Just as the Mumbai lad was starting to build his career in hockey, Karan lost his mother three years ago. If not for his mother, Karan probably would've given up hockey. That meant the then-14-year-old Karan had to live in this city with his aunt, and juggle hockey, studies and responsibilities of taking care of his twin brother Janak at a really early age. If there was one bright, upcoming star of the recently-concluded Guru Tegh Bahadur All India Gold Cup Hockey Championship, it was 17-year-old Karan Thakur, who won the goalkeeper of the tournament award. It was my mother who always used to support me to play hockey.

Source: dna June 12, 2016 02:57 UTC