As Vijender’s semi-final match ends in a narrow defeat, Jagdish Singh, solemn but satisfied, emerges from his prayer room. Almost a legend in Bhiwani, the man, fed up with overcrowding and hidebound rules in
SAI hostel, mortgaged his house and other property, took loans from well wishers and friends and started this club in 2002, where he dispenses free coaching. As the medals and accolades rolled in, his colleagues and superiors at SAI, did the most predictable thing, they initiated a departmental inquiry against him on the charges that he takes money for his coaching. Still fighting the enquiry, Coach Jagdish Singh, gets a reprieve when the news comes in that he has conferred the Dronacharya award. The reprieve is that in more ways than one, as the award carries a cash prize of 25 Lakhs. “I will use this money to pay back my loans, the rest I will invest in this club and maybe get my motorcycle repaired,” he says as an afterthought. Famous for not taking any breaks, the club is open seven days a week. Singh gets right down to business as the evening rolls in and with it come some 100 kids with stars in their eyes and dreams in their hearts. “I say, give us money and hold us accountable if we fail to produce more medals in 2012,” he says, with the supreme confidence of a man who’s been vindicated. I could be wrong, but maybe he’s the difference between Bhiwani and the rest of India.....Continue
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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SAI hostel, mortgaged his house and other property, took loans from well wishers and friends and started this club in 2002, where he dispenses free coaching. As the medals and accolades rolled in, his colleagues and superiors at SAI, did the most predictable thing, they initiated a departmental inquiry against him on the charges that he takes money for his coaching. Still fighting the enquiry, Coach Jagdish Singh, gets a reprieve when the news comes in that he has conferred the Dronacharya award. The reprieve is that in more ways than one, as the award carries a cash prize of 25 Lakhs. “I will use this money to pay back my loans, the rest I will invest in this club and maybe get my motorcycle repaired,” he says as an afterthought. Famous for not taking any breaks, the club is open seven days a week. Singh gets right down to business as the evening rolls in and with it come some 100 kids with stars in their eyes and dreams in their hearts. “I say, give us money and hold us accountable if we fail to produce more medals in 2012,” he says, with the supreme confidence of a man who’s been vindicated. I could be wrong, but maybe he’s the difference between Bhiwani and the rest of India.....ContinueSource : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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