Successive Olympic medal shows Indian hockey thrives in inclusivity, beyond caste,religion,ethnicity

[@learn2unlearn853]

Gratitude to Odisha and Naveen Patnaik to support hockey at its low and thanks to players for proving their mettle

[@AmitKumarAlphaX]

WE MUST THANK NAVEEN PATTNAIK & ODISHA TODAY FOR SPONSORING HOCKEY & REVIVING IT!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@snoopytintin4878]

Bilkul bhaai ...sahi baat

[@updatenewswithme]

Ok but no credit to small nursery in panjab who gave max player to the team though all players deserve equal Respect.

[@msdadsfsx]

0 in front of thala

[@dev7155g]

The forgotten Hero behind success of hockey India is Navin Pattnaik, Thank you Navinbabu from Gujarat

[@mukeshsinha848]

Navin Patnaik saheb from orissa

[@dev7155g]

@@mukeshsinha848 yes I know that, iam from Gujarat

[@suneel7053]

The hell with caste and religion, any Indian that puts effort and brings pride to our country is a champion and may such people thrive.

[@vinsin328]

I tried saying that to Brahmavadi, especially in the north.

[@pichumanisankar2617]

This should be applied to other fields too😂

[@ThePrintIndia]

Well said, Suneel...best wishes, Shekhar

[@MrAntonysimon]

He'll win caste easier said done. Caste can be banished after social equity is achieved.

[@pichumanisankar2617]

@@MrAntonysimon - achieving social equity is akin to bringing parity between two sexes which is totally impossible.

[@sunilnaik5741]

we should support and watch hockey now. Cricket cannot be only sport in our country

[@pichumanisankar2617]

Impossible as hockey is mainly a player’s game😂

[@leodas910]

Cricket and Hockey Both will we India's game in future

[@angadsingh2712]

Hockey is watched and more famous in world as compared to cricket. None of the Europe countries play cricket , much as hockey . Cricket is not even included in Olympics

[@jitmick]

Credit goes to Navin Patnaik for nurturing the Indian Hockey team..❤❤❤wish Indian Parliament had the same spirit as that of this hockey team

[@amarsinghhembram4379]

Naveen Patnaik's efforts are showing results. I wonder how a CM came up with such a bizarre idea !

[@MrSdsok]

He wants to be remembered after his death, so he wants to build a legacy.

[@RaviKiran-uq8np]

Talk about the widespread atrocities on hindus in bangladesh.There are so many videos on twitter.

[@devil1000ish]

Too many fake videos too. I wonder why there is need for fake videos being shared by right wing trolls when actually Hindus are attacked in Bangladesh. Man only if this had happened before the Indian elections!

[@sandipmore814]

Call it majority doing atrocities on minority.... Sounds familiar

[@vishvanathnirukhe6918]

No, he won't talk. That's not the instructions from his master. May be mistress in this case.

[@ThePolymerisst]

​@@vishvanathnirukhe6918 Who do you think is SG's mistress??🤔

[@vinsin328]

What are they doing in Bangladesh? How many moved to India?

[@yetanotheropinion.843]

cricket gets talked for 10 minutes in a 20 minute hockey video. And you wonder why other sports struggles for attention in India.

[@NiradGrover]

Good observation.

[@shravp769]

Atleast he made a video on hockey and did research

[@mayurkanth6987]

That's what bimarou belt low iq dehaat does to you.

[@abhinav5847]

cause people understand cricket more.

[@gauravdas6741]

Haha cricket should be banned.

[@adityadeshpande9466]

Have been following Indian hockey since Tokyo 2021. Watched the Pro League, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, even watched a lot of non India matches. I can definitely say one thing, this is probably the fittest Indian sports team ever, and no one comes close. A proof of their fitness is the amount of last 5 minute goals they score while chasing games, which requires just that extra effort. I preferred Graham Reid's balle balle freestyle hockey over Fulton's more European style, counter attack based hockey, and you can see the difference as our forwards were pretty much playing to win PCs for most of the tournament. But our defence was very strong this tournament considering its not a natural way of playing for most of these players. PS If I follow this team for 3 more years, I'm definitely losing all my hair. They just never make it easy for us fans 😢

[@M_R___974]

You deserve a Platinum medal 🏅 for bringing this angle to sport. Apna dimag to abhi tak udhar gya hi nhi ki team ke kis player ki "kaun jaat ho?"

