National Sports Day 2021: It is observed on 29 August every year to commemorate the birthday of Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Born on 29 August 1905 in present-day Prayagraj, UP, Major Dhyan Chand was the captain of the Gold medal-winning Indian hockey team at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Let us read more about National Sports Award, its history, significance, and Major Dhyan Chand.
Sports are important for the physical and mental well being of humans. Individuals who play sports remain healthy. India has produced many sporting legends like PT Usha, also known as Udanpari, Sachin Tendulkar, also known as Master Blaster, and Major Dhyan Chand, also known as 'Hockey Wizard'.
National Sports Day is celebrated on 29 August every year to commemorate the birthday of Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. This article sheds light on Indian hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, history and significance of National Sports Day.
Major Dhyan Chand
Widely known as 'Wizard of Hockey', the greatest hockey player of India, Major Dhyan Chand Singh, was born on 29 August 1905 in present-day Praygraj, UP. After getting a basic education, Dhyan Chand joined the Indian army as a soldier in 1922.
Major Dhyan Chand was a true sportsperson and was motivated by Subedar Major Tiwari, who was himself a sports lover, to play Hockey. Dhyan Chand started playing hockey under his supervision.
Due to his outstanding performance in Hockey, Dhyan Chand was appointed as 'Lance Naik' in 1927 and was promoted to Nayak in 1932, and Subedar in 1936. The same year he Captained the Indian hockey team. He went on to become Lieutenant, Captain and was eventually promoted to Major.
Major Dhyan Chand's performance
Major Dhyan Chand was a great hockey player. If a ball stuck in his stick, it scored a goal. This was the reason that once his stick was broken during a match to check whether the stick has any magnet or something else inside it or not.
Major Dhyan Chand had scored more than 400 international goals in his career from 1926 to 1948 while scoring nearly 1,000 goals In his entire career.
In a bid to pay tribute to such a legendary player, the Government of India decided to celebrate his birthday as the National Sports Day in 2012.
Before this recognition, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India in 1956, the third-largest civilian honour in India.
National Sports Day Celebration
National Sports Day is celebrated extensively at the national level. It is organized every year in the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the President of India presents National Sports Awards to the outstanding players of the country.
Under the National Sports Award, players and former players are honoured with awards such as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award, and Dronacharya Award. Along with all these honours, the "Dhyan Chand Award" is also given on this day.
After the death of Major Dhyan Chand in 1979, the Indian Postal Department paid tribute to him and issued stamps in his honour. As a tribute to him, the National Stadium of Delhi has been renamed Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Delhi.
Read India Celebration (International) is not a competition but a grand stage to celebrate readers, knowers, gyani’s, vidyavan and leaders from India and across the world. It’s an annual Readership and Leadership festival for school (standard 3rd – 12th) & college (undergraduate & graduate) students. It is a unique initiative for students to indulge in a transformative non-academic reading, problem solving and leadership experience. A platform for students from all backgrounds, geographies, cultures, societies to share knowledge, opinions, discuss ideas & solutions to issues that matter to them. A platform to celebrate knowledge and propagators of Gyan and Independent Thinking (Jagruth Swatantra Soonch) based culture. It’s a stage to reinforce the value and importance of Gyan & Independent Thinking as a means to prosperity & peaceful coexistence.
Read – Read a book or research on a topic (refer to the proposed list of 25 themes / topics below; students are free to choose any book / topic of their choice)
Submit / Upload below 2 files i.e. a & b to RIC website from student dashboard (Upload Files Tab after you Login in to RIC:
a. Doc file: A 2 page summary (PDF or MS Word doc)
– Section#1 / Page1: Summarize the message & learnings in the book / Independent views on the research topic / theme (Minimum 3 Pros & Cons + conclusion) in your own words (*Either book or research not both)
– Section#2 / Page2: Describe and propose a solution to any problem of your choice from “Upload Files tab in students dashboard”
b. Video file: Make a 1 to 2 minutes video about the message & learning from the book / research topic starting with a self-introduction
* Submit both doc & video file at the same time i.e. select 2 files and save by 15Sep2021 from students dashboard (Upload Files Section)
*For students in India, Hindi & English language submissions are allowed.
Note: Students of all nationalities from around the world can participate. International submissions only in English language.
Timelines for RIC 2021:
Last date for student registrations – Aug 31st, 2021
Last date for student submissions – Sep 15th, 2021
Round #2 screening begins for 100 qualifiers (could move subject to volume of participants) – Sep / Oct, 2021
Leadership coaching sessions for round #2 qualifiers – Oct / Nov, 2021
Grand Finale for 4 finalists in each category – Dec 2021
Vision
Transition to Vidyavan (knowledge based) society from a Shikshit (literate) society.
Nominated book for the year 2021 – Leading Self & Beyond (Download eBook)
Proposed Topic for the year 2021 – ”Use, Addiction and Abuse of Technology” – Can technology potentially empower (effective use) or hamper youth (addiction / abuse) of nations / world?
Cadence & Rules for RIC 2021
Students can read the nominated book “Leading Self & Beyond” (eBook can be downloaded from www.readindia.info / www.leadingself.net or read any book of their choice on the nominated topic or a topic of their own choice (e.g. changes in lifestyle due to corona pandemic, difference between Shiksha (literacy) & Vidya (education), Measure of Education, Knowledge based societies Vs Commerce based societies, Sports & youth, Role of education in evolution of a society etc.) and
Word submission i.e. Summary / views & findings / message & learnings from the book / topic should not be more than 2 A4 size pages, hand written or typed including 1 novel idea to solve any household /street / community / regional / national / international issue (e.g. Impact of ignorant leaders on societies/nations, commercially driven public policies, agrarian problems, drying of rivers, digital media propaganda, social media misinformation campaigns, depletion of ground water levels, traffic problems, decongestion of cities, obstruction to normal life due to street protests, river/air pollution, sea contaminations etc. Upload to the readindia.info website from students dashboard.
