D. G. Hathiramani Explained

Dayaram Gangaram Hathiramani
Birth Place:Assam, India
Nationality:Indian
Ghanaian
Occupation:Merchant
Known For:Table tennis
Footnotes:“the table tennis servant of Ghana”

Dayaram Gangaram Hathiramani was an Indian merchant, philanthropist and table tennis player and coach.[1] He later naturalized as a Ghanaian. He was very instrumental in establishing the game of table tennis in Ghana. He first arrived in the Gold Coast in the late 1940s. He was one of the founders of the Gold Coast Table Tennis Association in 1951. He played the game himself and captained the Gold Coast team to win the Azikiwe Cup in Lagos, Nigeria. He quit playing and became a coach around 1954. He established a table tennis school in Accra and churned out a lot of stars who competed for Ghana and won various laurels. He sometimes sponsored players himself. In 1977 for example, an intensive course was organised for table tennis coaches in Accra. Some of the participants were housed at his home.[2]

Ghana table tennis after Hathiramani

After the death of Hathiramani, Ghana table tennis waned until a revival under Ebo Bartels and the Executors of D.G.Hathiramani's Estate.[3]

Honours

A general purpose sports hall at the Accra Sports Stadium is named after him.[4] The D.G Hathiramani Memorial Open Championship held annually was instituted by the Ghana Table Tennis Association in his honour.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Book on D.G. Hathiramani to be launched on March 12 . Larweh . Kwame . 7 March 2022 . Graphic .
  2. Web site: HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS IN GHANA . 30 July 2012 . National Sports Authority . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423012115/http://sportscouncil.com.gh/maincat_select_discipline.cfm?disciplineID=22 . 23 April 2012 .
  3. Web site: Table Tennis Back To Life In Ghana . https://archive.today/20130127023214/http://www.kenbediako.com/blog1.php/table-tennis-back-to-life-in-ghana . dead . 27 January 2013 . 30 July 2012 . Ken Bediako . KenBediako.com .
  4. Web site: Badminton: ‘President’s Invitational Championship’, ends . 30 July 2012 . Sports Ghana . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130224151218/http://sportikaghana.com/2012/01/27/badminton-presidents-invitational-championship-ends/ . 24 February 2013 .
  5. Web site: Celya Baah-Danso grabs D.G. Hathiramani trophy . 30 July 2012 . 28 November 2011 . SportingGhana.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502055125/http://sportsinghana.com/?option=tennis&Itemid=4&view=44 . 2 May 2012 . dead .
  6. Web site: Central and Eastern Region win D.G Hathiramani memorial Championship. Ghana Sports Online. Ghana Sports Online. 21 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180421232911/http://ghanasportsonline.com/archives/index.php/other-sports/item/10970-central-and-eastern-region-win-dg-hathiramani-memorial-championship. 21 April 2018. dead.

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