“Major Dhyan Chand, the Wizard of Hockey, the Gem of India. Almost everybody knows about his glorious career and his enormous contribution to Indian Hockey. The man who rejected Hitler’s offer of Major in the German Army because of his love and loyalty for his nation.
Then what made him say “When I die, the world will cry, but the people of India will not shed a tear for me, I know them.”? How were the later days of his life?
Makhan Singh, an Athlete who won gold and silver at the 1962 Asian Games as well as 16 medals at the National Games, the only Indian athlete ever to have beaten Milkha Singh in the 400 meter race at the 1962 National Games. Represented India in the Olympics and is an Arjuna Awardee.
Every athlete aspires to have a career like him someday, but then what happened that made him leave his glorious career behind and forced him to take on a career as a truck driver? What happened to him and his legacy?