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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (1905–1979)}} | {{Short description|Indian field hockey player (1905–1979)}} | ||
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| nickname = The Wizard, The Magician | | nickname = The Wizard, The Magician | ||
| birth_name = Dhyan Singh | | birth_name = Dhyan Singh | ||
| allegiance = {{flag|British India}}<br />{{flag|India}} | | allegiance = {{flag|British India}} (1922–1947)<br />{{flag|India}} (from 1947) | ||
| branch = {{army|British | | branch = {{army|British India}}<br />{{army|India}} | ||
| serviceyears = 1922–1956 | | serviceyears = 1922–1956 | ||
| unit = [[1st Brahmans]]<br />[[14th Punjab Regiment]]<br /> [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]] | | unit = [[1st Brahmans]]<br />[[14th Punjab Regiment]]<br /> [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]] | ||
| rank = [[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|20px]] [[Major]] | | rank = [[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|20px]] [[Major]] | ||
| awards = [[File: | | awards = [[File:Padma Bhushan Ribbon.svg|40px]] [[Padma Bhushan]] | ||
| module = {{Infobox field hockey player | | module = {{Infobox field hockey player | ||
| image = Cricket_no_pic.png | | image = Cricket_no_pic.png | ||
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| height = 169 cm<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/dhyan-chand-1.html |title=Dhyan Chand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235254/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/dhyan-chand-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> | | height = 169 cm<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/dhyan-chand-1.html |title=Dhyan Chand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235254/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/dhyan-chand-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> | ||
| position = [[Striker (field hockey)|Centre forward]] | | position = [[Striker (field hockey)|Centre forward]] | ||
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team| | | nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]] | ||
| nationalyears1 = 1926–1949 | | nationalyears1 = 1926–1949 | ||
| nationalcaps1 = 185 | | nationalcaps1 = 185 | ||
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]] }} | {{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]] }} | ||
{{MedalCountry | {{ | {{MedalCountry | {{flag|British India|name=India}} }} | ||
{{MedalCompetition | [[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }} | {{MedalCompetition | [[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }} | ||
{{MedalGold | [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]]|[[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} | {{MedalGold | [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]] | [[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} | ||
{{MedalGold | [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] | [[Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} | {{MedalGold | [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] | [[Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} | ||
{{MedalGold | [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] | [[Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} | {{MedalGold | [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] | [[Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} | ||
{{MedalCompetition | [[Western Asiatic Games]] }} | |||
{{MedalGold | [[Western Asiatic Games|1934 Delhi]]|}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Major]] | [[Major]] '''Dhyan Chand''' (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian [[field hockey]] player, widely regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Dhyan Chand to Dhanraj Pillay: The best Indian hockey players in history |url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-hockey-players-best-dhyan-chand-balbir-singh-dhanraj-pillay-sreejesh |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=Olympics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India renames highest sporting award after hockey legend Dhyan Chand - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-08/06/c_1310112256.htm |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=[[Xinhuanet]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhyan Chand {{!}} Indian hockey player {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dhyan-Chand |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Britannica Encyclopedia |language=en}}</ref> He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three [[List of multiple Olympic gold medalists|Olympic gold medals]], in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era where India dominated field hockey. His influence extended beyond these victories, as India won the field hockey event in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Sports Day 2021: Remembering India's golden hockey wizard, Major Dhyan Chand |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/national-sports-day-2021-remembering-indias-golden-hockey-wizard-major-dhyan-chand |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=[[Free Press Journal]] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Known as ''The Wizard''<ref>{{cite news |title=Find out about India's hockey