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4 Sansarpur ke Olympian, Antar-Rashtri, National

Bharat ke liye sansarpur khilarhiyon ki Olympic mein dain

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Upar wali talika mein sansarpur ke 13 khilarhiyon ne Olympic mein hissa liya aur yeh sare
ke sare khilarhi aeik jatt sikh kulaar privar ke the jo ki aeik vishav record hai. Inke pushteni
ghar 100 gajj khetar mein hain, jhan yeh etihasik ganv bsa. Sansarpur ke khilarhiyon ne 9
bharat, 3 Kenya aur 1 Canada team ki taraf se Olympic mein hissa liya hai. 1968 Mexico
Olympic mein aeik ganv se 7 sansarpuriyon ka hissa lena (5 Bharat aur 2 keneya team ki
taraf se), aeik vishav record hai. 1964 Tokyo mein 4,1956 Melbourne 2 aur 1932 loss angels,
1952 Helsinki, 1960 Rom, 1972 Munich aur 1976 Montreal mein aeik-aeik khilarhi ne hissa
liya. Udham Singh kulaar ne chaar Olympic khelon mein hissa le ke, chaar tagme jeete, 3
gold aur 1 silver. Vishav mein do hi hockey ke khilarhi hue hain, jinke paas 4-4 Olympic ke
tagme hain, doosre Bharti hockey khilarhi Bengal ke L. Kula Dias the. Inn kilarhiyon ke naam
genies book record mein daraj hain. 1976 Montreal Olympic mein Ajitpal Singh Kulaar,
Bharti hockey team ke captain the. Bachitar Singh Kulaar ke 3 bete Hardial Singh kulaar,
Jagjit Singh Kulaar aur Grandson Harvinder singh Kulaar ne olympic khelon mein hissa liya
aur unn ke bete Hardial Singh Kulaar ko Olympic Order se sanmanit kiya gya tha. Hardial
Singh Kulaar olympic mein Kenya ki taraf se Koch aur manager rhe hain. Olympic mein 1936
se 1948 ke darmiyan aur 1980 se ab tak koi bhi sansarpuri Bharat ki taraf se olympic mein
hissa nhi le sake, jis ke mukhya karan niman likhit hain:
1. 1936 mein army ki taraf se sansarpur ke klakaar khilarhiyon ko shutti na milna jan kisi
aur karno se khel na skna, nhi to kam se kam 8 khilarhi sansarpuri pakke olympic
khelte, jinke naam the- Naginder Singh Kulaar, Mohan Singh Aasi, Gopal Singh Kulaar,
Sadhu Singh Kulaar, Aatma Singh Kulaar, Shamsher Singh kulaar, Ram Chand Padhani,
Channan Singh Billa. Aeik Aur dilchasp baat nikal kar aayi hai ki Bharat ne olympic
mein 8 gold, 1 silver, 2 kanse ke tagme jeete hain. Sansarpuri siva 1928, 1936, 1948,
1980 olympic mein nhi the, baki sab olympic khelon mein tagma jeetne vali team mein
the.
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2. 1932 Berlin olympic ke liye Shamsher Singh Kulaar select kar liye gye the lekin
selection comity ne yeh kha ki abhi umar kam hai, yeh agli olympic mein chale jayege
lekin badd kismat se iss mahaan hockey khilarhi ki bewaqt moat se who din kabhi nhi
aaya. Uss saal hi doosri moat bijli ki raftaar se khelne vale Channan Singh Billa ki hui,
nhi to sansarpur ka aeik aur doosra ‘Uudhi’ udham Singh kulaar jaisa khilarhi hota.
3. 1940 se 1944 mein vishav yudh ka shuru hona, jis doraan sansarpur ke mahaan
Khilarhi Naginder Singh Kulaar, Doosre jawano ki madad karte shahid ho gye.
4. 1948 London olympic mein Udham Kulaar select hue, lekin bharti Team jane ke se kujh
din pehle chot lagne ke karan ja na ske. Agar unko chot na lagti, unho ne panchvi
olympic khel ke, 5 tagme jeet lene the, jo ki record rehti duniya mein tootna bahut
mushkil tha.
