the highest number of respondents i.e. 16 of them ( 32% ).Jagjit Singh Kullar were named by 07 ( 14% ) respondents.Gurdev Singh Kullar and Darshan Singh Kullar were mentioned by 05 respondents each.Gurmit Singh Kullar were named by 04 ( 8% ) respondents .Ajitpal Singh Kullar were mentioned by 03 ( 6% ) respondents.Randhir Singh Kullar and Balbir Singh Kullar ( Services ) were named by 02 players each and the names of Gurjit Singh Kullar , Parminder Singh Kullar , Darshan Singh Padani, Pardeep Singh Pandha were mentioned by 01 respondent only.
Some other remarks were also made by the respondents, which are given below:In the words of Balbir Singh Kullar ( services ), among Indian players from Sansarpur he considers Udham Singh Kullar as one of the greatest players he has seen. He says that among the various virtues Udham Singh Kullar possessed, his capacity for hard work and ability to give body dodges to opponents are most remarkable.In his opinion Udham Singh Kullar was a complete hockey player who could play at any position, except that of goalkeeper, with equal ease and competence.
Among the players from Sansarpur, Darshan Singh Kullar greatest regards for Udham Singh Kullar. For Udham Singh Kullar Darshan Singh Kullar says that his ability to dodge the opponents through his flexible body, his mastery over the stickwork and expertise in giving measured passes, are the qualities which have no parallel.
According to Jarnail Singh Kullar, Udham Singh Kullar was a master of body dodges. He was moderately built; but possessed great stamina.He was not at all selfish and always played for the team.
According to Rajinder Singh Kullar, Udham Singh Kullar had a great control over the ball.He was very swift and used to help others, which he continues to do even today.He was a very good schemer and played a very sensible game.He was my childhood idol. When I was studying in N.D.Victor High School, Jalandhar Cantonment, Udham Singh Kullar was senior to me.We used to massage his legs and body and to see him playing was a greatest joy for us.Even while in school, Udham Singh Kullar had all the attributes of becoming a great hockey player and we all could visualize even at that early stage that he would become a great player.
Among international players from Sansarpur, Lal Singh Sohal is most impressed by Right half Balbir Singh Kullar ( Services ).He says that Balbir Singh Kullar ( services )was not only solid in defense and provided great strength to Indian defense during his hockeyplaying days but many a times he could run with forwards to become a sixth man in the attack line and had scored some goals also.In fact Balbir Singh Kullar ( services ) used to play true total hockey, says Lal Singh Sohal.While playing at Right half, he had many a times made saves at goal line when goal keeper had been beaten and had himself scored for Indian team too.
Among internationals from Sansarpur, Jaswinder Singh Kullar considers Jagjit Singh Kullar, Indian centre half as one of his favourite hockey player.He says that Jagjit Singh Kullar had the uncanny ability to distribute the ball.He used to play for the team and was a great fighter.He was a live wire in the field.His body dodges and overhead passes were very accurate and a treat to witch.He could have played for India for many years but bad luck and injuries curtailed his hockey career.
Among international from Sansarpur, Pritpal Singh Aassi simply adores Udham Singh Kullar.Pritpal Singh Aassi says that Udham Singh Kullar not only master of skills but is thorough sportsman.He is very punctual, epitome of dedication, helpful in solving other players problems, had complete command over his temper and no matter how great the provocation may be, he could keep his cool.He used to play for the team and many times after making a move, left the ball for others to score the goal.His mastery over the game was so great that he could play at any position, except that of goal-keeper.
Among the Indian internationals from Sansarpur, Darshan Singh Sethi singled out Udham Singh Kullar for special mention, who played as inside left.Darshan Singh Sethi says that Udham Singh Kullar was expert in giving body dodges to the opponents.His speed and control of the ball was of highest order and his passes were accurate and well measured.He was not a selfish player and played for the team and used to pass the ball at the most opportune moment, without even thinking of scoring a goal on his own.
In the words of Parkash Singh Kullar, Randhir Singh Rana, another great name in Sansarpur hockey possessed great speed and ability to dodge the opponent.He had so much command over the game, that he could dodge a player with speed in a short distance.He possessed an uncanny mind of a great schemer.Though he got few opportunities to represent the India, considering his talent, he should have got many more such opportunities.