wizard|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/hockey/features/newsid_3493000/3493965.stm |website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{ | Known as ''The Wizard''<ref>{{cite news |title=Find out about India's hockey wizard|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/hockey/features/newsid_3493000/3493965.stm |website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=From Dhyan Chand to Dhanraj Pillay: The best Indian hockey players in history |url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-hockey-players-best-dhyan-chand-balbir-singh-dhanraj-pillay-sreejesh |website=Olympics}}</ref> or ''The Magician''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/national-sports-day-pm-narendra-modi-pays-tribute-to-major-dhyan-chand-on-birth-anniversary-4818607/ |title=National Sports Day: PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Major Dhyan Chand on birth anniversary |date=29 August 2017 |publisher=Indian Express }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-29 |title=Dhyan Chand: Great Magician of Hockey |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/inspiring-lives/dhyan-chand-great-magician-of-hockey/story-SevrIqr4YwxxyngNPrmb3H.html |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> ''of hockey'' for his superb ball control, Chand played internationally from 1926 to 1949, where he scored 570 goals in 185 matches according to his autobiography, ''Goal,''<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Sports Day 2021: Remembering India's golden hockey wizard, Major Dhyan Chand |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/national-sports-day-2021-remembering-indias-golden-hockey-wizard-major-dhyan-chand |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=[[Free Press Journal]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ayush.gupta">{{Cite web |last=ayush.gupta |title=Coming soon: A documentary on hockey legend Dhyan Chand |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/sports/indian-hockey-legend-major-dhyan-chand-to-get-a-documentary-ayh-qtauin |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=[[Asianet News Network]] |language=en}}</ref> and over 1000 goals in his entire domestic and international career.<ref name="Discover hockey's answer to Pele">{{Cite news |date=2004-02-26 |title=Discover hockey's answer to Pele |language=en-GB |work=bbc.co.uk |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/hockey/features/newsid_3490000/3490504.stm |access-date=2021-09-11}}</ref> BBC called him the "hockey's equivalent of [[Muhammad Ali]]".<ref name="Discover hockey's answer to Pele"/> The [[Government of India]] awarded Chand India's third highest civilian honour, the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1956.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015}}</ref> His birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as [[National Sports Day]] in India every year. India's highest sporting honour, ''[[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award]]'' is named after him.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Chand was born in [[Allahabad]] on 29 August 1905 in a [[Rajput]] family.<ref>{{cite book |author=Dhyan Chand |title=Goal! Autobiography of Hockey Wizard Dhyan Chand |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/goal/ |year=1952 |publisher=Sport & Pastime |location=Chennai |page=2 |quote=I was born in Allahabad on August 29, 1905. I come from a Rajput family which settled in Allahabad and later migrated to Jhansi.}}</ref><ref name="sportstar">{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/the-legend-of-dhyan-chand/article19580161.ece|title=The legend of Dhyan Chand|work=The Hindu|date=29 August 2017 |access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref> He was the elder brother of another hockey player [[Roop Singh]], and the son of Sharadha Singh {{citation needed|date=April 2018}} and Sameshwar Singh.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Majumdar, Boria |author2=Mehta, Nalin |title=India and the Olympics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XXONAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT272 |year=2009 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-27574-7 |page=272 }}</ref> Dhyan Chand's father was enlisted in the [[British Indian Army]], and he played hockey for the army. Dhyan Chand had two brothers – Mool Singh and Roop Singh. Because of his father's numerous army transfers, the family had to move to different cities, and as such Chand had to terminate his education after only six years of schooling. The family finally settled in [[Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. | |||
Chand studied at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]] and finally graduated from [[Maharani Laxmi Bai Govt. College of Excellence|Victoria College]], [[Gwalior]] in 1932. Being in the military, his father got a small piece of land for a house. | Chand studied at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]] and finally graduated from [[Maharani Laxmi Bai Govt. College of Excellence|Victoria College]], [[Gwalior]] in 1932. Being in the military, his father got a small piece of land for a house. | ||
