Of Jaipal Singh and sparkling Indian Diaspora's contribution to Hockey
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By DILJIT SINGH BAHRA
Why was Jaipal Singh, not living in India at the time, selected to lead India’s Olympic hockey challenge in 1928? What were his credentials that prompted the Indian authorities to look up to him for India’s first ever Olympic gold? Who was the another famous son of India, who would later become President of India and who also played hockey in the same club as that of Jaipal Singh? Historian Dil Bahra has the answers in his portrayal of All India Hockey Club tour of Europe in 1925 – Editor