5. 1980 se ab tak Bharti olympic hockey team sansarpuriyon ke na hone ke kyi karan
hain, jis ko lekhak ne vistarpurvak chapter 9 mein likha hai. Aeik aur dilchasp baat nikal
ke aayi hai jab Bharat ki Hockey team tagme jeet ke aati thi, to uss mein sansarpuri
khilarhi hote the, ab Bharti Hockey team lgatar haar ka munh dekhti hai kiyunki uss
mein sansarpur ka koi khilarhi nhi hai.

Gurmeet Singh kulaar

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Punjab ke Gurmeet Singh Kulaar ne 1962 loss angels olympic mein Bharti hockey team ki
taraf se sone ka tagma jeeta. Who bharat ke pehle Jatt Sikh the jinho ne sone ka tagma
jeeta. Unse pehle Punjab ke Kehar Singh ne 1928 Amsterdam olympic khelon mein Bharti
Hockey team ki taraf se hissa liya, lekin unho ne koi match nhi khela aur uss time olympic
mein sirf 11 khelne vale khilarhiyon ko hi tagma milta tha.
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Gurmeet Singh kulaar 1932 mein bharti hockey team ke sath olympic khelon se 6
mahine pehle hi samundri jahaaj mein ravana ho gye kiyun ki uss time team havayi jahaaj
mein nhi jati thi. Raaste mein jate hue Bharti hockey team England, Germany, Holland,
Hungry, Czechoslovakia, Japan aur Singapore ke khilaf dostana match khele.
Gurmeet Singh Kulaar School aur college team ke captain bhi rhe. Who Sanjukat
University hockey team ke liye 1931 aur 1932 mein chune gye. 1932 mein Sanjukat
University ki team ki taraf se 1928 olympic vijeta bharti hockey team ke khilaf do match
Delhi aur Lahore khele. Dono match brabar rhe. Unn ki barhiya game ki badolat 1932
olympic ke liye chune gye. Mere pita ji pehle sikh khilarhi the jinho ne 1932 loss angels
olympic mein sare match pagrhi bandh ke khele the. Jab mein khelta tha to darshak kehte
the, dekho Prince (Maharaja) khel rha hai. Mere paas match ke badh aa ke pooshte, aap
pagrhi kiyun bandhi hui hai. Mein unko fakhar ke sath javaab deta ki mein Sikh hun aur hum
sir ke upar pagrhi bandh te hai. Jab hum ne olympic mein sone ka tagma jeeta to aeik shoti
larhki mere paas photo khichvane ke liye aayi. Mein ne uss ke sath union jack ke paas khrha
ho ke photo khichvayi. Uss ne barhi herani ke sath kaha ki aapke desh ka koi jhanda nhi hai.
Iss baat ne meri zindgi mein badlav la diya aur jab ki mujhe British Raj ke time commission
mill gya tha aur mera number I.C.256 tha. Mein doosre vishav yudh mein Bharti Foaj mein
Captain tha. Uss larhki ki baat se parbhavit ho ke fir mein ne Subash chandar Boss ki I.N.A.
mein shamil ho ke cornel ke rank pe fakhar ke sath desh ki seva ki. (Jasraj Singh Kulaar,
2000)
Aeik baar Gurmeet Singh kulaar sansarpur ki hockey team ki taraf se sansarpur
hockey ground mein match khel rhe the. Unho ne match ke doraan ‘D’ mein jate jordar hit
maari aur ball goal post ke paas se tez raftar mein nikal ke 100 gaz door bargadh ke darakhat
mein j alga. Unko thori der badh fir moka mila, ball fir bahar chala gya. Unho ne match ke
badh apni team ke sathiyon ko kaha, mein ne shooting ki itni practice ki huyi hai, jo do shot
nishane pe nhi baithe, iss trah ho hi nhi sakta, zrur ‘D’ shoti hogi. Chalo ‘D’ ko naapte hai.
