok Kumar Gupta 2003–2006
12 Anurag Verma 2006–2006
13 A. Venu Parsad 2006–2007
14 Ajeet Singh Pannu 2007–2010
15 Priyank Bharti 2010–2013
14 Sharuti Singh 2013–2013
14 Varun Roozam 2013–2014
14 Kamal Kishore Yadav 2014–2017
14 Varinder Kumar Sharma 2017–2020
14 Ghanshayam Thory 2020–present

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Surjit hockey tourney begins from October 11". Indian Express. 22 September 2012.
  2. ↑ History of society Archived 29 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Plans to revive hockey - in hues of pink and blue". Indiatimes.com. August 2012.

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