For most of the mid-20^th century, India was far and away the world’s best team in an Olympic sport. Other countries could only compete for second place, as India racked up 7 Gold Medals in 8 Olympic Games.

There is a reason why hockey is India’s national sport. At the backbone of India’s success was Dhyan Chand, still regarded as the greatest player to ever grace the hockey pitch. With a ridiculous tally of 33 goals in 12 games at the Olympics and over 400 goals in his career, for hockey he is what Pele is to football. The Wizard, whose birthday on the 29^th of August is celebrated as National Sports Day, inspired many lives.

One of them is ELGi’s very own Sathish. He has been working in the Accounts Department at ELGi Equipments since February, 2015. He loves to talk about hockey; and tell stories of Dhyan Chand. Just like he loves spending time coaching children, teaching them all the lessons, big and small, that he once learned on the field.