Indian Hockey Federation

Prem Nath Sahni, an Indian Administrative Service officer with interest in hockey since his college days, took over stewardship of the Indian Hockey Federation in 1973, at a time when conflicts broke out between its Northern and Southern wings.

[1] The Indian Hockey scene was marked by excellence until 1973 when Ashwani Kumar, the then president, stepped down.

[3] P N Sahni remained the President of the Haryana Olympic Association from 1969 to 1978 [4] Kandaswamy Jothikumaran of the IOA resigned after a television show accused the federation's secretary of corruption in April 2008.

[5] K. P. S. Gill, IHF chief for 14 years, lost his position when the federation was suspended by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 28 April.

The panel was headed by Narala Saikiran, a former MP and former hockey captain and included Ashok Kumar, Ajit Pal Singh, Zafar Iqbal, and Dhanraj Pillay.