On the eve of National Sports Day, a historic emotional moment took place at the Mashal campus of Central Sports and Arts Council of MP Power Management Company today when son Olympian Ashok Kumar unveiled the statue of his father Major Dhyanchand and touched the feet of him. Ashok Kumar kept looking at his father's statue for a few moments. Hundreds of people witnessed this emotional moment.
These include Chief General Manager Human Resources and Administration of MP Power Management Company and General Secretary of Central Sports and Arts Council Rajeev Gupta, officials of Central Sports and Arts Council, school students, youth, women, present day people who love and admire hockey magician Major Dhyanchand. The players were accompanied by former hockey players, sports officials and administrators, electrical personnel and contemporaries of Olympian Ashok Kumar along with his fans. This is the first statue of Major Dhyanchand to be installed in Madhya Pradesh.
Jabalpur's special place in Dhyan Chand's life - Ashok Kumar, son of Olympian and Major Dhyan Chand, said with emotion that unveiling the statue of his father is an unprecedented moment in his life and he is feeling proud for it. Expressing gratitude to MP Power Management Company and Central Sports and Arts Council for installing the statue of the hockey magician, Ashok Kumar said that Jabalpur has a special place in the life of Major Dhyanchand. Some of Major Dhyanchand's childhood was spent in Jabalpur, here his younger brother Roop Singh was born and in the forties his sister got married in the Chauhan family. Discussing his deep connection with Jabalpur, Ashok Kumar said that Jabalpur has a special place in his heart.
Dhyan Chand made hockey a traditional game - Ashok Kumar said that Major Dhyan Chand is important in Indian sports history because he established hockey as the country's game. India has got the maximum number of medals in the Olympics due to its excellent performance in hockey. Major Dhyan Chand gave hockey the status of traditional game of the country.
Appreciation of Central Sports and Arts Council - Olympian Ashok Kumar praised the initiative of MP Power Management Company's Central Sports and Arts Council to install the statue of Major Dhyanchand and said that the Council is playing an important role in the development of sports in Jabalpur. He appreciated the summer sports camps organized by the Council every year.
Power companies became proud by installing the statue - Chief General Manager Human Resources and Administration of MP Power Management Company and General Secretary of Central Sports and Arts Council, Rajeev Gupta said in his address that the power companies are feeling proud by installing the statue of Major Dhyanchand. . He said that Dhyan Chand and his son Ashok Kumar have made an unmatched and unforgettable contribution to Indian hockey.
Artist Manish Koshta made the statue - The statue of Major Dhyanchand has been made by Manish Koshta, Director of Government Fine Arts Niketan College. The height of the statue is three feet and weight is about two and a half to three quintals. While creating the statue, artist Dr. Manish Koshta has taken full care of the hockey magician's game, his personality and dignity. Ashok Kumar's contemporary Arun Yadav Laddu, Arjun Awardee Madhu Yadav, Madhya Pradesh General Secretary of Hockey India Lok Bahadur, Vikram Singh Chauhan were present at the statue unveiling ceremony. Sunil Yadav conducted the program and expressed gratitude.
