Country is celebrating 115th birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. He has been one of India's greatest sports star. There is continuous demand form the people and sportspersons to confer him with Bharat Ratna award. Remembering his father on his 115th birth anniversary, Ashok said that India honours the hockey legend by celebrating National Sports Day on his birthday on August 29 every year. "This is an honour not only for our family but for all sports-loving people of the country. And to be true, the Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand has been demanded by the people of India, and not by us. It's for the government to decide. As far as I know, the Sports Ministry (during UPA-2) had recommended Bharat Ratna for Dada, but somehow the final approval on the file was for Sachin (Tendulkar)," said Ashok, who scored the winning goal against Pakistan in India's maiden World Cup title at Kualalumpur in 1975. On National Sports Day, the government honours outstanding sportspersons by giving them Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjun Award and Dronacharya Award (for best coach) at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. India's highest award for lifetime achievement in sports is the Dhyan Chand Award which has been awarded annually from 2002 to sporting figures who not only contribute through their performance but also contribute to the sport after their retirement. The government also named the National Stadium in Delhi in the memory of Dhyan Chand. Several streets, parks and playgrounds have been named in the memory of the hockey wizard, both in India and abroad.