Darshan Singh Sethi, elder brother was also a great player. His dribbling was perfect, and had the unique ability to turn at the spot and he was a sure Scorer.Most of the goal-keepers were not able to properly judge and anticipate his scoring shots.
It may be noted that among the 19 players who have been mentioned by respondents, 12 are from Pakistan, 02 from Holland and Australia each and 01 each is from England, Germany and Canada.The predominant liking for the Pakistani players could be due to following reasons: ( a) Similarity in the Indian and Pakistan style of hockey.
( b ) Most of the respondents belong to the era when India and Pakistan were the most dominant powers in international hockey.
In response to the question asking respondents to name the favourite foreign hockey players who have fascinated them most, Bovelander of Holland was cited by the highest number of respondents i.e. 07 of them ( 14% ), Shahbaz Ahmad of Pakistan were named by 04 ( 8% ) respondents.Charlesworth of Australia were named by 03 ( 6% ) respondents.Shahnaz and Isluddin of Pakistan and Paul Lizen of Holland were mentioned by two respondents each.The name of Tanvir Dar, Samiullah, Munwar, Azeez, Abdullah, Pierce, Saen Karley, Fisher and Fred Hoose were mentioned by 01 respondents only.
The special comments which were made by some of the respondents in justification of their choice of the player are given below:
Among the foreign players, whom Balbir Singh Kullar admired most, he mentioned the names of Asad Malik, Shahnaz and Shahbaz all from Pakistan.He said that greatest quality of all the three mentioned player was that all of them despite being inside left were the main schemers of their team, where as it is generally believed that inside right is the schemer.Thus, it shows their greatness and command which they have over the game.
Among foreign players, DarshanSinghKullar was highly impressed by Pierce Australian forward, who was 6’-3’’ tall, stoutly built and used to play with Indian style.He had the ability of receiving out of reach balls as well.
In the word of Jarnail Singh Kullar, Akhtar Rasool was a very good centre half of Pakistan.He was master in feeding the ball to forwards.He generally used to immediately release the ball just after receiving it, mostly on his left.
Among the outstanding foreign players, Darshan Singh Sethi is most impressed by Pakistan centre forward Azam.Azam was a member of Khalsa college, Amritsar, hockey team before partition.Darshan Singh Sethi has says that Azam’s stick work was of highest order and he possessed uncanny ability to score the goals.
Among internationals Lal Singh Sohal had great admiration for Pakistan’s inside left Shahbaz.He says that Shahbaz was a complete player as he had good speed, long strides, able to cover the ground very swiftly and possessed a shrewd hockey mind.He never wasted his energy and only when he visualised a chance he made full efforts
Seven respondents did not mention the name of any players as their favourite among Indian non Sansarpuri hockey players.
It may also be noted that most of the respondents have mentioned the names of their contemporary players as their favorites, which was but natural.This may help in explaining the fact that the name of such a great hockey player like Dhyan Chand was mentioned by two of the respondents only as others might not have watched him at all.In the response to the question asking respondents to name the Indian hockey players not belonging to Sansarpur who have fascinated them most, Balbir Singh(Railways ) was cited by the highest number of respondents i.e. 9 of them ( 18% ).Prithipal Singh, Kanwar Dig Vijay Singh Babu were mentioned by 4 respondents each and Shankar Laxman and Ashok Kumar were named by 3 ( 6% ) respondents.Dhyan Chand, Joginder Singh, Mannual Chimni And Surjit Singh were named by 2 players each and the names of Dara, Kishan Lal, R.S. Gentle, Trilochan SinghBhola, Peter, Harcharan Singh, Sodhi, Rajinder Singh, Rajbir Singh were mentioned by one respondent only.
Balbir Singh ( outside right ) was named by 9 of the respondents as their favourite non Sansarpur Indian hockey players.The special features\techniques of his game which were adored by these respondents include: His speed, dribbling and positional play.Some other remarks were also made by the respondents, which are given below:
Among Indian players not belonging to Sansarpur, Gurjit Singh Kullar considers Trilochan Singh Bawa, Full back as one of the greatest Indian hockey player of his era.Gurjit Singh Kullar said that Trilochan Singh Bawa was very accurate with his hit and also very good and effective at checking the opponents.
