How the IHF was born
BY DILJIT SINGH BAHRA
Hockey in India was vibrant even in the last quarter of the 19th century. The sport proliferated the length and breadth of the country. From Srinagar to Chennai, Lahore to Dhaka and even from the far fringes of Peshawar came teams to participate in a surfeit of tournaments like the Beighton Cup, the Aga Khan and the MCC tournament to name a few. It was only a matter of time, then, that a national governing body would be formed. This Part VI in the Series, dwells on this defining moment for hockey in India – Editor