Thursday, March 28, 2013




Date of Birth:Aug 29th 1905
Birth Place:Allahabad
Home Town:Jhansi
Major Teams:Army, India
Debut For India:1926
Olympic Gold Medals:3

Dhayan Chand, Indian Hockey PlayerDhayan Chand - Such was the awe of Dhayan Chand that in a Vienna sports club, they installed a statue of Dhyan Chand with four arms and four sticks. Dhyan Chand was so charismatic in the hockey field that everyone around the world doubted if his stick was made of something else other than wood! You would be surprised to know what all they did to his hockey sticks. In Holland Dhyan Chand's stick was broken to see if there was a magnet inside; in Japan they thought that it was glue; and Adolf Hitler even offered to buy it!

Achievements and Accolades
Players like Dhyanchand become a synonym of the game; he is not a hero; he has become the parameter of hockey by which other player's caliber is measured. It is surprising to know that Dhyan Chand, who came to be known as hockey's magician, started playing hockey only after joining the army! Dhyanchand took to playing hockey in army and was included in the Indian Hockey team for the 1926 New Zealand tour.

By his superior play, Dhyan Chand was held in high esteem within the country as well as outside. Dhyan Chand helped India in winning gold medals in hockey in 3 successive Olympics games- Amsterdam Olympics (1928), Los Angles Olympics (1932) and Berlin Olympics (1936). He was the captain of the gold medal winner Indian Hockey team in the historic 1936 Berlin Olympics. Dhyan Chand scored 101 goals at the Olympic Games and 300 goals in other international matches. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government, in the year 1954. Dhyan Chand's birthday (Aug 29) is observed as the national sports day.

Turning Point
Dhyanchand joined the army at the age of 16 and this proved a turning point of his carrier. It was from there that Dhyan Chand started playing hockey. After that Dhyanchand rose in the hockey field like a meteor. This became an important milestone of his carrier.

Early Promise
As soon as Dhyan Chand joined the army, his tryst with hockey began. After that there was no looking back for this magician of Indian hockey, popularly known as hockey's jadoogar. His exciting stick-work encouraged the army to allow him to concentrate on the game. Dhyan Chand took part in the inter-provincial hockey championship and made an immediate impact on the national hockey scene. From the very outset Dhyan Chand showed a lot of promise and the day was not far away when he joined the ranks of the Indian hockey.

Dhyan Chand Biography
Dhyan Chand was born on 29th August, 1905 at Allahabad. His father was in the British Indian army. Dhyan Chandspent most of his early time at Jhansi. At the age of 16 Dhyan Chand joined the army and took to serious hockey. In the year 1926, he was selected for the Indian hockey team slated to tour New Zealand. Thereafter, Dhyan Chand played a monumental role in India winning 3 successive Olympic hockey gold medals (in 1928, 1932 and 1936).

In the year 1934, Dhyan Chand was appointed the captain of the Indian hockey and subsequently captained the gold winning team at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. At the Berlin Olympics, Hitler was so impressed with his play that he offered to make him colonel in the German army, if he agreed to play for Germany. At the age of 43, he led the hockey team to the tour of East Africa in 1947. In this tour Dhyan Chand scored 61 goals in 21 matches that India played. After an illustrious carrier of 30 years, Dhyan Chand bid adieu to international hockey in 1949. He retired as Major and was also the Chief Hockey Coach at the National Institute of Sports. For his extraordinary achievements, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Bhusan in 1956. Throughout his carrier, Dhyan Chand scored more than 1000 goals. On Dec 3, 1979 this hockey legend passed away.

Ups And Downs
Once Dhyan Chand started playing hockey, there was no looking back for him. In fact, he went on scaling great heights in hockey and achieved great feats. Dhyan Chand rose in international hockey like a meteor and kept shining like the Sun. Soon Dhyan Chand became folklore. Such was the charisma of this legend that people thought that he had some magic in his hockey sticks. Dhyan Chand's name became synonymous with hockey. So great was the standard of his hockey that he never had any lean patches in his playing carrier.
Dated 28.03.2013.

The Principal


KV ___________________________

Dalhousie ( Banikhet ) Cluster.

Madam / Sir,


This is with reference to the Minutes / Agenda Points discussed during the Regional Sports Control Board Meeting at KV No.2, Jammu on 20.03.2013, the cluster KVs are requested to note the following issues and comply with the instructions given by the Hon'ble DC during the Meeting.


