Series on 1948 London Olympic Hockey Gold
Hockey presented Independent India's first Olympic Gold, way back in 1948. The team led by right winger Kishen Lal did everything right to elevate just freed nation's prestige on the world map. On August 12th, seventy years ago, mere three days before the first Anniversary of India' Independence Day, full stands at Wembley stadium in London was reverberated with thunderous applause. They were just appreciating a nation that had just outplayed the hosts to lift its continuous fourth Gold at Olympic hockey.