Milkha Singh (Flying Sikh of india) a true legen ,we all must be inspired by him

Milkha Singh , name is not unknown , thanks to the movie Bhaagh Milkha Bhaagh,a biopic which covers life of Milkha Singh.the fact which was shown that he was imprisoned for some days in a jail,that was real fact, he was Imprisoned in Tihar Jail (because he travelled without ticket) and he was bailed by his sister Ishar Kaur ,he became disenchanted with life and became a dacoit , but then starts the real journey of legend,fight to be the best . He cleared the Army Recruitment in 4th Attempt and was stationed at EME,Secunderabad on his brother’s advice,Makhan Singh, who served in the British army during World War II, came to Delhi and on his insistence.He was posted their in 1951, there was an announcement about a cross-country race and He enrolled for it.

It’s very less known that after winning the event at Cardiff of Commonwealth Games ,Jawahar Lal Nehru’s sister Miss Vijaylaxmi Pandit who was sitting in the VIP enclosure went up to him and hugged him and after six days Miss Vijaylaxmi again met him and he was asked what award he wants , to that Milkha replied that if they can declare one day holiday in the country. JL Nehru instantly obliged and holiday was declared .

Milkha Singh and Nirmal Kaur have three daughters and a Son,Jeev Milkha Singh.

He had no clue about Sport,it was the Indian Army which introduced him to the sport.

His Coach , Havildar Gurudev Singh put a lot of hard work , Milkha Trained by running on the hills,on the bank of Yamuna and against the speed of meter gauge train,his training was so intense that he vomited blood and would collapse in exhaustion but legend was in the making.

Milkha’s early life was tragic , born at Govindpura,Muzaffargarh district(Now ,Pakistan) in 1935, orphaned in partition of India and Pakistan.It was the most tragic time of his life. His parents were killed in front of his eyes in his native village of Gobindpura in Pakistan’s Muzaffargarh district. They were 15 brothers and sisters. Eight died before Partition and he lost three more to the riots. He ran more than 15 km to save his life and met an army convoy near Lahore. They dropped him at Ferozepur, which was flooded the same day. He managed to hold on to a chain at a dhobi ghat and that’s how He survived. Later, He came to Delhi to his sister Ishar Kaur, but had to shift soon as her in-laws were unhappy.

Till today,Milkha Singh Runs as he believes one must be fit all through his life .

Milkha Singh won 77 races out of 80, the record which remains unmatched ,unbleached. Although all his medals are transferred from Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Gallery,New Delhi to Sports Museum ,Patiala on his permission .

Milkha Singh had tears in his eyes when he saw the movie at its premier in London .

Bhaagh Milkha Bhaagh has shown lot of  true facts about Mr Singh, His first love which he met at Shahdra in Delhi ,married when he left for army , And his present wife Nirmal Kaur often teased him of her(Milkha’s first love) . Sukhbir Singh(played by Yograj Singh in the movie),coach of Milkha Singh after Havildar Gurdev Singh kept a tight watch on Milkha ,when Milkha and his then Girl Friend (Now wife,Nirmal Kaur) went out in restaurant , Sukhbir Singh used to keep a watch on him by sitting on a spare table ,just to check his diet .

In the last i would just like to say, Bhaagh Milkha Bhaagh !! Let’s be fit and make the country fit . Remember Milkha Singh’s wish is to get what he missed ,to get the olympic gold medal.