Among the Indian players not belonging to Sansarpur, Darshan Singh Sethi has highest regards for full back R.S. Gentle.Darshan Singh Sethi says that R. S. Gentle possessed a very hard accurate and fast hit.He was so skillful that he did not have to employ the brute force to hit the ball as he used to play with light stick and made use of wrist to impart the necessary power and speed to his hit.He was so skillful that it was difficult for even the best of an opponent to give him a single dodge.
Among Indian international players Darshan Singh Kullarnamed K.D.Babu.DarshanSingh Kullar says Babu’s distribution of passes was a treat to watch and his especiality was that he used to receive ball on wrong foot.
Karnail Singh Kullar is highly impressed by right in K.D. Babu.Karnail Singh Kullarsays that Babu’s stick work was close to perfection and his passes were so accurate and measured that even a novice could play alongside him very easily and score easily on his passes.
In the words of Mohinder Singh Padani, Joginder Singh, who was a member of 1964 Olympic gold winning Indian team.He was a right out of highest order.His dribbling and ability to dodge opponents was of super quality.He used to play on the sidelines which provides more space for attack by opening the field.Only a very skilled player can play on the sidelines as it requires great control over the ball.He played a key role in 1964 Olympic final against Pakistan.Joginder Singh’s father was the motivating source and had a significant role in moulding Joginder Singh into a player of highest quality.His father used to watch all his game and thus provide him the guidance.
Among the Indian players who do not belong to Sansarpur, Jaswinder Singh Kullar has highest regards for H.J.S. Chimni who represented in 1975 World Cup winning Indian hockey team (Kuala Lumpur ) as centre forward.Jaswinder Singh Kullar says that he had a long association with Chimni as both of them studied in the same school.Chimni also lived in Sansarpur during his early days ( 1954 ).Later, when Jaswinder Singh Kullar joined army, Chimni was his officer and both of them played together for S.R.C.( Meerut).Jaswinder Singh Kullar says that Chimni was a very good centre forward and he was an effective scorer.When ever Chimni could enter the opponents D, a goal was almost certainly.He was a team man according to Jaswinder Singh Kullar and used to play a selfless game.Jaswinder Singh Kullar has high regards for Chimni not only as a great hockey player but also as a true sportsman.Jaswinder Singh Kullar says that in army teams, it is a general practice that a senior officer leads the team, but Chimni inspite of being an officer, on several occasions gave chances to his juniors to lead the team. At present, Chimni is Major General in the Indian army.
According to Parkash Singh Kullar, Dhyan Chand’s is of course unrivaled the most beautiful aspect of his game was cleanliness of his shots.He could hit the ball cleanly in first attempt with such a precision that a hit taken by him was a certain goal.His game was a real treat to watch.He possessed the natural talent which only a truly gifted player can have.He used to take normal diet, had no formal coaching and was a pleasant personality having a smiling face and used to lead a clean life, even though he earned highest laurels in his life time but these successes did not take him away from the people.He was a true sportsman.He had highest appreciation of Sansarpur hockey as he played a lot of hockey with Sansarpuri’s, he was well aware of their artistery and had highest regards for Sansarpur hockey.He had no hesitation in praising a piece of good hockey and a good hockey player.He often use to say that Gopal Singh Kullar is a better player than himself.Only a Sportsman of highest order can make such a comment.He also had highest regards about the game of Mohan Singh Aassi, Sadhu Singh Kullar and Aatma Singh Kullar as he had played against them in Military units tournaments where these people provided him a tough competition.These games were so hard fought that the margin of defeat was very narrow and any team could win on a given day.Dhyan Chand did not face such a strong field even in International hockey where he was a prolific scorer.It speaks volumes of his greatness and sportsmanship that he always openly acknowledged this fact.
Among Indian players other than Sansarpuri’s, Lal Singh Sohal has highest regards for Shankar Laxman whom he considered best goal keeper India has ever produced.Shankar Laxman representation India in 1964 Olympics gold medal winning team at Tokyo and Captained 1966 Asian Games team.Lal Singh Sohal says that Shankar Laxman used to reserve his best for the tournaments.He possessed such a great fighting spirit that he could always draw from his reserves at crucial moments, and many a times saved the day for India.Lal Singh Sohal narrated an incident which relate to 1964 Olympic final against traditional rivals Pakistan.He said that in this game, Laxman was completely beaten by a short as he fell down in trying to save the goal but he made a second attempt and could clear the ball.This speaks volumes for his neversay die spirit and quick silver moments.
