About the Book

He was called "The King of Short Corner" - a fearsome drag-flicker, a national hero, and a man both revered and feared on the hockey field. But behind the medals and headlines lay a story of power, politics, and betrayal.

Gunned Down - Murder of An Olympic Champion traces the extraordinary life of one of Indian hockey's most formidable figures.

From Olympic glory to bitter factionalism, from campus corridors to a tragic end shrouded in silence, this is the untold journey of a player who gave everything to the game - and paid the ultimate price.

Unflinching, deeply researched, and emotionally resonant, this book unearths the legacy of a sportsman who refused to be silenced, even when the system turned against him.

About the Author

Sundeep Misra has spent over thirty years chasing Indian sport — sometimes its highs, mostly its heartbreaks, and always its contradictions. A sports journalist by trade and a storyteller by compulsion, he has watched athletes rise, fall, and occasionally disappear into bureaucratic quicksand.

He is the author of Forgive Me Amma, an unauthorized (and therefore more honest) biography of hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay. His second book, The Best of Indian Sports Writing, brought together 16 of the country’s finest bylines — and proved that good sports journalism in India does exist. His third, The Mohammed of Benares and Other Stories, a mix of fiction and fact, was launched in Dhaka, a few days before India won it’s third Asia Cup title. His fourth, Fiercely Female, tells the story of Dutee Chand — a sprinter who ran through prejudice, policy, and patriarchy, and lived to tell the tale.

Sundeep has filed copy from more stadiums than he cares to remember, including Olympic Games, World Cups, and Asian Games. His bylines have appeared in The Indian Express, India Today, The Caravan, The Tribune, Mid-day, Outlook, The Quint, and on more deadline-drenched nights than are good for anyone.

He lives in Delhi, still writing, still waiting for India to inch up the Olympic medal table.