Tag: Dhyan Chand

Making the announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had been getting many requests from citizens across India to name the Khel Ratna Award after Major Dhyan Chand.

Bhubaneswar: A webinar was organized on Saturday as part of a digital campaign to demand Bharat Ratna for hockey legend Dhyan Chand. Hockey legends Gurbux Singh, Harbinder Singh, Ashok Kumar Dhyanchand, young star Yuvraj Walmiki attend the event which was streamed live on Facebook. The entire session was hosted by Ollywood actor Babushan Mohanty. The […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday paid tributes to legendary sportsperson Major Dhyan Chand on the occasion of his 115th birth anniversary. This day is also commemorated as the National Sports Day every year. Modi took to Twitter to remind that Dhyan Chand’s birthday, which is also […]