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Michael Kindo was born in a village in [[Bihar]](now [[Jharkhand]]) on 28 June 1946. He first picked up the hockey stick at RC Boys Middle School in [[Kurdeg block|Kurdeg]]. After he finished his schooling he joined the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="s2h" /><ref name="msn" /><ref name="yasData1" /><ref name="ix1" /> | Michael Kindo was born in a poor tribal family (Oraon), in a small village known as Baighma, in [[Bihar]](now [[Jharkhand]]) on 28 June 1946. He first picked up the hockey stick at RC Boys Middle School in [[Kurdeg block|Kurdeg]] and then moved to St Mary´s High school, run by Jesuits in Simdega. He polished his skills and techniques of hockey very much as a professional under guidance in this school. After he finished his schooling he joined the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="s2h" /><ref name="msn" /><ref name="yasData1" /><ref name="ix1" /> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
===Domestic career=== | ===Domestic career=== | ||
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Michael Kindo died on the 31st of December, 2020 at [[Ispat General Hospital (IGH), Rourkela|Ispat General hospital]] due to age-related illnesses. According to his family, he was bedridden for quite some time and was suffering from depression.<ref name="msn" /><ref name="ix1" /><ref name="fp1" /><ref name="tc" /><ref name="ix2" /><ref name="ix3" /><ref name="utk" /><ref name="ndtv" /><ref name="wion" /> On Thursday, the 1st of January, 2021, his body was brought from the morgue to the [[Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium|Rourkela hockey stadium]] for the public to pay their respects and was also bestowed upon with the [[Guard of Honour]] by the district police. His body was then taken to Hamirpur church and was laid to rest in the church graveyard.<ref name="wion">{{cite news |author=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |title=Hockey legend Michael Kindo, 73, passes away |url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/hockey-legend-michael-kindo-73-passes-away-353632 |work=WION News |location=[[New Delhi]] |date=2020-12-31 |df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="otv1" /><ref name="pm7">{{cite AV media |people=(Ground Reporter)|date=2021-01-01|title=ହକି ଖେଳାଳି ମାଇକେଲ କିଣ୍ଡୋଙ୍କୁ ଗାର୍ଡ ଅଫ୍ ଅନର |trans-title=Guard Of Honor To Hockey Player Michael Kindo |type=Television production|language=or|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9j22NmHbWk |location=[[Rourkela]] |publisher=Prameya News7}}</ref><ref name="otv">{{cite AV media |people=(Ground Reporter) |date=2021-01-01 |title=ରାଉରକେଲାରେ ମାଇକେଲ୍ କିଣ୍ଡୋଙ୍କୁ ଗାର୍ଡ ଅଫ୍ ଅନର |trans-title=Guard Of Honour To Late Michael Kindo In Rourkela |type=Television program |language=or|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivJqFkK_IwM |location=[[Rourkela]] |publisher=[[Odisha TV]]}}</ref><ref name="ndg">{{cite AV media |people=Das, Avaniranjan (Ground Reporter)| date=2021-01-01 |title=ହକି କିମ୍ବଦନ୍ତୀ ମାଇକେଲ କିଣ୍ଡୋ ରାଉରକେଲାରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସମ୍ମାନ ସହିତ ବିଶ୍ରାମ ରଖାଯାଇଛି |trans-title=Hockey Legend Michael Kindo Laid To Rest With State Honours In Rourkela |type=Television program |language=or |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct1B-vCH--U |location=[[Rourkela]] |publisher=Nandighosha TV}}</ref> | Michael Kindo died on the 31st of December, 2020 at [[Ispat General Hospital (IGH), Rourkela|Ispat General hospital]] due to age-related illnesses. According to his family, he was bedridden for quite some time and was suffering from depression.<ref name="msn" /><ref name="ix1" /><ref name="fp1" /><ref name="tc" /><ref name="ix2" /><ref name="ix3" /><ref name="utk" /><ref name="ndtv" /><ref name="wion" /> On Thursday, the 1st of January, 2021, his body was brought from the morgue to the [[Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium|Rourkela hockey stadium]] for the public to pay their respects and was also bestowed upon with the [[Guard of Honour]] by the district police. His body was then taken to Hamirpur church and was laid to rest in the church graveyard.