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After returning from the East African tour in early 1948, Chand decided to gradually phase out his involvement in 'serious hockey'. He played exhibition matches, leading a Rest of India side against state teams and the 1948 ''Olympic'' team which defeated Chand's side 2–1, even though an aging Chand scored his side's lone goal. Chand's last match was leading the Rest of India team against the Bengal side. The match ended in a draw after which the Bengal Hockey Association organized a public function to honor Chand's services to Indian hockey. | After returning from the East African tour in early 1948, Chand decided to gradually phase out his involvement in 'serious hockey'. He played exhibition matches, leading a Rest of India side against state teams and the 1948 ''Olympic'' team which defeated Chand's side 2–1, even though an aging Chand scored his side's lone goal. Chand's last match was leading the Rest of India team against the Bengal side. The match ended in a draw after which the Bengal Hockey Association organized a public function to honor Chand's services to Indian hockey. | ||
==Final years== | == Final years == | ||
Chand continued to hold his emergency commission in the Indian Army post-Independence, with the service number IEC 3526, but was apparently not granted a regular commission.<ref name="gazette">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=80 |date=30 March 1957 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> In 1951 he was honored at India's National Stadium with the inaugural Dhyan Chand Tournament, which he attended to the admiration of the spectators. | Chand continued to hold his emergency commission in the Indian Army post-Independence, with the service number IEC 3526, but was apparently not granted a regular commission.<ref name="gazette">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=80 |date=30 March 1957 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> In 1951 he was honored at India's National Stadium with the inaugural Dhyan Chand Tournament, which he attended to the admiration of the spectators. | ||
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Chand died on 3 December 1979 from liver cancer at the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dhyan Chand never expected anything: Ashok Kumar |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-30/hockey/29944389_1_hockey-wizard-national-sports-day-major-dhyan-chand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120024245/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-30/hockey/29944389_1_hockey-wizard-national-sports-day-major-dhyan-chand |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2013 |date=30 August 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |location=India}}</ref> He was cremated at the [[Jhansi Heroes]] ground in his hometown, after some initial problems in getting clearance. His regiment, the [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]], accorded him full military honours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/legend/encounters/page11.htm|title=Last Days of Dhyan Chand|website=www.bharatiyahockey.org|access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> | Chand died on 3 December 1979 from liver cancer at the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dhyan Chand never expected anything: Ashok Kumar |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-30/hockey/29944389_1_hockey-wizard-national-sports-day-major-dhyan-chand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120024245/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-30/hockey/29944389_1_hockey-wizard-national-sports-day-major-dhyan-chand |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2013 |date=30 August 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |location=India}}</ref> He was cremated at the [[Jhansi Heroes]] ground in his hometown, after some initial problems in getting clearance. His regiment, the [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]], accorded him full military honours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/legend/encounters/page11.htm|title=Last Days of Dhyan Chand|website=www.bharatiyahockey.org|access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
== Legacy == | |||
[[File:Dhyan Chand 1980 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Dhyan Chand on a 1980 stamp of India]] | [[File:Dhyan Chand 1980 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Dhyan Chand on a 1980 stamp of India]] | ||
[[File:Dhyan Chand statue at Jhansi city, Uttar Pradesh.jpg|thumb|right|Dhyan Chand statue at Sipri hill, Jhansi]] | [[File:Dhyan Chand statue at Jhansi city, Uttar Pradesh.jpg|thumb|right|Dhyan Chand statue at Sipri hill, Jhansi.]] | ||
Dhyan Chand remains a legendary figure in Indian and world hockey. His skills have been glorified in various apocryphal stories and anecdotes. A number of | Dhyan Chand remains a legendary figure in Indian and world hockey. His skills have been glorified in various apocryphal stories and anecdotes. A number of these revolve around the fact that Singh had extraordinary control over dribbling the ball. Chand's birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as [[National Sports Day]] in India. The [[President of India|President]] gives away sports-related awards such as the [[Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna]], [[Arjuna award|Arjuna Award]] and [[Dronacharya Award]] on this day at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], India.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} | ||
