Rajdeep Sardesai's moving tribute to childhood hero Mohammed Shahid

(This video appeared on the Rajdeep Sardesai's blog on July 20.)

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What lamps ceased to burn, what hearts ceased to beat..

If art is all about a painter's expression on the canvas, where he uses strokes with the brush and colours to infuse life in the images, Mohammed Shahid did exactly that on the hockey field.

As the genius from Varanasi breathed his last in Gurgaon on Wednesday, July 21, after end-stage renal failure, he left millions of hockey lovers in tears.

Today's generation of sporting fans watches cricket, football, Formula One, NBA and other highly televised sport at home and pubs and cheers the magic moments. Sadly, if you ask them about Shahid, the hockey hero who was part of India's golden campaign in the Moscow Olympics, they may draw a blank.

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