tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post1250365654373266230..comments2023-08-25T17:30:36.937+05:30Comments on Business Musings: The day when India was on top of the worldRameshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-45445998162263926062011-09-15T19:12:35.744+05:302011-09-15T19:12:35.744+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-58690509966230144712009-11-26T18:46:18.974+05:302009-11-26T18:46:18.974+05:30@Dada - I knew you would remember that game. Oh ye...@Dada - I knew you would remember that game. Oh yes, the hockey of the yester years was a different romantic game. Its now becaome an ugly water sport.<br /><br />@thoughtful train - Thanks. Was a fascinating game. Is no longer, alas.<br /><br />@Reflections - Yes I used to play hockey and was a passionate follower.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-81483213134069233902009-11-25T16:40:22.633+05:302009-11-25T16:40:22.633+05:30Enjoyed the commentary...the commentator's pas...Enjoyed the commentary...the commentator's passion for the game shone thru:-)).Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-31025537679121308672009-11-24T21:11:38.245+05:302009-11-24T21:11:38.245+05:30The anonymous comment above was from me!
:D :D Cl...The anonymous comment above was from me!<br /> :D :D Clicked the wrong option!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-14256817359565281202009-11-24T21:10:20.040+05:302009-11-24T21:10:20.040+05:30Wow ... what a beautiful recapture!! I felt as tho...Wow ... what a beautiful recapture!! I felt as though I was listening to that transistor! I have never followed hockey but I guess it is quite exciting! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-74000472425480043822009-11-24T20:05:47.411+05:302009-11-24T20:05:47.411+05:30It was a sad time when india and pakistan could no...It was a sad time when india and pakistan could not see eye to eye and allowed the European Hockey Feds to change the game to astroturf. that marked the beginning of the end. These days it is a watersport, which means it is hard to play it in India with its shortages and climate. Remember that old sardar in Ahmedabad who used to dribble past four defenders in a ten sq yard area? that was real hockey, these days it is hit and run hockey played like football. I also have this memory of Jasjit Singh describing India's forward line " Achi taal mel ke aage badhte hue, govinda ne pass kiya ashok kumar ko...". An innocent time.Ravi Rajagopalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17321251570712041230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-37344125557339897952009-11-24T20:00:01.600+05:302009-11-24T20:00:01.600+05:30Dear Ramesh, I remember this game vividly. It was ...Dear Ramesh, I remember this game vividly. It was morning our time in school in Delhi, and may be my memory is playing tricks. I remember sitting with the "bad boys" who brought radios to school and listening to the game. AIR used to relay the shortwave transmission on MW, so the voices did sound like something out of ether.. Still remember Aslam Sher Khan's goal... what a day.Dadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-16983732045011763012009-11-24T03:31:13.113+05:302009-11-24T03:31:13.113+05:30@Deepa - Wow - he recalled that game too ? It was ...@Deepa - Wow - he recalled that game too ? It was truly something special those days.<br /><br />@J - Yes, there's nothing like sport to make you feel good about your country. <br /><br />@Adesh - You played hockey ? I salute you my friend. Its a very very special sport.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-59493843549651679742009-11-23T22:53:34.987+05:302009-11-23T22:53:34.987+05:30I have played lot of hockey during my school days ...I have played lot of hockey during my school days and I could relate to some of the excitement of this great game. Thanks for sharing this post.Adesh Sidhuhttp://www.adeshsidhu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-61179856016142840162009-11-23T22:16:13.408+05:302009-11-23T22:16:13.408+05:30It is so exhilarating when our sports teams win - ...It is so exhilarating when our sports teams win - it brings out a strong sense of pride for one's country in such a positive way. 'Twas a gripping read. I even had to look down the screen for the bolded "GOAL" :)Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-71931340309080395962009-11-23T21:52:12.685+05:302009-11-23T21:52:12.685+05:30My father used to play hockey for his regiment tea...My father used to play hockey for his regiment team and I once asked him why was he so passionate about hockey out of all the games! :) (we were cricket/ basket ball-stricken kids those days). And this was the match he told me about. I took it in that time, like a discourse coming from your dad, but now I can truly see what he meant. I am anyways a little tilted towards sports and anything to do with it, so a 'hip hip hurray' for this one! :)Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149267172223745802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-13110992850136934982009-11-23T18:24:43.511+05:302009-11-23T18:24:43.511+05:30@LG Thanks very much for the kind words. Indian ...@LG Thanks very much for the kind words. Indian hockey has really disappeared - which school kid do you see these days playing hockey ?Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-27143442221695797972009-11-23T18:14:02.328+05:302009-11-23T18:14:02.328+05:30@Dave - Thanks. Of course China has many many such...@Dave - Thanks. Of course China has many many such moments to savour. But the womens volleyball gold in Athens must surely rank at the very highest - what a match against Russia.<br /><br />@Sri - Chak de India, indeed. maybe, just maybe, 2010 in Delhi<br /><br />@blogueur - Thanks so much<br /><br />@Exkalibut - Thanks. Yes, Anand winning that was another glorious moment.