Hockey coach Ramesh Parameswaran applies for Dronacharya award

Ramesh Parameswaran, a former assistant coach of the Indian males’s hockey staff, has utilized for the distinguished Dronacharya award. While Hockey India nominated B. J. Kariappa and Romesh Pathania for the award, Parameswaran determined to use for it by means of Hockey Karnataka.

“It has been a long, exciting and satisfying journey for me from a junior player to national coach. I have had my share of ups and downs, triumphs and defeats, but overall, a most rewarding experience which I treasure,” the 70-year-old stated.

“I invested a lot of time, money and energy besides sacrifices, but at the end of the day, it has been worth it all,” added the skilled coach who has been mentoring younger expertise on the Karnataka Hockey Academy since 2015.

Parmeswaran’s affiliation with hockey started when he represented Mysore within the Junior National Championship in 1969. He first represented the Indian staff in 1978 when he was a part of the staff that gained a silver medal within the Asian Games in Bangkok.

After becoming a member of the Reserve Bank of India, Bangalore, Parameswaran took to teaching in 1985 when he educated the Karnataka staff for the senior National championship. A decade later, he was appointed assistant coach of the Indian staff, a task he carried out till 2008 when he took cost of the Indian Oil squad. His stint with IOCL was very profitable because the staff gained many national-level tournaments.

His choice to use for the Dronacharya award has acquired commendation from former gamers equivalent to Vasudevan Baskaran, captain of the 1980 Olympic gold-winning staff; former nationwide coach M. Ok. Kaushik; Dilip Tirkey and Ashish Ballal, amongst others.