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{{Infobox sport governing body<br />
|name = Indian Hockey Federation<br />
|abbrev = IHF<br />
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|sport = [[Field Hockey]]<br />
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|jurisdiction = India<br />
|founded = {{start date and age|1925}}<br />
|year closed = 2008<br />
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The '''Indian Hockey Federation''' was the Indian branch of the [[International Hockey Federation]].<br />
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==Background==<br />
[[File:Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936.jpg|thumb|right|400px|India's field hockey team in Berlin, 1936, captained by [[Dhyan Chand]] (standing second from left) the gold medal winner]]<br />
It was the apex governing body of [[field hockey in India]]. It was formed on 7 November 1925 in [[Gwalior]]. It was the first non-[[Europe]]an team to be a part of the FIH. As a member of the International Hockey Federation, it represented India in all international matches under the former leadership of [[KPS Gill]] & the secretary of the federation, K.Jyothikumaran. The women's team was directed by the Indian Women's Hockey Federation.<br />
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[[Prem Nath Sahni]] an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer with interest in hockey since his college days took over stewardship of the Indian Hockey Federation in 1973 at a time when conflicts broke out between its Northern and Southern wings.<ref>{{cite book|title=India and The Olympics|first=Boria|last=Majumdar|first2=Nalin|last2=Mehta|year=2009|publisher=Routledge}}</ref> The Indian Hockey scene was marked by excellence until 1973 when Ashwani Kumar the then president stepped down followed by a spell of chaos in the organization. There was a conflict between the North and South blocs of the federation. P.N. Sahni belonged to the North bloc and that was the heartland of hockey in India. But one M. A. M. Ramaswamy, a rich millionaire from the southern block struggled to capture the presidency and succeeded because of support form the southern lobby in the Union government.<ref>{{cite book|title=Olympism: The Global Vision: From Nationalism to Internationalism|first=Boria|last=Majumdar|first2=Sandra|last2=Collins|year=2013|publisher=Routledge}}</ref> It seems that this feud and the passing of control of Indian hockey to the southern wing led to the downfall of hockey standards in India. It lost its supremacy in the game on the world stage ever since.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/columns/views/Un-sporting-fights/articleshow/21353584.cms | title=Un-sporting fights | first=Nalin | last=Mehta | date=3 July 2012 | newspaper=Bangalore Mirror | accessdate=12 May 2020 }}</ref> P N Sahni remained the President of the [[Haryana Olympic Association]] from 1969 to 1978 <ref>http://olympicharyana.in/president-secretary/</ref><br />
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==Suspension==<br />
Kandaswamy Jothikumaran of the IOA resigned after a television show accused the federation's secretary of corruption in April 2008. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7360298.stm] K P S Gill, IHF chief for 14 years, lost his position [https://web.archive.org/web/20080506094946/http://sports.in.msn.com/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1360796] when the Indian Hockey Federation was suspended by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 28 April. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7371799.stm]<br />
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==New committee==<br />
The Indian Olympic Association appointed a new five-member national selection committee. This panel will work in conjunction with the [[International Hockey Federation | International Field Hockey Federation]]. The panel is headed by [[Narala Saikiran]], a former MP and former hockey captain and includes [[Ashok Kumar (field hockey)|Ashok Kumar]], [[Ajit Pal Singh]], [[Zafar Iqbal (field hockey)|Zafar Iqbal]], and [[Dhanraj Pillay]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309151417/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Well-make-a-iChak-De-i-type-team/303138/], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090811101401/http://sports.in.msn.com/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1363565]<br />
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[[Hockey India]] ({{lang-hi|हॉकी इंडिया}}) is the new governing body of [[field hockey in India]]. It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOA. In a significant way forward, Indian Hockey Federation (I.H.F) & [[Hockey India]] (H.I) on 25 July 2011 signed an agreement leading up to formation of a joint executive board which shall perform the function of the National Sports Federation for field hockey.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[India men's national field hockey team]]<br />
*[[India women's national field hockey team]]<br />
*[[World Series Hockey]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7371799.stm Indian hockey body is suspended]" - ''[[BBC]]''<br />
* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309151417/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Well-make-a-iChak-De-i-type-team/303138/ We’ll make a Chak De type team: Aslam]" - ''Express India''<br />
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