This sprawling home of two-time Olympic Gold Medallist hockey participant KD Singh Babu, will soon be a vacationer attraction.
The Uttar Pradesh authorities plans to convert the ancestral mansion in Barabanki, close to Lucknow, into a museum.
Who is KD Singh?
Kunwar Digvijay Singh, fondly often called KD Singh ‘Babu’, was the vice-captain of the Indian Hockey group that clinched Independent India’s first Olympic gold medal within the 1948 London Olympics
The feat was repeated within the 1952 Helsinki Olympics when Singh was the captain of the group
In 1953, Singh was awarded the Helms Trophy by the American Helms Foundation and named Asia’s Athlete of the Year
He was conferred with the Padma Shri in 1958.
After retiring in 1959, Singh coached many children to obtain their hockey goals.
Kuwar Dhirendra Singh, the elder son of KD Singh, says the household welcomes the federal government’s determination to convert the sprawling 35,000 sq ft ancestral home into a museum
Report and video: Sandeep Saxena
Production : Gayatri Menon
Voiceover: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian