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-84692753465129793082009-11-23T17:43:58.349+05:302009-11-23T17:43:58.349+05:30Great post Ramesh, loved reading it. I can only th...Great post Ramesh, loved reading it. I can only think of one moment rivaling this one.. when Vishy Anand won the Chess world cup for the first time...Exkalibur666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-70394139543186527952009-11-23T13:36:59.402+05:302009-11-23T13:36:59.402+05:30magnificent post..flawless thrilling right from th...magnificent post..flawless thrilling right from the beginning till the end. I bow to your finger strokes. Well, it's indeed pathetic to realize that we came to a stage where we are looking for MNCs to sponsor our beloved National Game.. Hope our Merciful gods / goddesses will re-write the destiny of hockey..AMEN!!LGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-12586052309200275602009-11-23T12:05:17.133+05:302009-11-23T12:05:17.133+05:30Awesome post Ramesh ... perfect walk down memory (...Awesome post Ramesh ... perfect walk down memory (imaginary) lanes for the reader ... love your Sunday posts .... even more !!le embrouille blogueurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225590857782317110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-86697740792204603822009-11-23T08:48:13.412+05:302009-11-23T08:48:13.412+05:30I second Savi, how well u narrate and remember eve...I second Savi, how well u narrate and remember every detail! Lovely! Felt like living through chak de india, I wish we could win a world cup again.srihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163300976131007175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-14458964922309478702009-11-23T07:12:23.101+05:302009-11-23T07:12:23.101+05:30Sport is the strength for a nation. Thank you for ...Sport is the strength for a nation. Thank you for your wonderful writting with the photo. I learned from there......Half Indianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038909033198692841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-42459606470261548432009-11-23T04:35:10.885+05:302009-11-23T04:35:10.885+05:30@kiwi - Thanks. There was no money in hockey - the...@kiwi - Thanks. There was no money in hockey - they tried the equivalent of the IPL, but there isn't mass following of hockey any more. Charlesworth is surely the best modern hockey player while Dhyan Chand was the star of the old. Charlesworth emobdied the best of both types of hockey - he could hit and run and yet could feint and drivbble with the best of the Indians and Pakistanis.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-59428917777225698462009-11-22T21:22:18.151+05:302009-11-22T21:22:18.151+05:30Brilliantly written, almost brought the whole matc...Brilliantly written, almost brought the whole match in front of my eyes. Sadly even after this glorious win, our hockey players were treated like dirt compared to the prima donnas in cricket. Combine this with the advent of higher performing game on astroturf (remember the legendary Aussie Rick Charlesworth), better gear, shoes etc to which the Indian team had no access, hockey died a natural death. The subtlty of dribble, quick change of pace and direction gave way to the brute force of the power game of today. Rest is historykiwiblokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-77383631812391109072009-11-22T19:55:48.778+05:302009-11-22T19:55:48.778+05:30No, I did not play hockey at all. Though, I had se...No, I did not play hockey at all. Though, I had seen people using hockey sticks for gang-war during school/ college time ;-) !VAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-31464387483059773442009-11-22T18:51:28.963+05:302009-11-22T18:51:28.963+05:30@VA - Yes, before your time, and very much hoping ...@VA - Yes, before your time, and very much hoping for some joy when the world cup comes to Delhi next year. But then the game is not hockey any more - played virtually in water , with all the artistry of the game taken away by rile changes, I can't relate at all to this game. Did you play hockey as well ??Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-7023181762452200992009-11-22T15:36:11.182+05:302009-11-22T15:36:11.182+05:30Phew! Breath Taking Read!
It must be of a time wh...Phew! Breath Taking Read!<br /><br />It must be of a time when I was not born. Alas, that was the last time India made it to world cup finals (infact the semis). I do recall childhood memories of rooting for the likes of Pargat Singh and Dhanraj Pillay when 1983 world cup win and 1985 B&H series win had already deepeded cricket's root in "gali-nukkad" of India. What we have witnessed in last two decades is exponential growth for cricket which has somewhat turned this game into an industry. With due respect to cricket (I have been a cricketer), I do hope that we offer due recognition and affection to unsung and deserving heroes/ games. To mark this, nothing can be a more fitting than a final win for India in 2010 when New Delhi hosts world cup hockey just tha way Kabir Khan's team DID IT!!!VAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-42305450831779190992009-11-22T11:05:53.768+05:302009-11-22T11:05:53.768+05:30@AJCL - Yeah it was a scintillating match. Thanks
...@AJCL - Yeah it was a scintillating match. Thanks<br /><br />@Savitha - This post was triggered by you and AJCL remembering things of long ago. Won't tell you what age I was then when this happened(I was a baby OK - Sri is teasing me about being age appropriate !!), but some memories like this stand out .<br /><br />@sandhya - Thanks for the kind words. Yes 1983 was another such moment, but that's of course very well chronicled. Another such moment was Moscow 1980 when India won the Olympic gold in hockey. A real pity that neither the World Cup win nor the Olympic win was captured on tape. Only memories to cling on to.<br /><br />@Durga - Oh yes - listening to the radio commentary was something. We could almost "see" the game. Those were the days ...Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-39493877905674841612009-11-22T10:29:28.193+05:302009-11-22T10:29:28.193+05:30What a vivid memory! It must have been all the mor...What a vivid memory! It must have been all the more exasperating for those listening to the transistor as you have no clue what to expect next.Durganoreply@blogger.com