India's highest sports award is named after legenadary hockey player Dhyan Chand. The country celebrates 'National Sports Day' to commemorate his birth anniversary, with many stadiums across India stand in his honour.

However, the legend has not yet been conferred with the Bharat Ratna, despite several appeals and public movements.

In 2021, the Centre renamed the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. However, many wonder, why, despite public sentiment, the country's highest civilian honour continues to elude the man who put Indian hockey on the world map.