Mariyam Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 None of the business houses are here to promote sports. They will put their money if they get some commercial returns on their investments. At present cricket is the best bet. If some other sport becomes popular, they will simply move there. I remember my father telling me that at one time hockey was as popular as cricket in India. That was the time, when our hockey team was winning everything. Popularity follows success. This is more true ot team sports. Individual sports(Chess, golf, Tennis etc) lack the mass following that team sports generally gives. I always find that difficult to grasp. I can say that I'm very widely traveled across various parts of India. I'm yet to see people who play hockey as a hobby. Not a one off game, but guys who regularly play the sport. I'm yet to find people who show an active interest in the sport; as in follow the matches regularly on TV, attend the stadii etc. You wouldn't even find people discussing hockey with their friends/colleagues. The India public is, by and large, uninterested in the game. Just pumping in money into the game wouldn't help. You've got to add to its entertainment quotient first to make it more popular. Case in point, the recently concluded "World" Hockey Series was advertised quite a bit, but no one from my friends circles or relatives or even extended friends circle would have seen a single game. And this is a very diverse group that I talk about.
Sachin=GOD Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 I always find that difficult to grasp. I can say that I'm very widely traveled across various parts of India. I'm yet to see people who play hockey as a hobby. Not a one off game' date= but guys who regularly play the sport. I'm yet to find people who show an active interest in the sport; as in follow the matches regularly on TV, attend the stadii etc. You wouldn't even find people discussing hockey with their friends/colleagues. The India public is, by and large, uninterested in the game. Just pumping in money into the game wouldn't help. You've got to add to its entertainment quotient first to make it more popular. Case in point, the recently concluded "World" Hockey Series was advertised quite a bit, but no one from my friends circles or relatives or even extended friends circle would have seen a single game. And this is a very diverse group that I talk about. thats because hockey is no longer popular in India. At one time it used to be quite popular and hockey players were heroes - that was the time when the Indian team was the best team in the world. Now the team is not doing well so the people have also stopped following/playing the game.
akshayxyz Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 I've always had this doubt over Malayali Christian names. Especially of those peepz from the last 2-3 generations. they have really weird catchy first names- like Jojo' date= Jijo, Tijo, Libi, Lini, Lijo, Shine, Shiny, Blessy etc. Now these names aren't exactly Biblical nor are they your typical Malayali first names. Why do these people have such names? What started this trend? If you notice, its more prominent among those of people of our generation (mid 20s now). This wasn't the case, say 60 years ago. Suddenly, a lot of Malayalis, Christians mainly, have started using random bisyllabic words as names. What gives? :giggle:
Needforspeed Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 I always find that difficult to grasp. I can say that I'm very widely traveled across various parts of India. I'm yet to see people who play hockey as a hobby. Not a one off game, but guys who regularly play the sport. I'm yet to find people who show an active interest in the sport; as in follow the matches regularly on TV, attend the stadii etc. You wouldn't even find people discussing hockey with their friends/colleagues. The India public is, by and large, uninterested in the game. Just pumping in money into the game wouldn't help. You've got to add to its entertainment quotient first to make it more popular. Case in point, the recently concluded "World" Hockey Series was advertised quite a bit, but no one from my friends circles or relatives or even extended friends circle would have seen a single game. And this is a very diverse group that I talk about. Mariyam thats why I quoted my dad. He was talking about the 50s and 60s. Neither of us are likely to remember that period. :--D
Yoda-esque Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 I've always had this doubt over Malayali Christian names. Especially of those peepz from the last 2-3 generations. they have really weird catchy first names- like Jojo' date= Jijo, Tijo, Libi, Lini, Lijo, Shine, Shiny, Blessy etc. Now these names aren't exactly Biblical nor are they your typical Malayali first names. Why do these people have such names? What started this trend? If you notice, its more prominent among those of people of our generation (mid 20s now). This wasn't the case, say 60 years ago. Suddenly, a lot of Malayalis, Christians mainly, have started using random bisyllabic words as names. What gives? I knew a Malyalee guy whose name was Bresty..go figure
jairamesh Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 I knew a Malyalee guy whose name was Bresty..go figure manboobies :hysterical:
jairamesh Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 How come Chinese/ Japanese/ Koreans are far ahead of us. Its not that they are superior to us physically. They are much fitter on average, better diet by a mile.
punjabi_khota Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 I always find that difficult to grasp. I can say that I'm very widely traveled across various parts of India. I'm yet to see people who play hockey as a hobby. Not a one off game, but guys who regularly play the sport. I'm yet to find people who show an active interest in the sport; as in follow the matches regularly on TV, attend the stadii etc. You wouldn't even find people discussing hockey with their friends/colleagues. The India public is, by and large, uninterested in the game. Just pumping in money into the game wouldn't help. You've got to add to its entertainment quotient first to make it more popular. Case in point, the recently concluded "World" Hockey Series was advertised quite a bit, but no one from my friends circles or relatives or even extended friends circle would have seen a single game. And this is a very diverse group that I talk about. There are areas in Punjab where Hockey is very popular. In 90s, hockey was the more popular sport in the city I grew up in, with organized coaching for talented kids of multiple age groups in the nearby ground etc, regular camps, trials for all kinds of leagues. No such facility existed for cricket in our town. It might have changed now, not sure.
panther Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 I would argue they are ahead in sports which require skills. Sports like football and rugby which require muscular ability' date=' aren't dominated by Asians.[/quote'] what about weightlifting chines and koreans are good at that.
nballa Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 Indians are only good at sports in which you can drink tea and take naps in the middle of a game. so if the other sports can be modified to accommodate these leisurely activities, development is bound happen.
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