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

😂😂😂 I can just laugh on you. Everything in India has a caste angle. And if you can't see it, you are the part of the problem.

[@sambeedpanigrahi7191]

​​@@BharatThatIsIndianot everything in India has a caste angle, and because you see that angle everywhere, it's you who is the problem, and I can't even laugh at you, only pity you..

[@NishadKelkar]

​@@BharatThatIsIndia ppl like u want to keep d castes alive it seems....

[@abhidon82]

well said...such rubbish reporting creating rift and divide on their master's will...probably alarmed at steady growth of India hockey and doing the outsider's bidding to break India on casteism.

[@sambeedpanigrahi7191]

@@BharatThatIsIndia not everything in India has a caste angle, and because you only see the caste angle, it's you who is at the core of this problem. And I can't even laugh at you, I can only pity you ..😒😒

[@ashraymanohar8539]

Kodagu is a very small district in Karnataka. But has produced multiple olympic hockey players and medalists overtime. The kodava hockey tournament has over 400 families participating in it.

[@RajanRamki]

Wokey woke …… greater the number of talented and hungry people playing a sport, greater the chances of assembling a world class cast …. Diversity and the so called “ inclusivity “ are merely the byproduct. of the increasing number..Trust wokes to talk about the side effects instead of attributing it to the widening talent pool.. He talks about world class teams consisting of Anglo Indians and Muslims , decline due to the absence of those two communities and now the ascendancy because 50 % of the players are from Punjab… breath taking contradictions

[@Howardroark_80]

This is shekhar’s first episode of “make a clutter”. Shekhar implies that Indian cricket has come of age because it is somehow more meritocracy now vs 40 yrs ago. Our talent pool has grown due to IPL and strong BCCI policies. Players have to be backed for their mental and technical abilities in the game. The so called inclusivity is a function of more people having access to these sports facilities.

[@rohanvernekar7876]

Not really, he regularly makes "make a clutter" episodes on caste, Hindu-Muslim, regionalism, political violence etc.

[@asifeqbal2199]

Nice to see Mr. Shekhar care for our hockey .After our 2 successive bronze medal ,at least some of our self respect is back.

[@sagarsajeev4768]

Sitting here in US, in my Office cubicle under Air-conditioned room and all the material things to make my life easy. I truly get humbled by the difficulties many hockey players had to face to reach where they are right now. Should be always grateful for the life, the god has given you. National Glory is not for the weak, comfort leading individuals, its for the people who turns days into nights of hardwork to reach where they are.

[@bhupindergadh]

Brilliant article Sir! I learned so much new about the history of Indian Hockey. Great analysis and research. Also, a great lesson in economics, "Open market is the greatest equalizer" and not reservations. Love from NJ, USA!

[@amarbhatkhande7758]

Forget about caste or religion, if money is poured into hockey and it is made sustainable and lucrative for the players to survive, then kids will take it up. It is such a great and fast sport to watch and enjoy. There was time when hockey became unwatchable and boring. With all the changes made to the game, it is such a thrilling sport to watch. Now more money needs to be poured into it.

[@vivekdixit4747]

Thanks Shekhar for selecting Hockey as cut the clutter

[@gaurangba]

Golden days of Indian Hockey are back again!!! Successive medals will inspire new generation of players to take up hockey with support from government & authorities

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

Congratulations to our Indian Hockey team. Consecutive medals are great for hockey. Actually I thought this time, we will get gold in hockey. But Germany and Netherlands are playing der best at this moment. So deserving finalists.