Tara Singh ki Atari se feeta laya gya. Tara Singh kehne lga, Oye! ‘D’ 15 Gajj ki
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Hi nikli, yeh aeik gajj kam hai. Yeh Dekh ke sare khilarhi barhe hairan hue ki uch koti ka
khilarhi hi bta sakta hai ki goal mein shot tikane kiyun nhi jar ha. Who kitne mahaan khilarhi
the. (Gurdev Singh Kulaar, 2005)
Hum jab Gurmeet Singh ke sath hath milate the to pta chalta tha ki kisi khilarhi ke
sath hath milaya hai. Who bahut milansar, hasmukh aur zindadil insaan the. Woh aeik ashe
scorer the. Woh goal line se bhi goal kar dete the kiyun ki un mein thik jagah goal karne ki
kabliyat thi. 1932 olympic mein Dhian Chand pehle, Roop Singh Doosre aur Gurmeet Singh
teesre number pe goal karne vale the. Iss teesre number ka sab se brha karan yeh bhi tha ki
Dhian Chand apne bhai Roop Singh ko Ziyada ball deta than a ki Gurmeet Singh ko. (Mohan
Singh Kulaar, 2003)

Udham Singh Kulaar

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Jab mein shota tha to mein pehle ganv ke mahaan khilarhiyon ko khelte dekhta tha.
Jab khel khatam hoti to mein dorh ke cornel Gurmeet Singh Kulaar ji ki stick pakarh ta aur
ganv ki gliyon mein se dorhta hua unke ghar shorh aata kiyun ki unka ghar humare ghar ke
paas tha. Mujhe uss same kya pta tha ki olympic khilarhi ki stick le ke jar aha hun. Mujhe uss
same kya pta tha ki aeik din mein bhi aeik din mein bhi inn ki trah olympic khilarhi bnuga par
humare mein barhon ke liye dili ijjat karne ki khawahish thi.
Hockey chalaki ke sath kheli jati hai. Susat Khilarhi hockey mein kamyaab nhi hota.
Bharti hockey team ke New Zealand ke dore mein mein penalty bully se 4 goal kiye the. Uss
same penalty bully bahut rochak hoti thi. New Zealand ki taraf se Robert Right Half Bully
karta tha jo ki mere muqabale bahut lamba tha, chorha aur tagrha tha. Jab mein penalty
bully se goal kar deta, woh match ke badh mere paas iss kla ke baare pooshta par mein uss
ko iss ke bare kush nhi batata. Jab hamari team ka doora smapat ho gya, woh mere peeshe-
peeshe airport tak aaya aur minnat karke, Udham, abb to woh trick bta de jis ke sath
hamare khilaaf goal kiye hain. Mein ne uss ko bataya ki mein pehle do baar teri hockey ko
touch karta tha, teesri baar jab tu meri hockey touch karta tha to mein niche se ball nikal ke
aasani ke sath goal kar deta tha. Robert meri kla pe bahut khush hua aur uss ne kaha ki mein
bhi aage se iss ki practice krunga. (Udham Singh Kulaar, 1995)
Mein hamesha penalty corner same ball phenkta tha. Iss kla mein meri qudrati
mahaarat thi. Iss kl aka istemaal asha khilarhi hi kar sakta hai. Iss kla se mein Bharti, Rashtri,
Department, University, College aur School ki teams ke liye bahut goal kraye. Penalty corner
milne pe jab mein ball nikaalne lagta tha, sab se pehle dorhne vale khilarhiyon ko pairon se
nikaal ta tha, jab woh dubara line pe vapis aate, mein ball nikaal deta tha, penalty corner hit
marne vale ko goal karna bahut aasan ho jata tha. Mein 1956 Melbourne olympic ke final
match mein Pakistan ke khilaf aeik goal iss kla ke sath kraya tha. Mein ne ball nikaala to
Pakistan ke darshak goal line pe kharhe ke kharhe reh gye. R.S. Gentle ne ball ko ‘D’ ke half
mein ja kar itni zor ke sath hit maari ki ball fatte mein
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Lagke 50 gajj ki rekha tak vapis aaya. Pakistan ke khilarhiyon ne aitraj kiya ki hum to dorhe hi
nhi, par refry apne goal ke faisle pe atal rha aur Bharat ne 6vi baar lagataar sone ka tagma
jeet liya. (Udham Singh Kulaar, 1995)
Meri 1956 mein ball ke sath speed duniya mein number 1 thi. Mein virodhi khilarhi ko
doze speed mein karta tha pehlle virodhi khilarhi ko pairon se nikaal ke speed mein aasani
ke sath doze kar leta tha aur virodhi khilarhi hockey dalta hi reh jata tha aur khilarhi ko
samajh hi nhi aati thi ki mein ne kis trah doze kiya hai. (Udham Singh Kulaar, 1995)
Mein sardar Udham Singh se pooshna tha ki speed mein doze kis trah karte the. who
jhat se kisi bache se hockey pakarh ke, mere samne doze karke batane lagte the. Aeisi speed
mein doze har khilarhi nhi kar sakta hai aur na hi dubara bata sakta hai. Yeh kla sansarpur ke
khilarhiyon mein aam payi jati thi.
