We have always been under the dillema as to why Indians have not been successful in presenting the world sportsmen or sportswomen. We have always passed the buck to Indian families who have always had been the victim of the typical stereotyping of educating their children to become Doctors, Engineers, MBA's and other reputed departments to make an earning. But today its time to break the ice and get the facts cleared.
India has always been successful in producing the best sportsperson in various sports, be it Cricket, Hockey, Badminton, Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Boxing, Wrestling and many others. Our childhood has always been accompanied by the memories of Sachin Tendulkar and the way he used to play with his magic wand. This Maestro has proved himself to be the best cricketer in the history and has left no stones unturned to change the entire history of cricket. Even now the champion who is on his way to break the record of Sachin is another Indian who we know as Virat Kohli. Moving towards hockey which is still considered to be the National Sports of our country, we simply cannot ignore the contributions of Dhanraj Pillay and Dhyan Chand. They were the members of 3 Olympic Gold Medals that India has won in 1928, 1932 and 1936, Unfortunately now Indian Hockey team has slightly degraded. The sole reason of mine using the terminology 'Slightly' has risen from the fact that in Rio Olympics 2016, Indian hockey team is presenting a mesmerizing performance defeating the champions. There are many more to speak about and their feathers on the cap has always proved that Indians has never lagged behind to give the universe masters of different sports. To speak about some more examples, lets take a bow to salute Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, PT Usha, Vijender Singh, Sushil Kumar, PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Abhinav Bindra, Milkha Singh, Mary Kom and many more. Had not they been supported by their family, they would have just been some engineers, professors, Management Trainee in the market leading a simple life.
To be unbiased, yes there are many from the past and even in the present that many sportsperson and athletes are not being recognized for their talents. But should we held the parents solely responsible for this? Doesn't the Government and sport bodies have no role to play? One of the biggest drawback in India is Dirty politics that has been a reason for Lakhs of sportsmen being left as vagabond. They have not been rewarded for their talent and have always been showed the door. This doesn't go on to say that there should be a reservation system in Sports but its utterly vague to ignore the real talents just because of politics and money making. We got to understand the reason for not considering sports to be as respectable as that of an Engineer, Doctor, MBA? This is one of the fields where we lag behind China and USA. They have equally accredited sports in their school and university curriculam as they have done with the other theoritical subjects. In China there is a compulsion in every school for a minimum of 2 years training in Marshal arts just to ensure that in case there is any attack bestowed on China, every family has army men ready to defend! In USA as well, athletics have been made a compulsion. Then why in India has sports been given least importance in schools and colleges? Why do Indians have to think twice to become a sportsperson? I believe its high time that Indians should be inspired by their own countrymen who has mastered in various sports and pledge sports and athletics to be given equal consideration as Btech, MBA, MBBS, LLB, M. com and other courses.
India has always been successful in producing the best sportsperson in various sports, be it Cricket, Hockey, Badminton, Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Boxing, Wrestling and many others. Our childhood has always been accompanied by the memories of Sachin Tendulkar and the way he used to play with his magic wand. This Maestro has proved himself to be the best cricketer in the history and has left no stones unturned to change the entire history of cricket. Even now the champion who is on his way to break the record of Sachin is another Indian who we know as Virat Kohli. Moving towards hockey which is still considered to be the National Sports of our country, we simply cannot ignore the contributions of Dhanraj Pillay and Dhyan Chand. They were the members of 3 Olympic Gold Medals that India has won in 1928, 1932 and 1936, Unfortunately now Indian Hockey team has slightly degraded. The sole reason of mine using the terminology 'Slightly' has risen from the fact that in Rio Olympics 2016, Indian hockey team is presenting a mesmerizing performance defeating the champions. There are many more to speak about and their feathers on the cap has always proved that Indians has never lagged behind to give the universe masters of different sports. To speak about some more examples, lets take a bow to salute Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, PT Usha, Vijender Singh, Sushil Kumar, PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Abhinav Bindra, Milkha Singh, Mary Kom and many more. Had not they been supported by their family, they would have just been some engineers, professors, Management Trainee in the market leading a simple life.
To be unbiased, yes there are many from the past and even in the present that many sportsperson and athletes are not being recognized for their talents. But should we held the parents solely responsible for this? Doesn't the Government and sport bodies have no role to play? One of the biggest drawback in India is Dirty politics that has been a reason for Lakhs of sportsmen being left as vagabond. They have not been rewarded for their talent and have always been showed the door. This doesn't go on to say that there should be a reservation system in Sports but its utterly vague to ignore the real talents just because of politics and money making. We got to understand the reason for not considering sports to be as respectable as that of an Engineer, Doctor, MBA? This is one of the fields where we lag behind China and USA. They have equally accredited sports in their school and university curriculam as they have done with the other theoritical subjects. In China there is a compulsion in every school for a minimum of 2 years training in Marshal arts just to ensure that in case there is any attack bestowed on China, every family has army men ready to defend! In USA as well, athletics have been made a compulsion. Then why in India has sports been given least importance in schools and colleges? Why do Indians have to think twice to become a sportsperson? I believe its high time that Indians should be inspired by their own countrymen who has mastered in various sports and pledge sports and athletics to be given equal consideration as Btech, MBA, MBBS, LLB, M. com and other courses.
