Odisha’s Hockey History To Be Included In NCERT Textbooks: Dharmendra Pradhan

BHUBANESWAR: NCERT textbooks will cover the history of hockey in Odisha and the two times the coastal state hosted the Hockey World Cup, according to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. After attending an all-party meeting, Mr. Pradhan spoke to the media and urged that the Men’s Hockey World Cup, which will be held in Odisha from January 13–29, be used to promote the art, heritage, and traditions of that state at the greatest possible level.

The tournament will take place in Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The state government’s choice to invite all schools and institutions in the nation to the Hockey World Cup was also praised by the minister.

By 2036, when Odisha celebrates its 100th foundation day, “we should work together to guarantee that as many as 100 Olympians come from Odisha,” Mr. Pradhan said on Thursday.

“This time, seven Odisha players travelled to compete in the Olympics,” he remarked. There’s a chance that India may host the Olympics in 2036, the year the state celebrates its 100th founding day, Pradhan added. The Men’s Hockey World Cup will be held for the fifteenth time this year. The mega tournament will be held in India for the second time; Belgium won the inaugural edition in 2018.