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The award from 1991-2021 was named after Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991), the 6th Prime Minister of India. The award since August 6, 2021 is named after Major Dhyan Chand (1905–79), an Indian field hockey player, widely regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players of all time, who scored more than 1000 goals over a career that spanned over ...
Aug 6, 2021 · Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday announced that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award will now be known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, “respecting the sentiments of citizens across the country”. The Khel Ratna award is the highest sporting honour in the nation.
Aug 6, 2021 · The Khel Ratna Award will now be known as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. The Khel Ratna award is the highest sporting honour in the nation.
Aug 6, 2021 · India's highest sporting honour Khel Ratna Award, which was named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, was on Friday rechristened in the honour of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand following the ...
Aug 6, 2021 · The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna stands renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter on Friday to announce the change of name in the honour of the...
Aug 6, 2021 · India's highest sporting honour, the Khel Ratna Award, which was named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has been rechristened in the honour of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand following...
Aug 6, 2021 · The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India, has been renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today.
Oct 1, 2018 · The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards holds the highest honour in India and is awarded to those who make the country proud on the international platform. It is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime minister, who served from 1984-1989.
Aug 6, 2021 · NEW DELHI: India's highest sporting honour Khel Ratna Award, which was named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, was on Friday rechristened in the honour of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand ...
Aug 18, 2020 · Rohit Sharma, the India limited-overs vice-captain, will be conferred* the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour, after the National Sports Awards Committee,...