[@angararaghavendrarao8305]

Please leave Indian Sports and Armed Forces out of caste politics

[@proudindian9807]

Ir should be discussed because else india will not get inclusive growth

[@okee7]

Shekhar Gupta you mentioned most of the communities who have represented Indian hockey but no mention of the Christian community from (Goan & Mangalorean) Bombay and by this I do not mean Ango-Indian! Many of our ex goal India keepers were from Bombay's Christian community. Ex India coach Cedric D'Souza, Jude Menezes. Mark Patterson (Anglo Indian, I think), Adrian D'Souza etc And not forgetting players like Merwyn Fernandes, Joquim Carvalho, Marcellus Gomes, Viren Rasquinha, Edgar Mascaranhas, Gavin Ferrera, Edward Arahana etc. Apart from being such a numerically small community they have immense contribution to Indian hockey just like the Coorgis and Manipuris. Comparatively and rather unfortunately, very low numbers of Muslim and Kerala state players have made it to the Indian teams as compared to the population, natural talent and athleticism. For that very reason it was a waste of resources to have an SAI regional center in Gandhinagar, Gujarat as the state will rarely produce world class athletes

[@robinsonfrancis1498]

Many thanks to Naveen babu.

[@sudheerkumar4421]

glad tht indian hockey is winning medals again at the olympics feels like gold medal is not far away

[@notforclapsnt8631]

Sir, caste religion are required by politicians and media. Common man wants to live life with security. The two things that needs change in our Country are politics and media but both these evils have a stanglehold on my country at the moment. People should wake up.

[@vinsin328]

Not true. It is demanded by Brahmavadi historically. Nope common man never came out against food terrorism in India. Nope, the stranglehold is of Brahmavadi.

[@abhidon82]

@@vinsin328 abe tharki porky ....tu pehle pork khake dikha

[@notforclapsnt8631]

@@vinsin328 are you living in that age ? If not, your argument doesnt make sense for me. Today, what you need is means to live and security. Cant blame it on century old practices. Problem is the politicians, media who has the stranglehold.

[@WhatsInAName222]

Excellent video Shekhar. Hockey is a thrilling game to watch. It is such a joy to see the Indian men and women team doing so well internationally. Lot of credit goes to NAveen Patnaik as well. Thank you for highlighting a truly team sport that requires tremendous athletic ability.

[@ThePrintIndia]

Thank you for watching and writing in, my friend...best wishes, Shekhar

[@ashishb]

don't divide our hockey team in castes

[@vinsin328]

Then allow beef, end Brahmavad.

[@sambeedpanigrahi7191]

​@@vinsin328 wht's the connection betwn hockey, caste, n beef n bramhavaad?

[@tellsparck]

@@sambeedpanigrahi7191 Are you Indian? If so, you should be either pretending to be ignorant or back from severe amnesia to ask this question.

[@sambeedpanigrahi7191]

@@tellsparck I am 💯 % Indian, and not back from severe amnesia, and not pretending to be ignorant as well. Please explain what's the connection between caste in hockey, beef n bramhavaad? Let's have a discussion, let's keep it civil n you present your points, let's discuss, we can right?

[@abhidon82]

@@vinsin328 being veg is better...end sickularism...

[@shashankjha8851]

Why are people so aghast that diversity is being mentioned in the video prominently? If caste wasn't a factor, why is it that India has produced only 4-5 Dalit test cricketers in its close to 100-yr history?

[@resket32]

I find it quite natural. Just as Germans don’t like mention of holocaust.

[@npd9758]

Keep aside caste and religion in sports.

[@Akshay_p_kumar]

​@@npd9758it's a good point. But unfortunately it doesn't work like that on the ground. Indians sports are filled with casteism and racism. There are plenty of news and articles about casteism in Indian cricket and other sports. So when we get a team that rises above these things then it's important to talk about and appreciate it

[@napazapata5735]

Even less Biharis.

[@shashankjha8851]

@@npd9758 so you choose not to answer the question I guess?

