The Lost Legacy Of Sansarpur

By Samikshan Dutta Choudhury Indian Sports News An attempt to delve into the labyrinth of Sansarpur’s hockey — in a bid to recapture its past glory in Olympics — can be an emotionally draining experience. Once a celebrated nursery of Indian hockey, it has failed to produce an Olympian in last 35 years. The Sansarpur chronicle is very distressful. The small village outside Jalandhar which was known for its dominance in the hockey circuit seems to have been lost somewhere in the thin air. The village, which once boasted of producing 14 Olympians (nine for India, four for Kenya and one for Canada) has become a forlorn chapter in the book of hockey. This legendary village hasn’t had an Olympian since Ajit Pal Singh Kular in 1976. There have been just two players who have donned the Indian colours after Ajit Pal, the latest being Ravipal Singh, who has off and on been in the Indian side since 2005. Click to read