In the response to the item ( 4 a ), all respondents answered in the negative i.e. none of them have received any formal coaching.
However, in response to the item ( 4 a ), which asks them to name the sources from where they received the greatest amount of practical help, all of them considered self practice and observing othersas the sources.
Among the categories of players , who provided practical help to the respondents, although international players come on top, but they too have been considered by only 28% of the respondents, where as National and other Senior players have been considered by negligibly small percentage of respondents ( 2% and 4% respectively )
Among the categories of coaches , who provided practical help to the respondents, school coaches get the highest percentage of votes but even their share is only 18%, where as college, university, national coaches are considered by a negligible fraction of respondents ( 4%, 4.%, 2% respectively ).
Thus, we find that none of the respondents had the advantage of formal coaching and all of them mastered the game through self practice and by watching others only.Though a few of them got practical help from international players ( 28% ) and school coaches (18% ) also.However, some other remarks were also made by the respondents, which are given below:
Udham Singh Kullar says that though he learnt a lot by observing great hockey players of his era and nothing minutely their techniques and mistakes and weak points of rivals, he did not have the benefit of formal coaching.Basically he remained self coached hockey player.
Balbir Singh Kullar says that he has not received any formal coaching and he learned the game through self practice and by closely watching the game of stalwarts of his time.He narrated that in 1956, national hockey championship was organised at P.A.P., hockey ground, Jalandhar Cantt., which is 5 Km away from his house Sansarpur.At that time he was eleven years of age and was studying in class VI.He watched all the games of the tournament for which he had to walk all the distance on foot as there was no conveyance available.He says that he still remembers the names of all the teams and players which took part in that tournament and remembers the score of each game too.
Darshan Singh Kullar says that initially, he did not got any formal coaching later 1961 onwards, when he had already played for India, he received extensive coaching from G.S. Bodhi, who was a national coach at that time. Darshan Singh Kullar says that G.S Bodhi helped him to improve his shooting through extensive practice.
No formal coaching but some finer points were taught by my seniors Peter and Shankar Laxman ( Lal Singh Sohal ).
Item No.3asked the respondents to name the personality ( personalities ) who have been source of greatest encouragement to them in their hockey career.Highest percentage of respondents consider their parents as the most dominant source of encouragement for them (66 % ), followed by encouragement of other family members (58 % ), which shows that family were an important source of motivation in the opinion of majority of respondents.
Other major sources of inspiration were Olympians ( 62 % ) and School Coaches ( 62 % ).
However, influence of neighbouring villages is not considered a motivating factor by any of the respondents and other players from Schools, College & University teams are also considered a motivating factor only by a negligible faction of respondents ( i.e. 4%, 6% & 4% respectively ).Similarly insignificant percentage of respondents consider national & high level coaches a source of motivation for them ( i.e. 14 % & 10 % respectively ).The analysis shows that
a ) Parents
b ) Other family members
c ) Olympians
d ) School coaches
emerge as the dominant sources of motivation where as
a ) Neighbouring villages
b) National Coaches
c) Higher level Coaches
d ) School, College and University players
could not be considered as important among the motivating factors.
Thus, parents , other family members , olympians and school coaches are the only dominant factors responsible for providing encouragement to the respondents , where as neighbouring villages, national coaches, higher level coaches and school , college and university players cannot be considered as factors for the same.Some respondents also made special comments in favour ofthe dominant factors, which are given below:
Among the people from Sansarpur who inspired him to play hockey, in addition to his family members Udham Singh Kullar showed deep reverence for Gurmit Singh Kullar the first Olympian from Sansarpur and Gopal Singh Kullar who also played hockey with distinction at national level.
Udham Singh Kullar also has deep respect and gives credit for moulding him into great hockey player to his national coach Habul Mukherjee and Harbail Singh, Director Physical Education, Khalsa college, Amritsar.Udham Singh Kullar say that these two not only were the coaches of the teams for which he played but took personal interest in him and provided the much needed psychological support. Udham Singh Kullar says that he is greatly influenced by the thinking of Habul Mukherjee who laid great emphasis on development of hockey skills and did not neglect but put physical exercises at second place.