[@Kannadiga321-r4n]

Caste census in hockey and Olympics - pappu version of journalism

[@talktovinit]

this guy a pappu in disguise. i wish we had better & sensible journalist. why are we so cursed :(

[@journeysinamerica8763]

@@talktovinit: you guys have so many … arnub being your super star 😂😂

[@gautamvarma2762]

He is talking about the unity in the team...and you are probably just blind to see that

[@arunm6727]

Then why not ask non biological chuitya to take away ews quoto

[@Peace_keeper112]

Don't watch

[@AbhishekSharma-gi6eg]

Never looked at sport from caste lenses.....it has always been about merit only.....print even brings caste into sport but do not talk about merit in Indian governance system.....

[@banklootful]

No... Tribals and Dalits have poor chance.

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

We need good marketing people in Hockey and we need few corporates backing Hockey at this moment. Also we need few CM's like Naveen Patnaik. We can disagree with him on Many things but what he has done for Hockey is unparallel in last 30-40 years. I have seen some Hockey matches in Bhubaneswar. And let me tell you, you cannot get tickets easily for Indian game.

[@nitinpatel1039]

Field hockey globally doesn't have that appeal their are not much well paid league for field hockey unlike ice hockey in Europe and Canada, ultimately when new full cricket season start these people will go back to watch cricket it is all about that glamour which hockey simply doesn't have unlike cricket and football

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

@@nitinpatel1039 how many countries play cricket? If Indians stop watching cricket, do u think this game will survive? If Indians start watching Hockey, it will become glamorous again. Ice Hockey - it has money Bcz USA and Canada have money. It is that simple.

[@appukuttanj]

All that and just a passing mention for Sreejesh?! Why not mention why he is not the 'Sree' celebrated in his home state because he is not from the 'right' caste? He is the 'Sree' that Kerala deserves, one who brought glory and pride to the State and not shame!

[@Akshay_p_kumar]

Sreejesh is from Kerala but he is what he is because of services. Kerala doesn't deserve to call him one of theirs because they haven't done anything to promote hockey

[@prabhatacharya6135]

I propose other states adopt a sport. Odisha adopted hockey. Let Kerala adopt soccer.

[@deepdive259]

Omg these people can not go beyond the discussion of caste n religion

[@Pleindevie3]

You are a casteist deep down , if you are Indian.... The bizarre gift of Indian culture. 😂

[@ThePolymerisst]

SG: 8 out of 16 players in the squad are from Punjab Also SG: Indian team is so diverse, it shows the real India. 😅 What are you even talking about Gupta ji, you are just rambling about random things today 😅 No one of significance is saying anything about upper castes being more talented. You take some random example of some villagers and talk as if whole country is like that.

[@fakebatli]

It is Shekhar Gupta's debut into "Kaun jaat ho?" journalism category. Ravish Kumar ko aakhir tagda competition milne wava lai!

[@HSG-y2h]

Very well balanced commentry. But sadly if you read all comments below, many readers seem to be locked in a fixated narrow vision. Many comments below are disrespectfull. That does not reflect on you Gupta ji. It reflects on "smaller minds" that are plentyful in a 1200 million population pool. A Quantum change in culture and attitude and etiquettes is needed. Talking about inclusiveness should not touch any nerves. It does nt in other progressive societies who win 45+ medals for 25 million population !! Last but not least clowns and idiots like k.p.s gill (he does nt deserve upper case letters even) - have ruined Indian Hockey when put incharge. And to the ultra sensitive commentators below, i would say - grow up - have a bigger vision -look at a bigger picture beyond your own limited mindset. With that - Gupta ji desrves respect for his age, knowledge and balanced views. 🙏🙏 Let Indian hockey shine again with a formula that works.

[@vikrantkatke]

Congratulations to Indian Hockey. There are still several issues with the playing style of the team. They are unable to hold possession in midfield & are unable to create opportunities through centre of the pitch.

[@sudhapillay8418]

Thankyou Navin babu. Great job boys 💪

[@mchauhan4]

What an excellent reporting by you Shekhar Gupta ji. And it's sooo heartening to see people from different sections of the country becoming legends on the international stage.. India has sooo much potential to make the nation proud. Hope all these people are able to become trailblazers in their own right!

