This sprawling house of two-time Olympic Gold Medallist hockey player KD Singh Babu, will soon be a tourist attraction.
The Uttar Pradesh government plans to convert the ancestral mansion in Barabanki, near Lucknow, into a museum.
Who is KD Singh?
Kunwar Digvijay Singh, fondly known as KD Singh ‘Babu’, was the vice-captain of the Indian Hockey team that clinched Independent India’s first Olympic gold medal in the 1948 London Olympics
The feat was repeated in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics when Singh was the captain of the team
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 youngsters to achieve their hockey dreams.
Kuwar Dhirendra Singh, the elder son of KD Singh, says the family welcomes the government’s decision to convert the sprawling 35,000 sq ft ancestral house into a museum
Report and video: Sandeep Saxena
Production : Gayatri Menon
Voiceover: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian