04/03/2009
Voluntarism is foundation on which the castle of One Thousand Hockey is sought to be built. We, in the Citizen Hockey Group, seek to reach volunteers through our website (othl.stick2hockey.com) to open hockey teams in schools, where the sport was not played in the recent past.
We made a significant inroad in our quest for nestling volunteers when a professional doctor contacted us for offering his services to OTHL-one of the early birds to come home to this site.
04/03/2009
Recently I was on my maiden visit to Kolkata.
Purpose: Explore the possibilities of how we can start ‘One Thousand Hockey Legs’ on grass root levels.
You say ‘Calcutta’ or ‘Kolkata’ and various people have different remarks to make. They have various queries. Yes, Kolkata is a different place to be. The unique thing about Taxis there is, they never say ‘no’, may wherever you have to go.
In many ways, Kolkata is a city of contrasts.
You hav...
01/03/2009
After nearly 16 years, I was a part of school assembly. The only difference was in my placement.
A shy student in my school days, this time I was on the dais this time with a child reading the news, one child reading the prayer and then Principal addressing the school.
I was at Vivekanand Higher Secondary School, Lawspet, Pondicherry.
As I was introduced, I was asked to say a few words. More than a thousand children were facing me. I was quite nervous.
“Good morning t...
19/02/2009
Monthly Report: 1
2009 January marked a very crucial phase of Hockey Ctizen Group (HCG).
A project conceived in 2008 – ‘One Thousand Hockey Legs (OTHL)’ -- took shape with the initiation of hockey in five schools in Puducherry (Pondicherry) groundwork for which was done in November and December 2008.
OTHL was chosen for Puducherry, because we wanted to explore a city where Hockey doesn’t exist much, a small city where we could make a difference w...
18/02/2009
After nearly 16 years, I was a part of school assembly. The only difference was in my placement.
A shy student in my school days, this time I was on the dais this time with a child reading the news, one child reading the prayer and then Principal addressing the school.
I was at Vivekanand Higher Secondary School, Lawspet, Pondicherry.
As I was introduced, I was asked to say a few words. More than a thousand children were facing me. I was quite nervous.
“Good morning t...
03/02/2009
A lot of pictures have been uploaded in the Schools/View Gallery section for each school.
Each school has the updated list of players as well.
In case of corrections, please mail us at any of the addressses:
support@othl.stick2hockey.com
hcg.othl@gmail.com
Thanks and enjoy! ::...
29/01/2009
Bangalore, 26 January 2009: Standing in attention and singing the National Anthem in chorus with hundreds of school children evoked a feeling of immense joy and a sense of patriotism as the specially summoned assembly of Swami Vivekananda Higher Secondary School in Thirubhuvanai pledged to take up the National Game the thrill and happiness on the vibrant faces of young boys and girls when they held the hockey stick for the first time was unmistakable and made my long journey to Puducherry State ...
22/01/2009
Shashank is in Puducherry
Shashank Gupta, active volunteer of the Hockey Citizen Group, is in Puducherry. He will be there for four days to operationalize ‘One Thousand Hockey Legs’ program in more schools.
Bangalore based Shashank will introduce the scheme in two schools, Government High School, Kuruvinatham, and Vivekananda Higher Secondary School in Lawspet, besides taking related activities. The ceremonial events are scheduled to take place on 23rd and 27th. <...
15/01/2009
Everyday everyone has to make choices between familiar dose and the new one.
The easiest thing on a particular day is to tell how some others in the seat power, with their decisions, spoil the things.
Hockey, unfortunately, is stuck with this disease.
Thankfully, I am not.
With the type of love and passion for hockey, it was but natural for me to get associated with One Thousand Hockey Leg (OTHL). My OTHL journey till now has been...
14/01/2009
Puducherry, Jan 8: It was a pleasant evening and the ride from Chennai to Puducherry went on smoothly. We reached Pondy (as this city is commonly known) by 10 pm and quickly settled down to catch up some sleep with great expectations of a morning where three out of the five schools were lined up for their tryst with hockey.
The morning was busy, with our host and local Project Coordinator of the One Thousand Hockey Legs, Mr Manickam, hurriedly transporting the sticks and other equipment t...
