Book Titled 'March of Glory' Unveiled to Celebrate Golden Jubilee of India's 1975 Hockey World Cup Victory.

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In March 2025, the book titled 'March to Glory: The Story of India's 1975 World Cup Triumph' was released to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of India's first-ever victory in the Hockey World Cup. India defeated Pakistan in the final of the 1975 tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The book was published by Hockey Citizen Group.


      - The book has been co-authored by hockey historian K. Arumugam, co-founder of the Non-Government Organisation (NGO) One Thousand Hockey Legs (OTHL), and eminent journalist Errol D'Cruz.

     

     

Main Point :-   (i) The book features detailed match statistics along with over 250 rare photographs capturing both on-field and off-field moments from the tournament.

      (ii) It narrates the journey of Ajit Pal Singh and his determined teammates as they battled fiercely to secure India's historic World Cup victory in Malaysia.


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