Keshav Chandra Dutt, spelt as Keshav Datt, was an Indian field hockey player and played as a halfback.
18 Facts About Keshav Dutt
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Keshav Dutt was a part of the team that won gold medals at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.
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Keshav Dutt made 22 international appearances for India and scored two goals in his career.
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Keshav Dutt was regarded as one of the finest Indian hockey centre half-backs.
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Keshav Dutt was born on 29 December 1925 in Lahore.
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Keshav Dutt pursued his higher studies at the Government College University, Lahore.
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Keshav Dutt moved to Bombay and later settled in Kolkata in 1950 at a time when his birthplace Lahore endured post-independence riots in 1948.
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Keshav Dutt was part of the Indian team captained by Dhyan Chand which toured East Africa to play in a hockey tournament in 1947.
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Keshav Dutt was mentored by Dhyan Chand during his early playing days.
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Keshav Dutt was in the radar for the 1956 Summer Olympics but could not make it into the team due to his professional commitments with Brooke Bond.
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Keshav Dutt played for Calcutta Port Commissioners in 1950 and then joined Mohun Bagan AC in 1951 after accepting the invitation from Jahar Ganguly who served as the then secretary of Mohun Bagan Hockey.
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Keshav Dutt captained the Mohun Bagan side from 1951 to 1953 and was reappointed as captain for one season from 1957 to 1958.
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Keshav Dutt played a key role during the 1952 Beighton Cup where Mohun Bagan emerged as winners for the first time in the tournament history.
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Keshav Dutt played badminton, representing Bengal at the national level.
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Keshav Dutt received the prestigious Banglar Gourav award in 2013 from the State Government of Bengal.
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Keshav Dutt was conferred with the Mohun Bagan award in 2019 and became the first non footballer to receive the award.
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Keshav Dutt received honorary mention in Dhyan Chand's autobiography Goal where Chand rated Dutt as one of the greatest half-backs during the post-independence years in India.
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Keshav Dutt died on 7 July 2021 at the age of 95 due to age-related ailments in Santoshpur, Kolkata.