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Salil

Salil — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Its the sheer apathy that the Indians are showing towards their national game. I can’t make it out why this is done...why the national game is neglected... ppl now prefer playing cricket Only because there is more money, more fame than playing hockey...our nation in particular and the sports body that looks after hockey need to take the special care of these things but before our national game disappears form the field and minds of the people..

Arun Kumar

Arun Kumar — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I wonder if people even know that they have a national game!!! Ask the young gen and they show a blank face. Everyone is occupied just by his or her own concerns. There is no other world for most apart from the immediate surroundings... If something HOT flashes on the TV screen, they may talk about it for a day or two to forget about it and continue with their own lives.

But it is surprising that such people take out time by taking offs or bunking their work/schools/colleges to watch cricket!!!

Wonda L

Wonda L — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

When games move peoples emotions more than real issues it tells how primitive and easily fooled the brains of the weak are

When people need a foolish child’s game to modivate them ,then we are deep in darkness

Sports are symbolism’s for the most part from our past to build strenght, endurance, and many other things to survive in the early harsh years , the better shape the best chance of getting food ,lodging ,fighting off enemies and getting the strongest gens to carry on our race, but now it is used as part of brain washing as to say my people are better than yours ,all as part of strongest gene servival trick,

Watch young animal and birds in nature doing things just to strengthen up for the harsh life of maturity

Will these words of logic be heard —No -because of peoples primitive state

Sanyog

Sanyog — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

When people started neglecting hockey the press and the government completely erased a sport.

when a cricket match is going on u can see lot of politicians and even cine stars encouraging them.. If they would have done the same thing for hockey atleast people would have not forgotten this game

Bin

Bin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

i feel hockey is bit slow game in comparison to cricket and football. or may be, hockey is not that aggressive as cricket and football.

Actually, hockey is getting neglected in every country other than India to some extent.

Yash

Yash — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In todays world there are a very few sportsmen who would like to join a sport where there is no money or recognition involved. It is very very sad know that hockey is a dying sport in India and neither the government nor private organizations are interested.

Vinit

Vinit — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

each and every game has its own importance...but the fact is Hockey is our national game....and it should get attention.... i am not against cricket....i like cricket too but some times i feel cricket is getting over importance...

Yash

Yash — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

India is a democratic country.Everyone has the right to watch whatever one likes.Majority of the people like Cricket than Hockey and so cricket has become so popular which inturn has increased the sponsorships and etc...Even in the midst of cricket fever,people still know gr8 hockey players like Dhanraj pillai.So the only solution for this problem cud be Indians shud start performing at the international level in Hockey.Only by then they can attract more sponsors and TV viewers.

Sachin Kumar

Sachin Kumar — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

It’s all the matter of getting sponsors and commercial forces highlighting the cricket for their own benefit. BCCI has become the richest cricket body of world. Who would not like to play cricket? If people will get reward and money in hockey they will surely go for it. Media can play an important role in promoting the hockey.

Arun Kumar

Arun Kumar — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Even the Media is after money, my friend. Gone are the days when the newspapers and other modes used to publish things that were intended to arise the youth/citizens for a cause. For example, even the Saamna of Thackeray’s lost its purpose of exposing corruption as its publishers themselves started using the paper to gain publicity. Checkout the kind of programs on TV and you will find that they are all some or the other kind of gimmicks to gain more TRPs.

And we cannot blame them. For example, when I used to write my mind out, nobody was interested. Now I write what people want to read and it sells.. This is where we are all heading…

Neha

Neha — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

That’s why I asked media to promote the hockey.Cricket has gone commercial that’s why it’s surviving. Why, we are not getting sponsors for hockey? In fact Indian hockey federation needs an efficient CEO to make it commercial.

Wonda L

Wonda L — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

It is amazing how much importance people put on sports and it’s effect on culture

These posts are examples of cultural brainwashing at it’s best

No wonder we have no adults when adults can’t escape childhood games that were only used in the past to help fight for survival

We will never solve world problems when humans can’t grow past childhood games

Thus dizzy turns to dizzy