Gurjit Singh Kullar said that as he lost his father at a very early age, he was hardly 4-5 years old when his father expired, he could not get any encouragement from him.When he was a student of high school in N.D. Victor High School, Jalandhar Cantt., his coach Ballu took great interest in him and not only taught him the basic hockey skills but also provided all the encouragement and motivation.The other source of motivation for him were the players from the village who won laurels at Olympics.Being lucky to get a chance to observe them playing in the village at very early age, he also decided to emulate them.
In naming the various people who were source of inspiration for him, Balbir Singh Kullar became some but emotional and mentioned that from his early days to the end of his hockey playing career his family members have not only been the greatest source of inspiration for him but have also provided him with all kind of support.He specifically mentioned the role of his mother, father brothers who were all great lovers of hockey.He fondly still remembers the day when his name was for the first time included in the list of Indian probables, his father sent him a money order of RS. 200/- that was in 1965.
He also said that village elders also played a great role in encouraging him to take to the game of hockey.Among whom he mentioned the name of Tara Singh.
He is also indebted to some IndianHockeyFederation officials like its ex- president Ashwani Kumar and Nagarwala.For Ashwani Kumar he has special respects and mentioned that when his knee needed operation Ashwni Kumar not only made arrangements for his operation at Amritsar and specially requested to Dr. Karam Singh there is take full care of him saying that his knee is very precious as such players are found rarely once in century.These words of Ashwani Kumar were certainly a great moral booster for him in those difficult days of him.He also mentioned that Ashwani Kumar was also instrumental in his selection for 1968 Olympics team as at that time he could not take part in selection trial due to his army training in Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.When a news reporter asked Ashwani Kumar, President, Indian, Hockey, Federation, how could his name could be included in the list when he had not taken part in selection trials, Ashwani Kumar replied that his choice is automatic, there is no need of selection trial in his case.
DarshanSinghKullar said that among the family members, his father was the greatest motivating factor for him.He always encouraged him to play hockey and used to say, “ when will you be able to play like Udhi ( Udham Singh Kullar )”.Though, DarshanSinghKullar kept the promise he made to his father and played for India like Udham Singh Kullar but still regrets that his father could not see that day.In early days his elder brother Pritam Singh Kullar, who played as goal-keeper for Services with distinction, used to give finer tips of the game whenever he was home in vacations.More than the individuals, DarshanSinghKullar feels that whole village atmosphere in those days, where all youngsters and elders used to talk about hockey all the time, inspired him to play hockey.He still names Dass Singh , Mohan Singh and Satya Parkash names as the village elders who provided him all the motivation in early days to play hockey.
Darshan Singh Sethi says it was the family tradition which influenced him most in opting for hockey career.They are six brothers and all of them are hockey players.Among them his elder brother Ram Chand was the greatest influence on him.Ram Chand, who was a contemporary of Dhyan Chand and rubbed shoulders with arghasty the greatest hockey ace of India many times played hockey for services, NWFP, Rajasthan and Madras, gave him the first hockey lessons and was an idol for him to emulate.
Pritpal Singh Aassi says that greatest motivation for him was his father Mohan Singh Aassi himself who was a veneratedfigure in the Sansarpur.His brother Abchal Singh Aassi also motivated him a great deal in his early days.Later Udham Singh Kullar and Balbir Singh Kullar ( Services ) also encouraged him to play hockey says Pritpal Singh Aassi.Pritpal Singh Aassi further added that coach Gurdip Singh and G. S. Bodhi, a national coach also provided him motivation.
Jaswinder Singh Kullar says that initial encouragement was provided by family members, especially by his brother Mohinder Singh Kullar, who himself was a good hockey player.Later when he joined S.R.C. (Meerut), his team mate and officer Hari Pal Kaushik, who was an Olympian not only taught final points of the game but was a source of motivation for him.Jaswinder Singh Kullar says that he owes a lot to him as he was instrumental in building his hockey career.Jaswinder Singh Kullar aslo feels indebted to his school P.T.I. Kuldeep Singh, who himself was a great hockey enthusiast and encouraged Jaswinder Singh Kullar to take hockey very seriously.
Jarnail Singh Kullar was introduced to the game by his Uncle Sohan Singh Kullar who presentation him his first hockey stick and took him to the ground for the first time when he was hardly 4-5 years old.Sohan Singh Kullar was himself a player of highest calibre, unfortunately he did not get the chance to play for country, though in scale of the game, he could match any International player of his time.
