Dhyan Chand
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Major Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in ad
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Dhyan Chand in action against France at the 1936 Olympic semi-finals
Dhyan Chand scoring a goal against Germany in the 1936 Olympics hockey final
Floral tributes to Major Dhyan Chand, on his 107th Birth Anniversary on the occasion to commemorate the “National Sports Day”, at Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, August 29, 2012.jpg
1st Brahmans
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The 1st Brahmans was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment fought in numerous conflict as part of Presidency armies of the East India Company as well as the British Indian Army
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…though he said that he occasionally indulged in casual games in Jhansi with his friends. On 29 August 1922 – his 17th birthday – Chand enlisted in the 1st Brahmans of the British Indian Army as a sepoy (private). A reorganisation of the army that year resulted in the 1st Brahmans becoming the 1/1st Punjab Regiment…
British and Indian officers of the 1st Brahmans, 1912.