"If we convert penalty corners, we will do well"
The strength of Indian hockey is the incredible depth of talent but unless you combine that with strength, speed, power and tactical ability, you will always struggle.
On a wing and a prayer
There was a time when India was a veritable powerhouse in world hockey. Between 1928 and 1956, it won the Olympic Gold medal six consecutive times.
Indian sport set for a big leap
The growing popularity of Olympic sport is a happy augury. The difference between 2004 and 2012 is obvious. Support is coming not only from the government but also from the media, corporates and people at large. It is very heartening. India's 2012 Olympic contingent is the largest ever.
The great Indian Hope
In one of the plethora of TV interviews being aired as a build-up to the London Olympic Games, Mahesh Bhupathi made an interesting comment.
'RML lacks manpower and resources'
There are three categories of injuries – mild, moderate and severe. Most injuries are either moderate or severe. We hardly receive patients with mild injuries.
'We need stringent laws to curb drunk driving'
The existing laws are weak and there is also severe laxity in enforcement. The penalties are very low and do not really pinch an offender.
'Driving errors account for 55 per cent accidents'
The horrifying death of his teenage daughter Rajshree in an accident in 1989 prompted businessman Chandmal Parmar to devote his life to the cause of road accident prevention.
World's Lousiest Drivers
The iconic artist may have never visited India but his truism holds good in every sense of the word.
A stickler for instant justice
The Junta Durbars during his tenure as Superintendent of Police in various districts were legendary for doling out instant justice. Whether complaints were against other civilians or of inspectors within his jurisdiction, Pon Manickavel was famous for picking up his wireless radio and barking out terse orders to ensure justice.
TALL IDEALS, SHORT TENURES
It was not been an easy ride to the top for Rajesh Gupta, the recently-promoted Inspector General (Intelligence) in Madhya Pradesh Police.
The hunter turns hunted
Jasvir Singh walked into the spotlight as SP Pratapgarh in 1996, for taking on Raghuraj Pratap Singh (Raja Bhaiya) – the self proclaimed King of Kunda (Pratapgarh) whose many, real and rumored, talents included dumping his rivals in a crocodile infested pond.
Down but not out...
She can neither tie herself to a rope and jump off a running train, nor does she have the TRP-grabbing capabilities akin to India’s first and highest ranking woman police officer turned activist Kiran Bedi. Rather, at under 5.5 feet, a tomboy hairdo and no-claptrap tone about her, 42-year-old Damayanti Sen hardly matches the conformist view of a super-cop.
BOLD, BEAUTIFUL AND BRIGHT
There was a time when a list of super cops would hardly ever have entertained a woman in its midst. Not anymore. Thankfully, the glass ceiling is well and truly broken in this terrain.
THE Dabangg Officer
Young and beefy, normally sporting tight black tees, snug blue jeans and stylish tinted shades (he often wears them even at night when on duty), Shivdeep Waman Lande cuts an impressive figure.
Maximum city's party pooper
The phone is ringing incessantly as this reporter walks into Vasant Raghunath Dhoble’s office on the ground floor of the Mumbai Police headquarters in the city's bustling Crawford Market.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
