Major Dhyan Chand Biography Book  (Paperback, Sanjay Dudhan)

Major Dhyan Chand (1905-1979), a hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Known as the 'Hockey Wizard' or 'the Magician of hockey', he had goal-scoring feats and dribbling skills, which made India win three consecutive Gold medals in Hockey at the Olympic Games of 1928, 1932 and 1936. He is the recipient of many honours including Padma Bhushan. His birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as National Sports Day in India. This book gives glimpses of the life of Major who strove for the glory of his country and by whose name Indian hockey is known for. The Khel Ratna award is also named after him. about Author: Sanjay Dudhane is a versatile journalist and prolific writer who has authored 27 books. He has published biographies of Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar, Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, Boxer Mary Kom. His first book on India's first individual medallist Khashaba Jadhav has been published by NBT. He has written more than 1200 articles in various newspapers and magazines. He was the accredited journalist of Olympic Games 2012 (London), 2016 (Rio) and 2020 (Tokyo).