Indian field-hockey coach Baldev Singh tying a turban on Mexican fencer María del Pilar Roldán Tapia at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
Indian field-hockey coach Baldev Singh tying a turban on Mexican fencer María del Pilar Roldán Tapia at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
One of the most beautiful smiles I’ve ever seen.
now that is freakin’ cool!
Amazing. India was invincible in hockey at that time!
He was Sikh. Do they refer to their head wear as a turban or do Sikhs have a different name for them?
She’s so beautiful.
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I had also posted the same image there few days ago. We are a fairly new community and aim to create a vibrant community for Indian hockey.
We won gold in Melbourne. We won Hockey gold in all Olympic from 1928 to 1964. Unreal dominance.
What is the reason here? Did it have special significance?