09-28-2003, 08:28 AM
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Quote:A punishment posting has proved quite rewarding. When NIS, Patialaâs football coach Dr SS Chawla got a transfer order to Kurali, a remote suburb near Chandigarh, disgusted with what he calls ââoffice politicsââ, he thought of quitting. But fortunately for Kurali he didnât take the easy option and took it up as a challenge.
Call it coincidence or the fact that sporting success was somehow fated for this town, Chawla and his athleticsâ coach wife Usha were followed by another âcoach coupleâ. Family circumstances forced weightlifter Devinder Sharma and hockey Olympian wife Nisha to shift here. Suddenly for Kuraliâs traditional sporting talent, which over the years had mostly gone untapped, expert guidance was now available in their backyard.