Mohinder Singh Padani got encouragement from Ram Chand Padani, elder brother, who himself was a top class player.School P.T.I. Kuldeep Singh, though himself was not a player of repute but had the ability to motivate youngsters.
Karnail Singh Kullar says that the greatest motivation was provided to me by my parents and Olympians from Sansarpur.He specially name the name of Tara Singh Kullar, who was his elder and took personal interest in his hockey during his early days.He has stated in his questionnaire that Tara Singh Kullar who himself was a hockey player used to play with the children of his age and also was instrumental inarranging their matches with Army teams and organising these matches.
Achievement in hockey adds to the prestige of village
50
100 %
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2.5
Influence of players & accepting them as a role model
50
100 %
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The respondents agreedwith all the factors. ( See table 3.II )However some other observations were also made by the respondents, which are given below:
Gurjit Singh Kullar considered Sansarpur’s proximity to Cantonment as the main reason for Sansarpur’s performance of hockey over other games.Gurjit Singh Kullar said that though other games like football, volleyball etc. Were also played by military men at that time but game of hockey was taken up more seriously by them.And standards of hockey of army teams of that era was quite high.This had its impact on Sansarpur as the village was very near to Cantonment and Sansarpuri’s also started playing hockey.
Darshan Singh Sethi feels that the most important factor was the influence of senior hockey players.Since they used to take their hockey very seriously, watching them play the game and prestige attached to the game by other village elders motivated the youngsters of his age to take to the game.
According to Lal Singh Sohal that once a game gains popularity in a certain region due to whatever reasons, younger generations continue to play the game.As it becomes a part of their tradition.If we look at our own region we find that hockey is popular in Sansarpur, football in Mahalpur, Hoshiarpur and basketball in Kapurthala.
Kullar family of Sansarpur, which took to hockey in a big way, is a family of hard working, disciplined and energetic people.They brought these inherent qualities.Kullar helped them a great deal in rising in the field of hockey .As success begets success, having been successful in hockey, they got opportunities in other fields and they did well there too.Success of some early Kullars in hockey in particular in life in general became motivating factor for others. ( Pritam Singh Kullar )
As Cantonment acquired village land, so less land was available for cultivation and thus village folk was forced to look for other avenues.When Sansarpuri’s started getting jobs in army and other such departments because of their hockey skills, they got more opportunity to practice the game and could improve further.Thus nonavailabilty of other occupations and getting good jobs due to the game worked in random to motivate Sansarpuri’s to take their hockey seriously and it became almost an obbession with them.All village life got centered around the game and hockey was most discussed topic in the village.Thus hockey played a crucial role in economic advancement of the village people.Due to the game, they got opportunities to visit various places which provided them with new experiences and thus helped in social advancement of the village.By nature Sansarpuri’s are hard working, competitive and possess desire to excel in life.Hockey was one such area which suited their temperament and they took to the game whole heartedly. (Jarnail Singh Kullar)
Though initially Sansarpur took the game due to the fact that it provided them with a job.Later, it became the identity of the village and a matter of prestige for Sansarpuri’s.For every Sansarpuri’s the greatest honour was to achieve distinction in the game.Thus it became the part and parcel of the village, so much so, that no Sansarpuri could think of being alienated from the game.Sansarpur hockey reached its zenith in late thirties and early forties.
For Sansarpuri’s hockey was the only passion and no destruction from the game was allowed.If a youngster was found in indulging in any other recreation or activity, e.g. visiting a Cinema Hall, he was severely reprimanded by his seniors as well as his team mates.He was socially boycotted and was not allowed to enter the field. For Sansarpuri’s, it was almost a sin even to think of anything other than hockey .
There were three teams in Sansarpur, comprising of different age groups: A senior team, School Boys team and children team. Even children, when practicing, used to try to copy senior team heroes in their own way.Udham’s dodge and Gurdev’s tap were the common cries which could be heard even at children matches. ( Rajinder Singh Kullar )
JarnailSingh Kullar observes thatavailabilityoftheparadegroundinfrontofthevillage helped the game to give it a boost .EnglishmilitarymenusedtoplayhockeyinthisgroundandSansarpurresidentswatchedthemplayingandgotinterestedinthegame .AvailabilityofthegroundisaverycrucialfactorinintroducingSansarpuri’stohockeyasisexplainedbelow :