Milkha Singh

Athlete

Born: 20th Nov 1929, Govindpur, British India (now in Pakistan)
Died: 18th Jun 2021, Chandigarh, India (cause of death - Covid-19)

Bangalore was host to a National Athletics meet in July 1962, and as one can imagine, those who had even a little interest in sports thronged to see the Flying Sikh who had missed out on the bronze medal at the Rome Olympics a couple of years before that. My mom, then in school, was one of the enthusiasts who was able to meet Milkha Singh and get his autograph.

Bangalore, 22nd July 1962