1. The Cluster level Sports Infrastructure Development Committee should be constituted to identify and get the estimates for the sports infrastructure during the year of KVS Golden Jubilee Year. The KV concerned must evaluate the scope for development of infrastructure under the heads of a. KV own funds b. grants from KVS RO Jammu and C. KVS HQ and get the estimates from the construction agency before 5th. April, 2013 and submit the same to the Cluster Incharge. The infrastructure to be developed should be completed by May, 2013 after sanction of the same from the competent authority.


2. The selections for the Regional Level competitions should be completed by April, 2013. The tentative dates for Regional Level Games and Sports is from 20th August, 2013.


The  Committee for the Dalhousie ( Banikhet) Cluster :

1. Mr. N. HARI PRASAD, Principal, KV Dalhousie at Banikhet Convener
2. Mr. S.S. Duha, Principal, KV Bakloh
3. Mr. R.K. Thapa, PET , KV Dalhousie at Banikhet
4. PET of KV Bakloh.

The date of Meeting will be intimated later.

Cluster KVs must send the report ( proposals with estimates) to the cluster in charge by 5th April, 2013.

Please treat this urgent and very important.


Yours faithfully,


N HARI PRASAD, Principal

Cluster incharge Dalhousie (Banikhet) Cluster. 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Dear all the educationists, teachers and sports persons,

I came across a great book on Learning and games, in the title DIVASAPNA, written by Giju Bhai Badheka. Every sports lover must read.

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F.240355/2013-KVS(JR)/Sports                                        Dated :- 12-03-2013
E-mail/Speed post
OFFICE ORDER

      The Meeting  of KVS Regional Sports Control Board  will be held on 21-03-2013 at 10.00 A.M  at  KV No 1Jammu.  The officers/officials as under are requested to attend.
                         
S.No
Name & Designation
 Remarks
1
Shri AS Gill, Assistant Commissioner &
Offg Deputy Commissioner
Chairman
2
Sh T R Choudhary, Principal,KV Sunjuwan
Member
3
Sh J D Guru, Principal, KV No 1 Pathankot
-do-
4
Sh Sukhwinder Singh, TGT (P&HE), KV No 1 Amritsar
-do-
5
Sh Suneel Kumar, TGT (P&HE), KV No 1 Jammu
-do-
6
Sh Jasvir Singh, TGT(P&HE), KV Nangalbhur
-do-
7
Sh Manjit Singh, TGT (P&HE), KV Miran Sahib
-do-
8
Sh N S Chib, TGT(P&HE), KV Sunderbani
-do-
9
Dr R Prasad, Principal, KV No 1 Udhampur
Special Invitee
10
Mrs Kusum Malhotra, Principal, KV No 1  Amritsar
-do-
11
Sh N Hari Prasad, Principal, KV Dalhousie
-do-
12.
Sh S S Takkar, Principal, KV No 3 Srinagar
-do-
13.
Sh Kamal Singh, TGT(PET), KV Samba
-do-
14.
Ms Bindu Negi, TGT(P&HE), KV Tibri Cantt
-do-
15
Sh Nirmal Kumar, SO (A/Cs), KVS(RO) Jammu
Treasurer
16
Sh B L Morodia, Assistant Commissioner, KVS(RO)Jammu
Member Secretary.
Agenda Point.  The following Agenda points will be discussed during the meeting and all are requested to come fully prepared for the same:

               1.         Review of previous Agenda points.
               2.         Golden Jubilee year of KVS and development of Games & Sports and its Infrastructure.
               3.         Planning for Games & Sports for 2013-14.
               4.         Adventure activities as per KVS Norms.
               5.         Coaching Camps during 2013-14.
               6.         Formation of Committees:
                           (a)        Infrastructure development.
                           (b)        Regional co-ordination Committee.
                           (c)        Regional purchase Committee.
                           (d)        Selection Committee during Regional Sports meet. 

               All are requested to attend the aforesaid meeting at KV No 1 Jammu on 21-03-2013 at 10.00 A.M.
              
               The Principal KV No 1 Jammu is requested to make necessary arrangements for the above meeting.

      They will be entitled for TA/DA as per KVS rules.


(A S Gill)
Assistant Commissioner &
Offg. Deputy Commissioner
Distribution:

All concerned. 

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Developing and maintaining an exclusive Blog for KVS RO Jammu Region for Games and Sports activities is  a novel idea and the Brain child of Shri. A.S. Gill, Offg.DC & AC of KVS RO Jammu. I am privileged to get this assignment and invite all the concerned to send the entries to principalkvdalhousie@gmail. com.

N HARI PRASAD
PRINCIPAL