The 20th National Award 2012, the Gem of India, awarded by the Union Minister of India, was given to Dhyan Chand. The award was received by Dhyan Chand's son, Ashok Dhyan Chand (a hockey Olympian in his own right) on behalf of his deceased father. The award was given by [[Journalist Association of India]] under the flagship of [[Journalists Federation of India]], [[Sirifort Auditorium]], [[New Delhi]], India, on 22 September 2012. | The 20th National Award, 2012, the Gem of India, awarded by the Union Minister of India, was given to Dhyan Chand. The award was received by Dhyan Chand's son, Ashok Dhyan Chand (a hockey Olympian in his own right), on behalf of his deceased father. The award was given by [[Journalist Association of India]] under the flagship of [[Journalists Federation of India]], [[Sirifort Auditorium]], [[New Delhi]], India, on 22 September 2012. | ||
India's highest award for lifetime achievement in sports is the [[Dhyan Chand Award]] which has been awarded annually | India's highest award for lifetime achievement in sports is the [[Dhyan Chand Award]] which has been awarded annually since 2002 to sporting figures who not only contribute through their performance but also contribute to the sport after their retirement. The [[National Stadium, Delhi]] was renamed [[Dhyan Chand National Stadium]] in 2002 in his honour.<ref>{{cite news |title=Even Bradman was impressed with Dhyan Chand |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-30/hockey/29944192_1_don-bradman-olympics-cricket |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909114344/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-30/hockey/29944192_1_don-bradman-olympics-cricket |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=30 August 2011}}</ref> | ||
A hostel at [[Aligarh Muslim University]], of which he was an alumnus,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/some-hearts-still-beat-for-hockey-here/1/136704.html|title=Some hearts still beat for hockey here|date=30 April 2011|author=Ali, Qaiser Mohammad |work=India Today}}</ref> has been named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amu.ac.in/amuhalls.jsp?did=10093&lid=Students%2520List%2520DC|title=Aligarh Muslim University {{!}}{{!}} Halls|website=www.amu.ac.in|access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref> | A hostel at [[Aligarh Muslim University]], of which he was an alumnus,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/some-hearts-still-beat-for-hockey-here/1/136704.html|title=Some hearts still beat for hockey here|date=30 April 2011|author=Ali, Qaiser Mohammad |work=India Today}}</ref> has been named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amu.ac.in/amuhalls.jsp?did=10093&lid=Students%2520List%2520DC|title=Aligarh Muslim University {{!}}{{!}} Halls|website=www.amu.ac.in|access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
He scored over 1000 goals in his entire domestic and international career, from 1926 to 1948, making him the highest goal scorer in Hockey history.<ref name="Discover hockey's answer to Pele"/><ref name="ayush.gupta"/> BBC called him the "hockey's equivalent of [[Muhammad Ali]]".<ref name="Discover hockey's answer to Pele"/> | He scored over 1000 goals in his entire domestic and international career, from 1926 to 1948, making him the highest goal scorer in Hockey history.<ref name="Discover hockey's answer to Pele"/><ref name="ayush.gupta">{{Cite web |last=ayush.gupta |title=Coming soon: A documentary on hockey legend Dhyan Chand |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/sports/indian-hockey-legend-major-dhyan-chand-to-get-a-documentary-ayh-qtauin |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=[[Asianet News Network]] |language=en}}</ref> BBC called him the "hockey's equivalent of [[Muhammad Ali]]".<ref name="Discover hockey's answer to Pele"/> | ||
An [[Astroturf]] hockey pitch, at the Indian Gymkhana Club in London, has been named after Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey pitch in London named after Dhyan Chand |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/others/hockey-pitch-in-london-named-after-dhyan-chand_727810.html |newspaper=Zee News |date=23 August 2011 |location=India}}</ref> | An [[Astroturf]] hockey pitch, at the Indian Gymkhana Club in London, has been named after Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey pitch in London named after Dhyan Chand |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/others/hockey-pitch-in-london-named-after-dhyan-chand_727810.html |newspaper=Zee News |date=23 August 2011 |location=India}}</ref> | ||
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Government of India has issued a commemorative postage stamp and a First Day Cover in honour of Dhyan Chand. He remains the only Indian hockey player to have a stamp in his honour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/legend/encounters/page12.htm|title=Dhyan Chand Chronology|website=www.bharatiyahockey.org|access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> | Government of India has issued a commemorative postage stamp and a First Day Cover in honour of Dhyan Chand. He remains the only Indian hockey player to have a stamp in his honour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/legend/encounters/page12.htm|title=Dhyan Chand Chronology|website=www.bharatiyahockey.org|access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