[@bhikariman-sigmamale]

Should all states of India adopt one sport like odisha adopted hockey

[@amritpalsingh3293]

RG will show the photo of hockey team and ask for the caste

[@harmindersingh384]

I wish every journalist should have been an allrounder like Shekhar.

[@Manishgupta-bq3tn]

Small suggestion please edit the video and display picture of each player as Shekhar introduces them one by one

[@harjot21]

Our obsession with caste and religion is insane. Even an Indian olympic win wont be spared from dissection along these lines. Expected better.

[@UdayGupta-f5v]

We need to GET OVER this love affair of ours with the bronze, and 4th place. We need to aim singlemindedly for the yellow metal.

[@harjeetsandhu83]

Kindly listen again @10 minute, Sir you missed our Star player and captain Harman.. I listen thrice and I think u missed. May be it is intentional as u not spoken even his name.. I think u should be honest.. kindly correct the same

[@Vaibhav6384]

People who ask full name every time they meet new people are bashing shekar gupta 😂😂😂

[@dhillonsydney3644]

Sreejesh harmanpreet 🔥..without these 2 i Donthink we reach semifinal

[@charanjitdegun1487]

It's a team game. The players create penalty corners for the best players to drag flick, and that is Hermanpreet in the team.. Shreejesh is one of the best goal keepers. The whole team is very talented. If Rohidas was not suspended, India would have made it to the final, just bad luck him red carded.

[@kshitijshekhar1144]

people like you glorify a shitty sport like Cricket

[@MrAntonysimon]

The game hockey is inclusive abolutely. Most of the players come from diverse and humble backgrounds.

[@KaushalKumar-zx8ls]

IHF did not do justice to Harbinder singh the mercurial forward.

[@anuchugh31]

You have great stories from past. For gen z, India is bigger than religion or caste. Hope our politicians and federations understand it. Meritocracy should prevail, least in sports if not in jobs.

[@raghvinderjoshi4667]

Thankyou Shekhar Gupta for making me and India feel proud of our diversity. In my opinion you are the best storehouse and narrator of history of our times. I hope you will find time to write books on all your favourite subjects, for future generations to read.

[@Zethuzzz]

Another great episode however since no one is addressing the elephant in the room (sadly), sharing my two cents here: As the Olympics draw to close some worrying trends have emerged. 1. Overall performance has gone down. Usually countries better their performance 2.In most cases , our athletes don’t even qualify for medal rounds let alone winning 3. After all these years , we still don’t participate in a majority of events while countries far smaller than ours have a much larger participation 4.There’s a common belief that whatever success our athletes have achieved is in spite of , not because of the system Suggestions to remedy this problem 1. Increase sport budgets while ensuring majority goes to athletes , not bureaucrats 2. Ensure guaranteed high paying jobs for top performing athletes 3. Launch nationwide talent search to ensure participation in maximum events with guaranteed incentives for those who qualify 4. Link the bureaucrats , officials and coaches salaries to athletes performance . 5. Ensure maximum private sector participation through incentives like tax breaks

[@pintorockshaw9690]

Sir Sundargarh is in Odisha and not in Jharkhand

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

Congratulations to Niraj Chopra. He is the greatest athlete India has ever produced. Also,I have great hope from India vs Pakistan rivalry in Javelin. As a nation,we might not look for athletics but we are obsessed with India vs Pakistan rivalry. Let's hope something good comes from this Javelin rivalry and both India and Pakistan start doing better in Olympics, especially Atheletics.

[@NishadKelkar]

So u mean d nation, which plots n kills our innocent soldiers in j n k ahould excel in sports n we shud celebrate it....wow....matlab, soldiers lives is nothing in front of bhaichara n aman ki asha ke kabutar......grow up man.....pakistans existence is on india hate principal.....d one who plays well will win......pak is n will always be nuisance

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

Can't even spell Neeraj ? Why do you care about Pakistan Yadav. Wanna go there ? Worry about your country.

