Archive · 17 Aug 2025
Hockey Legend's Home Demolished in Varanasi; Family Seeks Memorial
A famous hockey player named Mohammad Shahid had his old family home torn down to make a road wider.
He was a star, even winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
His family wants a special place, or memorial, built to remember him now that his home is gone.
The government is thinking about it, hoping to honor Shahid's achievements.
Mohammad Shahid's ancestral home in Varanasi is being demolished for road-widening.
Shahid, an Olympic gold medalist, was born in the house in 1960.
The house was built in 1920 and has been home to four generations.
Shahid's family wants a memorial to be built in his honor.
The government is considering the family's request for a memorial.
- Who
- Mohammad Shahid, an Olympic gold medalist, and his family.
- What
- Mohammad Shahid's ancestral home is being demolished.
- When
- The demolition is underway.
- Where
- Varanasi.
- Why
- The demolition is for a road-widening project.
- Athlete
- Mohammad Shahid
- Sport
- Hockey
- Olympic Medal
- Gold Medal (1980)
- Home Built
- 1920
- Birth Date
- April 14, 1960
- Awarded
- Arjuna Award (1980-81)
- Awarded
- Padma Shri (1986)