DO WE KNOW WHEN IS NATIONAL SPORTS DAY?
How many of us know when is National Sports Day? Perhaps hardly a few. There is need to make this day known to every house. There is need to make people specially youth aware of this day as sports is necessary not only for winning medals but for making our citizens healthy.
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It will not be out of context to mention what Swami Vivekanand has once said about the importance of playing football:
"First of all, our young men must be strong. Religion will come afterwards. Be strong, my young friends; that is my advice to you. You will be nearer to Heaven through football than through the study of the Gita. These are bold words; but I have to say them, for I love you. I know where the shoe pinches. I have gained a little experience. You will understand the Gita better with your biceps, your muscles, a little stronger. You will understand the mighty genius and the mighty strength of Krishna better with a little of strong blood in you. You will understand the Upanishads better and the glory of the Atman when your body stands firm upon your feet, and you feel yourselves as men. Thus we have to apply these to our needs."
Many of us may be knowing when is the "Valentine Day", may be knowing when is the birthday of "the King of Pop" Michael Jackson. In a country where even the big leaders fail to recognize and differentiate between Chandrashekhar Azad & Bhagat Singh then what should we speak of common people. We are so much busy with cheap issues, petty politics & self interest that we fail to think about nation, nationality. This is really a matter of immense concern which will lead to the increasing of centrifugal forces thus driving the nation towards disintegration.
August 29 is not only the birthday of the great Michael Jackson but also one of the greatest hockey players of India known as hockey wizard Dhyan Chand. The birth of the legendary hockey player is celebrated as National Sports Day. Dhyan Chand won gold medals for India in 1928, 1932 and 1936. The National Stadium in Delhi is named after him.
Major Dhyan Chand's birthday and the country's National Sports Day became extra special today as India's women's team booked only their second qualification ever for the Olympic Games.
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