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

@@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi Arrey yaar.. Id_iots will always be Id_iots. Nothing more can be expected from you. I know you don't have any CS, but atleast don't show it so openly.

[@bnmreddy]

India started becoming agessive and developed better as prime ministership and political power holders evolved from from diverse society rather than one "gandhi" family.. also under OBC prime minister..say it SG

[@tutiitrainfruit]

It all started with Roelant Oltmans a decade ago if we are being honest. Giving young kids chance to play with seniors. And slowly nurturing the future along with present so we always have options.

[@bondinthepond]

Jaipal Munda Ji….whole heartedly thanks to you for not letting alcohol get banned….and of course for your contributions to Hockey!!

[@ekinathkhedekar4248]

This is much better, knowing the real metal of this amazing players rather than knowing what water Virat Kohli drinks or what brands Anushka Sharma wears. Nothing to take them away, but I am shocked with the struggles. This hockey players have gone through. Very inspiring for our children.

[@deebhai6540]

India the giant in cricket same in hockey also but not regognised by anyone truly sad😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@rakeshkrishnan1099]

It is a sad that even in 2024, we are arguing about caste and religion, especially in politics, whether it is the opposition or the ruling party.

[@manjulashanmugasundaram706]

You made me cry in two successive CTCs.

[@ravishankar4978]

A good episode. Will overlook that SG seems to be obsessed with caste just like the khangress is. But it is a fact that hockey is very representative of all communities and we all enjoy our national sport

[@grahajitneogy5876]

So unnecessary to point out the caste & creed of India's Sporting heros!!!

[@SpoTTd]

Pakistan was not in moscow 1980 olympics, even though they had won the 1978 world cup. However, the recent regeneration of indian hockey is wonderful.

[@arvindsood509]

SG please comment on why all wrestlers are from the same region and nearly same community

[@SanjeevKumar-fc1fn]

Right bro sahi pakde ho😂

[@vijay-1]

There has been a major shift in support provided by government to players after 2014, to overlook that is not fair analysis

[@bharatdave6288]

Factually incorrect. Cricket is also equally inclusive. Two out of five captaions who captioned India in maximum number of test matches are Muslims. Pataudi and Azharuddin. Two out of best wicketkeepers are non Hindus. Engineer and Kirmani. Many of our fast bowlers like Zahir Khan, Irfan Pathan, Mohammad Sami, Siraj are Muslims. Yes we may not have equal representation from Scheduled tribes and Scheduled class but that has never been by design.

[@surendrabarsode8959]

Shekhar is talking like s better version of Pappu!!!

[@iamundefined100]

Spot on !! This is known as seeding thoughts. How the hell these ideas strike ?

[@MrSdsok]

​@@iamundefined100he is right why should someone mock a woman player?

[@rajusrinivasan8820]

By putting captions like cast and religion is bringing this kind of thing to minds. .when our guy go out it is india..media talking like this is damaging more than politicians

[@2002georgezacharia]

Wow. This was so informative.. thanks for sharing sir ..

[@himanshusingh202]

Along with Riyan Parag, Uma Chhetry from Assam has also made it to the Indian cricket team

[@sakshambhadoria9998]

Sports must be a unifying force. It should break barriers and smash glass ceilings built by dominant forces in society. It must be a source of inspiration, an epitome of teamwork and a symbol of patriotism.

[@hershpuri289]

The live that Shekhar has for Indian hockey is infectious... ive grown to love how they play ... i think we should build on it !! Hockey is a sociology phd topic .. We need to back these players with a HIL for both men and women ... we have to continously build on what is good !! -- 1. More security to hockey players 2. More depth in talent-- iron sharpens iron 3. Build on our legacy... 4. More COACHES, JOURNALISTS, MEDIA, We already have fans for the sport.. in rural and urban india -- we have football ⚽️ fans .. if you enjoy epl.. there is no reason you won't enjoy hockey..

[@hershpuri289]

I referenced football fans because there are so many overlap between the sports -- hockey and football !!