Bharat ki hockey team 1963 Linz (France) ke doare pe 10 din pehle chale gyi. Unhon
ne humko rehne ke liye aeik barha hall de diya. Mein hmesha apne sath juicer rkhta tha. Har
dusre saal nya juicer le leta tha. Mein santre aur angur le ke aata aur gilass bhar bhar ke
team ke khilariyon ko juice pilata jis se mere man ko bahut khushi hoti thi. Yeh juice I.H,F ki
taraf se nhi hota tha, blki mai apni poket mai se khilariyon ko pilata tha, kyunki mere pass
mere pita ji ki bheji hui videshi currency hoti thi (udam singh Kular, 1995).
Aisi missal khilariyon mai bahut kam milegi ke koi khilari paise ki parvah na krta hua apni jaib
mein se juice sari team ko pilye. Yeh baat Udham Singh Kulaar mein badh mein bhi dekne ko
mili. Jahan aap ashi khurak khate the, khilarhiyon ko ashi khurak zor de ke khilate the. Woh
kehte the, ‘mein khilarhiyon ko khilata hun jamayiyon ki trah aur chalata hun kasayiyon ki
trah.’
Zindgi mein kismet bhi bahut aehm bhumika ada kar jati hai. Mein 1948 (London)
olympic Lehi centre forward chuna gya. Bharti hockey team ka Mumbai ki B.H.A. ground
mein cemp lga hua tha. Aeik mand-bhage din, mein
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Practice mein pooree taakat se khela, coach ne mujhe aaraam karane ke lie kaha lekin main
khelane ke lie itana junoonee tha Ki coach ke kahne ke baavajood, centre half Aamir kumaar ne
mujhe haath par stick se maara aur meri ungalee kee haddiyon toot gyi. yah chot mujhe mahangee
padee. agar main yah Olympic khelata, to main 5 Olympic khelta aur mere paas Olympic ke 5
meddle ho jane the aur jab tak duniya mein hockey rehti, yeh record torhna bahut mushkil
tha. (Udham Singh Kulaar, 1996)
Main (lekhak) unase bahut chhota tha lekin vah apana ateet mere saath saajha karate the. vah
apane dil mein aakhiree din tak bahut dukhee the ki maine apane desh ke lie bina kisee laalach ke,
bina kisee chinta ke, apane desh kee seva kee, lekin jab mujhase kam khelane vaalon ko mujhse
jiyada sammaanit kiya jaye to bahut dukh hota hai. Ham teem ke lie khelate the kisee bade
sammaan ke lie nahin. Ham apane desh ke lie khele taaki desh ka naam duniya mein rahe. Olympic
stadium mein desh ka tiranga jeetate hee raashtragaan kee madhur dhun aasamaan mein goonj
uthee . 1952 mein jab hamane hilasinkee olampik se svarn padak jeeta aur jab ham panjaab pulis ke
paas jaalandhar chhaavanee steshan par utare, to hamen steshan se ek kap chaay dee gaee. ham
isake baare mein bahut khush the, lekin aaj ke khilaadee jeetate hain taaki ve teem ke jaane se
pahale apanee maangon ko soocheebaddh kar saken. (udham sinh kulaar, 1999) jab ham panjaab
pulis hokee teem kee or se bombe gold kap mein aaga khelane jaate the, us samay ke prasiddh
philmee sitaare hamaare khel ko bade chaav se dekhane aate the. vah ek siddh abhineta the -
prthvee raaj kapoor, raaj kapoor, sammee kapoor, paan aadi. vah apanee philmon kee shooting ke
mahatvapoorn kaam ko chhodakar hamaaree dekhabhaal karate the. ek baar paan ne maich ke baad
kaha, udham, ham aapakee kala ke aadee hain, aapakee chhotee khuraak itanee achchhee hai ki ve
sharaab kee botal se bhee badatar hain. lekin vakt ko badalane mein der nahin lagatee. 1950 ka ek
samay tha