Question

who was Major Dhyan Chand?​

Answer 1

Major Dhyan Chand was a famous Indian hockey player. Even today he is considered to be the best hockey player that india has ever produced at the age of 16 , following the footsteps of his father , Dhyan Chand also joined the Indian Army.

Answer 2

Major Dhyan Chand died on December 3, 1979, from liver cancer at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. This year marks his 41st death anniversary. Major Dhyan Chand was called the "Hockey Wizard" due to his excellent control over the ball. He announced his retirement from hockey in the year 1948. He had scored more than 400 goals in his entire international career.

It is said that after the final of the 1936 Berlin Olympics,Adolf Hitler had met and offered Dhyan Chand the post of Field Marshal in his army. Chand had refused it saying he would like to serve only his country of birth. To honor his memory, his birth anniversary (August 29) is celebrated as the National Sports Day in India.

All about Major Dhyan Chand:

Major Dhyan Chand is considered one of the best hockey players of all time. He had an extraordinary talent for scoring goals, due to which India won hockey gold medals in the Olympic Games of 1928, 1932, and 1936. His era is called the "golden period" of Indian hockey.

The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan,the third-highest civilian honor, in the year 1956. His birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day in India on 29 August and on this date, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award,and Dronacharya Award are given by the President. Hockey magician Dhyan Chand's autobiography is titled "Goal", published in 1952.

After India's first match at the Berlin Olympics of 1936, crowds of people started to gather at the hockey ground to watch Dhyan Chand's magical hockey. The headline of a German newspaper was: 'There is now a magic show in the Olympic campus.' The next day, the streets of Berlin were strewn with posters, with the words "Go to the hockey stadium and see the magic of the Indian magician".