Govind Perumal was born on 25th in the month of September 1925. Govind Perumal was an Indian field hockey player, who had participated at the Olympics. At the Olympics in the year 1952 held at Helsinki and at the Olympics of 1956, held at Melbourne India has won the gold medal. In both the Olympics, Govind Perumal was included in the Indian National field hockey team.

At the petition of the army authorities, after the 1949 Beighton Cup Final, in aid of the Troops Welfare Fund the Bengal Hockey Association (BHA) held an accumulation match between Bengal and the Rest of India. Govind Perumal was included in the team namely `Rest of India` and played against Bengal. Govind Perumal, hockey Olympian died of a heart attack at his residence at Nalla Sopara in Thane district on 17th September 2002. He was 78 at the time of death. After his retirement from the professional hockey Perumal had trained many bank teams and amateur clubs. Four sons and a daughter survive him.