[@hershpuri289]

Overlap in terms of viewing experience..

[@rakeshraina9846]

Excellent analysis 👍

[@kartramasamy]

One of the best episode of CTC in recent times ..thank u so much SG ..very sensitive topic which would tickle the emotion and hypocrisy of even the most broad minded of Indians. You commendably Walked a tight rope in presenting infinisimal facts on social and political mileu sourrounding the sports and sports personnel - traversing both along the length and breadth of this nation and along the past 100 yrs time line..worth jotting down.

[@ganeshkamath1615]

I started watching hockey after about 20 years and feel that the sport is fast primarily due to the removal of offside rule.

[@sayantan19911]

During the gloomy times, definitely silverware for India. We need to keep our sports separated from politics, religion, caste etc. We need to look for increasing viewership of these spots; more viewership means more money and more encouragement for the players. We are 140 bn strong and there is always a market for all sports apart from Cricket.

[@himanjn]

25:12 SG You forgot the great Leslie Claudius from my city of Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

[@GurdeepSingh-uj5up]

Excellent piece! This is how it should be in every sphere.

[@pratiush1000]

An amazing CTC episode after a long time. Kudos Shekhar!

[@hockeybook]

Much needed perspective. Good points.

[@92nelena]

They should start a Premier League in Hockey like it exists in cricket and kabbadi so that people can become more supportive of hockey.

[@Mech-Guy]

Well I don't want to sound wrong, but if meritocracy is so good, it should be applied everywhere.

[@nitovatorsnitj]

Agree with everything, except one. You mentioned we upper caste as most privileged, in reality it is the Anglo Indian Groups who are most privileged in India.

[@ramanujbhardwaj]

One of the best episodes that showcase the future path to our people to follow

[@truthseeker3133]

I usually dont watch ThePrint but thanks to sir for discussing hockey

[@salilpunoose5248]

Well done Shekar. This is a topic that needs to be brought to the forefront. However the more recommendations are how to widen the base of youngsters playing hockey. It needs to be encouraged in all schools. Sadly absent except in a few states. You need a IPL in hockey like we have in cricket and Badminton. There has to be money in a sport. Thank you Shekar.

[@charanjitdegun1487]

Rohidas absence in semifinal cost us the match. Also poor coversion rate, we had about 11 short corners and only managed to convert one.

[@hondaxyz]

@Shekhar Gupta Thank you again for reminding the people of India that why we should raise our glasses for Jaipal singh Munda everytime we drink.

[@Kannadiga321-r4n]

There are more than 50% games are skill based, Cricket also one of them. Whatever the politics of BCCI but BCCI kept quality of cricket and comparative nature though out more than 20 states. Each one of the Olympic spots are confined to only one or two states.

[@mukeshbansal8481]

Sir u r excellent...very informative and eye opener......I know u for the last more than 30 yes...u r very hard working ......this is excellent piece

[@motei1853]

Credit goes to the British for raising above caste and allowing a Dalit to take charge They are responsible for bringing hockey to the tribal belt

[@ripal87]

The question you should work upon SG is how many cities/district have astro turf in India.. If we want to dominate Hockey once again India needs 200 - 300 turfs across the country and then within 10 - 15 years we will be a dominant force... without that hockey will be once in 4 years CTC...

[@hershpuri289]

India has an unhealthy obsession with penalty corners..(i watched the final .. neither germany nor holland paid attention to circle penetration) we have good drag flickers... but we need good finishers .. like abhishek !!

[@girathemail]

Thanks for providing insights on indian hockey

[@ranjitkamath2417]

1. RG should see this video, real success will come only and only if merit is deployed and not because of reservations 2. The example strengthens the case of DEI in corporate, Trainers can use this example 3. Gratitue to Ex Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik who has played critical role in reviving Hockey in India, surprised you failed to mention his name 4. Overall good episode, Excellent job

[@rajendrawandhare9114]

Each & every Indian hockey players must be financially rewarded & honoured publicly.

[@amodjp]

Video should have been about our success rate why our players struggle with qualifying