<ref name="wion">{{cite news |author=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |title=Hockey legend Michael Kindo, 73, passes away |url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/hockey-legend-michael-kindo-73-passes-away-353632 |work=WION News |location=[[New Delhi]] |date=2020-12-31 |df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="otv1" /><ref name="pm7">{{cite AV media |people=(Ground Reporter)|date=2021-01-01|title=ହକି ଖେଳାଳି ମାଇକେଲ କିଣ୍ଡୋଙ୍କୁ ଗାର୍ଡ ଅଫ୍ ଅନର |trans-title=Guard Of Honor To Hockey Player Michael Kindo |type=Television production|language=or|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9j22NmHbWk |location=[[Rourkela]] |publisher=Prameya News7}}</ref><ref name="otv">{{cite AV media |people=(Ground Reporter) |date=2021-01-01 |title=ରାଉରକେଲାରେ ମାଇକେଲ୍ କିଣ୍ଡୋଙ୍କୁ ଗାର୍ଡ ଅଫ୍ ଅନର |trans-title=Guard Of Honour To Late Michael Kindo In Rourkela |type=Television program |language=or|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivJqFkK_IwM |location=[[Rourkela]] |publisher=[[Odisha TV]]}}</ref><ref name="ndg">{{cite AV media |people=Das, Avaniranjan (Ground Reporter)| date=2021-01-01 |title=ହକି କିମ୍ବଦନ୍ତୀ ମାଇକେଲ କିଣ୍ଡୋ ରାଉରକେଲାରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସମ୍ମାନ ସହିତ ବିଶ୍ରାମ ରଖାଯାଇଛି |trans-title=Hockey Legend Michael Kindo Laid To Rest With State Honours In Rourkela |type=Television program |language=or |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct1B-vCH--U |location=[[Rourkela]] |publisher=Nandighosha TV}}</ref> | ||
Michael Kindo still remains a tribal icon who instilled the aspiration of tribal hockey all over Gumla-Sundergarh tribal belt. This region is considered a conveyer belt of hockey players today. Former Team India captain and a student of Michael's, [[Dilip Tirkey]] said that the 2023 World Cup being hosted in [[Rourkela]] was made possible by Kindo. According to Tirkey, even though Michael stopped playing decades ago, he never left his association with hockey. Kindo's colleagues from the 1975 gold team used to call him as ''kindi bhai''; they say that he never let the team's spirit go down. Among his team members, he was known as the gentleman defender who was calm-headed, clean-hearted and simple but was very effective in game. According to [[Ajit Pal Singh|Ajit Pal]], "We were an attacking side and a lot of us could do that fearlessly because we knew there were players like Michael defending our goal". Michael was one of the first tribals to represent independent India and is the only one to win a world cup.<ref name="ix1" /><ref name="fp1" /><ref name="fp2" /><ref name="msn" /><ref name="tc" /><ref name="ndtv" /><ref name="ix2" /><ref name="ix3" /><ref name="utk" /> | Michael Kindo still remains a tribal icon who instilled the aspiration of tribal hockey all over Gumla-Sundergarh tribal belt. This region is considered a conveyer belt of hockey players today. Former Team India captain and a student of Michael's, [[Dilip Tirkey]] said that the 2023 World Cup being hosted in [[Rourkela]] was made possible by Kindo. According to Tirkey, even though Michael stopped playing decades ago, he never left his association with hockey. Kindo's colleagues from the 1975 gold team used to call him as ''kindi bhai''; they say that he never let the team's spirit go down. Among his team members, he was known as the gentleman defender who was calm-headed, clean-hearted and simple but was very effective in game. According to [[Ajit Pal Singh|Ajit Pal]], "We were an attacking side and a lot of us could do that fearlessly because we knew there were players like Michael defending our goal". Michael was one of the first tribals to represent independent India and is the only one to win a world cup. In his honor still today a famous hockey tournament is run by St Mary´s School in the district of Simdega, known as ´Michael Tournament´. <ref name="ix1" /><ref name="fp1" /><ref name="fp2" /><ref name="msn" /><ref name="tc" /><ref name="ndtv" /><ref name="ix2" /><ref name="ix3" /><ref name="utk" /> | ||
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