Video Submission: Start with self-introduction and should not be more 2 minutes. Summarize the written in voice format.
> Submissions will be evaluated for a total of 100 points (i.e. 20 points each for content, communication, research rigor / depth in understanding of the topic, creativity in solving the problem they chose to address & Video submission). Note: If the selected topic is of student’s own choice, evaluation will still happen for 100 points, but the evaluation criteria will be at the discretion of the evaluators. Choice of topic, originality & depth of analysis, summarization and the uniqueness of the idea in solving the issue will get the highest weightage.
*Reiterating – Originality, Research Rigor, Communication, Independent Thinking, Views & Creativity in the submission will be key.
> Top 100 students will qualify for round 2 from the online submissions (i.e. one pager, which can be written in any of the two languages i.e. Hindi or English) in each category i.e. School & College resp.
Special feature of RIC 2021 for round #2 qualifiers – Leadership coaching sessions by experts
Academician – Dr. Pradeep Kumar Ramancharla (Professor, AO – IIIT, Hyderabad)
Global Corporate Leader – Raj Panishetty (IT Automation Head / Senior Vice President of a Global Bank based out of New York)
> Out of the 100 qualified students in round 2, 4 participants from each category (i.e. Category 1 – 3rd to 5th Grade; Category 2 – 6th to 9th Grade, Category 3 – 10th to 12th Grade, Category 4 – Undergraduate & Graduates students will make it to the RIC2021 Grand Finale which will be a speech & questionnaire round + 1 Wild Card entry
> Grand Finale shall be organized in the month of Dec 2021. Details on the date, time, technology platform for the grand finale to be confirmed in the month of Nov 2021.
Proposed Themes / Topics for the RIC 2021
Road ahead for Humanity – Knowledge Based Culture Vs Commerce Based Culture?
Leadership Styles – Values Or Valuables; Greed Or Honesty; Service Or Grandeur
Entrepreneurs Vs Job Seekers (Risk Vs Comfort?)
Creativity Vs Knowledge Vs Logic
Top priorities for state – Education, Health Care, Nature Care & Employment Creation?
Merit Based Society Vs Group or People Controlled Society – Pros & Cons!!
Beliefs Based Society Vs Independent Thinking Society – Merits & Demerits!!
Technology for Evolution (choice) Vs Technology for Devolution (addiction & abuse)?
Between Use and Abuse of Natural Resources – How to strike a balance?
Corona – Crisis Vs Opportunity Vs Punishment?
People in Policy – Courage (& the price to be paid) Vs Fear (& consequences)
A Progressive Society – Is it People or State driven?
A cultural shift to nurture creativity – From being part of the problem (/silent) to being part of the solution (think & experiment solutions!)
Leaders – How to draw the line between need & greed?
Is there a need to introduce a global citizen element in the school education system keeping the local flavors?
Indian Education Systems
Global Education Systems
The road to economic recovery for nations / world post Covid-19
Fixing accountability on countries spreading pandemics / global unrest
The need for stronger & accountable global bodies to deal with 21st century pandemics / global challenges
Is there a need to add a course / subject on Emotional Intelligence as part of the curriculum for high school students globally?
A student’s guide to preparing for the Unknowns & Uncertainties in life!
Is Knowledge the only thread which can keep the world united & harmonious in diversity?
Why do Ignorance & Intelligence go together in the “I / Self”? and how does one know from where the self is operating from (Intelligence or Ignorance?)?
Are Ignorant Leaders the greatest threat to our planet?
For any further queries, please feel free to call on Cell# +91 8688 120 864 or write to us @ readindiacelebration2021@gmail.com
Library, KV Bacheli wishes Happy 75th Independence day to all the Dear Students, Parents and Teachers. This Independence Month Library, KV Bacheli brings you many exiting Activities to fulfill this day with joy, while learning. So, Lets begin and make it a memorable day.
Here is the list of Activities that can be performed by Students:
Best Capture/Photo with National Flag in Ethnic Outfit.
Short Video - Act as a National Independence Activist (Max. 30 to 40 Seconds)
Video - Dance - Record a Video of Dance on a Patriotic Song (Max. 1 to 1.5 minutes)
Poster Making - Make a Poster on theme of Independence Day
Note:- After completing all the activities, send them to 8889071764 through whats App.
Listed below are some facts on the noted scholar that you must know:
He was born on August 9, 1982 in present day Tamil Nadu
India celebrates August 12 as Librarians Day in his honour
His most notable contributions to the field are his five laws of library science
His Colon Classification (1933) introduced a system that is widely used in research libraries around the world
In 1924 he was appointed first librarian of the University of Madras, and in order to fit himself for the post he travelled to England to study at University College, London
In 1957 he was elected an honorary member of the International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID) and was made a vice-president for life of the Library Association of Great Britain
In 1962, he founded and became head of the Documentation Research and Training Centre in Bangalore
He also drafted plans for a national and several state library systems
Prior to his occupation as Librarian, he was a teacher of Physics and Mathematics
In the year 1965, the Indian government honoured him with the title of national research professor in library science
The government of India conferred on him Padma Shree, the country's fourth highest civilian honour, in 1957.
