BHARAT RATNA FOR SPORTSMEN

Justice Markanday Katju- the Chief of press council of India

made a headline again last year by saying the decision to

award Bharat Ratna for celebrities and sportsperson is making mockery of the award. Mr.M.Katju must be known that "If Musicians are deserved for Bharat Ratna , then why not sportspersons…..?"

Mr.Katju must understand that “sports persons are the

people who carry their patriotism through their vein. Let

us see two successful sportsmen of India. First Major.Dhyan

Chand who carried and anchored India to three successive

gold medals in hockey at Olympics(1928,1932,1936) and

he is widely regarded as the undisputed king of Hockey. His

achievements took a major part in declaring hockey as our

national game.

“History will never forgive Hitler and Hitler will never forget

Jesse Owens and Dhyan Chand”.

Jesse Owens, who made Afro-Americans proud by winning

four gold medals at 1936 Olympics despite racial struggles,

while Dhyan Chand led Indian Hockey Team made Ourselves

proud by refusing to salute the Nazi’s flag at Hitler’s own

backyard thus it became the only team to do so after the

Giant Americans. India roll-coasted Germans by 8-1 margin

in Hockey Finals at Berlin Olympics with Dhyan chand top

scoring by netting 3 goals. Impressed by Dhyan Chand’s

magician style of play, Hitler offered him the General post

at Nazi’s Army with citizenship but Dhyan Chand refused

politely by saying

“I am proud to be Soldier in Indian Army”.

It is because of him that even today we are proudly saying

that we had won more gold medals in Hockey at Olympics.

Like Dhyan Chand, Sachin.R.Tendulkar is also an another

sportsmen who always carries billions of hopes on his

shoulders whenever he enters the Cricket field. He is

considered as an Ambassador of International Cricket and

Indian Sports for a long time.

Mr.Katju must know that “at the age of 16 sachin had never

dreamt of becoming India’s top most celebrity but had only

one desire that is to play cricket for our nation and he did it

in a style by playing over a two decades and also continues to

do for a future decade.”

Dhyan Chand and S.R.Tendulkar tend to inspire the Sports

world like how Mathematics genius Ramanujam and Physics

Genius Sir.C.V.Raman inspired people to achieve success

through Indian Education………..

It is our duty and privilege to salute our heroes who made

our Tricolor to fly high all around the world. Moreover, there

are more legends in Indian sports but these two men are

more than a legend and like mere-immortal.

Finally, it must be known that sportsmen are deserved to get

Bharat Ratna but not everyone.

-V.ARUN KUUMAR