Chand was among the nominees considered for India's highest civilian award, [[Bharat Ratna]], for 2014 and there was support for it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bharat-ratna-does-hockey-legend-late-dhyan-chand-deserve-it-more-than-cricketing-icon-sachin-tendulkar/articleshow/25958648.cms |title=Bharat Ratna: Does hockey legend late Dhyan Chand deserve it more than cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar?|author= Sharma, Aman |work=The Economic Times |date=18 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-dhyan-chand-deserves-bharat-ratna-nana-patekar-1943967 |title=Dhyan Chand deserves Bharat Ratna: Nana Patekar |work=DNA India|date=2 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/former-olympians-fans-hold-rally-demanding-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-hockey/1/335126.html |title=Fans hold rally demanding Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand |publisher=India Today|date=8 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009044735/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/former-olympians-fans-hold-rally-demanding-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-hockey/1/335126.html |archive-date=9 October 2014 }}</ref> The award was then given to [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and [[C. N. R. Rao]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/series-tournament/bharat-ratna-sachin-tendulkar/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-and-CNR-Rao-conferred-Bharat-Ratna/articleshow/29849599.cms |title=Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao conferred Bharat Ratna |work=The Times of India|date=4 February 2014}}</ref> The family members of Dhyan Chand were disappointed with the government's decision.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/220497-i-have-no-hope-of-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-now-ashok-kumar |title=I have no hope of Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand now: Ashok Kumar |publisher=NDTV SPORTS |date=5 February 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610183841/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/220497-i-have-no-hope-of-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-now-ashok-kumar |archive-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An [[Right to Information Act|RTI]] was filed which suggested that the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] had ignored the recommendation from [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|sports ministry]] on giving the award to Sachin Tendulkar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/pmo-ignored-dhyan-chand-to-confer-sachin-tendulkar-the-bharat-ratna_787725.html |title=PMO ignored Dhyan Chand to confer Sachin Tendulkar the Bharat Ratna? |publisher=Zee News|date=21 May 2014}}</ref> | |||
=== Honors === | |||
* [[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award]] is named after him to honour his contribution to Indian sports by Government Of India (GOI). Sports ministry every year give this award annual to India's best performer on International level championships.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Web desk|first=India Today|date=10 August 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Renaming of Khel Ratna award after Major Dhyan Chand to inspire youngsters, says PM Modi|work=[[India Today]]|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/renaming-khel-ratna-award-after-major-dhyan-chand-will-inspire-youngsters-says-pm-narendra-modi-1839218-2021-08-10|access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref> | * [[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award]] is named after him to honour his contribution to Indian sports by Government Of India (GOI). Sports ministry every year give this award annual to India's best performer on International level championships.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Web desk|first=India Today|date=10 August 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Renaming of Khel Ratna award after Major Dhyan Chand to inspire youngsters, says PM Modi|work=[[India Today]]|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/renaming-khel-ratna-award-after-major-dhyan-chand-will-inspire-youngsters-says-pm-narendra-modi-1839218-2021-08-10|access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref> | ||
* [[Dhyan Chand Award|Dhyan Chand award]], A lifetime achievement award named after Dhyanchand.<ref name="scheme">{{cite web|title=Scheme for the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|url=http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dhyan%20Chand%20Award%20for%20Lifetime%20Achievement%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf | * [[Dhyan Chand Award|Dhyan Chand award]], A lifetime achievement award named after Dhyanchand.<ref name="scheme">{{cite web|title=Scheme for the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|url=http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dhyan%20Chand%20Award%20for%20Lifetime%20Achievement%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|date=3 February 2016|access-date=7 January 2017|page=11}}</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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{{India FH Squad 1928 Summer Olympics}} | {{India FH Squad 1928 Summer Olympics}} | ||