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| name = Anne Lumsden | |||
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| nationality = Indian | |||
| country = [[India women's national field hockey team|India]] | |||
| sport = [[Field hockey]] | |||
| birth_date = [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], British India | |||
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'''Anne Lumsden''', is a former [[Indian people|Indian]] field hockey player from Bengal and member of [[India women's national field hockey team|Indian women's hockey team]]. She was the first Indian hockey player to get an [[Arjuna Award]] in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-26 |title=Former women's hockey team captain Elvera Britto dead |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hockey/former-women-s-hockey-team-captain-elvera-britto-dead-101650972529189.html |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> She was a forward. She was part of the Senior India women's team that visited Australia in 1956 and Sri Lanka in 1960 and 1962. She top scored in the first Sri Lankan tour where India won all the matches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANN LUMSDEN |url=https://stick2hockey.com/hockey-player/ann-lumsden/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Stick2Hockey |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
Born in an [[Anglo-Indian]] family, Anne also played tennis and was part of Charnock House at [[La Martinière Calcutta|La Martiniere for Girls, Calcutta]] (now Kolkata).<ref>{{Cite news |date=1962-03-31 |title=Arjuna Award for Anne Lumsden |pages=1 Sport and Pastime |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.facebook.com/337074143073589/photos/anna-lumsden-calcutta-was-first-woman-to-win-the-arjuna-award-for-hockey-she-was/3042155995898710/ |access-date=2023-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=A most remarkable community: Anglo-Indian contributions to sport in India |journal=Contemporary South Asia |date=2001 |doi=10.1080/09584930120083828 |language=en-US |last1=Mills |first1=Megan S. |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=223–236 |doi-access=free }}</ref> | |||
[[Prithipal Singh]] is the other first hockey player from the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian men's hockey team]] who got the Award when Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arjuna Award |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/hall-of-fame/arjuna-award |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Hockey India |language=en}}</ref> Anne was a compatriot of [[Elvera Britto]]. | [[Prithipal Singh]] is the other first hockey player from the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian men's hockey team]] who got the Award when Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arjuna Award |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/hall-of-fame/arjuna-award |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Hockey India |language=en}}</ref> Anne was a compatriot of [[Elvera Britto]]. | ||
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[[Category:Indian female field hockey players]] | [[Category:Indian female field hockey players]] | ||
[[Category:Field hockey players from West Bengal]] | |||
[[Category:Sportswomen from West Bengal]] | |||
[[Category:Anglo-Indian people]] | |||
[[Category:La Martiniere Calcutta alumni]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:09, 16 March 2025
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| Sport | Field hockey |
Anne Lumsden, is a former Indian field hockey player from Bengal and member of Indian women's hockey team. She was the first Indian hockey player to get an Arjuna Award in 1961.[1] She was a forward. She was part of the Senior India women's team that visited Australia in 1956 and Sri Lanka in 1960 and 1962. She top scored in the first Sri Lankan tour where India won all the matches.[2]
Born in an Anglo-Indian family, Anne also played tennis and was part of Charnock House at La Martiniere for Girls, Calcutta (now Kolkata).[3][4]
Prithipal Singh is the other first hockey player from the Indian men's hockey team who got the Award when Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961.[5] Anne was a compatriot of Elvera Britto.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Former women's hockey team captain Elvera Britto dead". Hindustan Times. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "ANN LUMSDEN". Stick2Hockey. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Arjuna Award for Anne Lumsden". The Hindu. 31 March 1962. pp. 1 Sport and Pastime. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ↑ Mills, Megan S. (2001). "A most remarkable community: Anglo-Indian contributions to sport in India". Contemporary South Asia. 10 (2): 223–236. doi:10.1080/09584930120083828.
- ↑ "Arjuna Award". Hockey India. Retrieved 12 September 2023.