Sep 1, 2024 (Yes Punjab News)
In a domain where in India sports writers are scarce and performance in competitive sports of nation’s athletes and sportspersons is yet to match with other nations like China, Japan, England, USA etc, there are some passionate sports lovers and educationists like Principal Dr Balwant Singh Sandhu who are keeping the hope alive by their sports writing which is inspiring youth always.
In his latest achievement Dr Sandhu’s book GOLDEN PUNCH—A Sports Novel based on the life of Boxer Kaur Singh is now part of academics when it is to be taught in the university syllabus of Bachelor of Physical Education And Sports (BPES) from the year 2024 to 2027 in compulsory subject of Punjabi language in the degree .
In this book Dr Sandhu portraits life of the legendary Indian Boxer Kaur Singh from Punjab’s Sangrur district who begins his career as a farmer, get into Indian armed forces , shines in boxing sports to win golden laurels in Asian Games and other championships to be awarded Padam Shri and Arjun Award and then again resorts to farming in later years.
It nicely depicts the journey with interesting anecdotes bringing sports boxing rings and rural grounds alive while reading the novel.
SCD Govt. College Alumnus who is now Principal in a Punjab rural college Sri Guru Angad Dev College, Khadur Sahib has been a promising player in his Alma Mater at Ludhiana.
Brij Bhushan Goyal Organising secretary of the Alumni Association of the Ludhiana college has congratulated Dr Sandhu who he said has made all the alumni proud as he himself was also an outstanding athlete in the Ludhiana college.
Principal Manjit Singh Sandhu from Udaipur, an ex principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya and also an alumnus and an outstanding sportsman in the Ludhiana college said that Dr Sandhu’s book is a unique effort which needs to be translated in other languages too.
Dr Balwant Singh Sandhu, the author is a Principal in a Khadur Sahib college. He has also written 2 other such books titled as ‘Gumnaam Champion’ and ‘Ik Pind Di Khed Gatha -Village Chakkar’ which are also liked by the sports fraternity.
