Here, hockey means hope of a better life


A cluster of hockey sticks, one of them made of wood, lean against rows of books in the airy room of Pratap Chandra Kumar, teacher-in-charge of Gamhariya’s Government Upgraded Middle School. “Now their interest is not just in academics; hockey is also taking up a lot of their time,” said Kumar, referring to his 139 … Continue reading Here, hockey means hope of a better life

Bovelander: “India needs a good programme to get back on top”


“In India, you learn to play on artificial turf when you are 16 or 18 years old, by which time you have developed a certain style that is not suitable for the surface. This is the area of development that India and certain other Asian countries missed after the 1980s or the 1990s,” says the … Continue reading Bovelander: “India needs a good programme to get back on top”